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5-door

• eD4 Pure £27,955
• eD4 Prestige £35,630
• TD4 Pure £28,705
• TD4 Prestige £36,380
• SD4 Pure £29,705
• SD4 Dynamic £37,380
• SD4 Prestige £37,380
• Si4 Dynamic £38,995

3-door Coupé

• eD4 Pure 2WD £28,950
• eD4 Prestige 2WD £36,625
• TD4 Pure £29,705
• TD4 Prestige £37,380
• SD4 Pure £30,705
• SD4 Dynamic £38,380
• SD4 Prestige £38,380
• Si4 Dynamic £39,995

4 x 4s Coming Soon

Evoque: on the road at last

After all the hype, all the waiting and all the gratuitous photos of Posh Spice and George Lamb, the Range Rover Evoque is finally ready to hit the road.

With 18,000 advance orders already in the book, Land Rover’s junior style wagon will quickly become a common sight. It looks a million dollars, it’s got the most sought-after badge in the 4x4 market and, best of all, you can get one for less than £30,000.

The Evoque offers all the usual choices: two or four-door, petrol or diesel, manual or auto. In addition, it’s the first ever Range Rover available with two-wheel drive – entry-level models eschew Land Rover’s usual 4x4 layout to save costs and bring down overall emissions.

The diesel engine is available with 150bhp and 190bhp outputs, the former with two (eD4) or four-wheel drive (TD4). The latter is badged SD4, and there’s also an Si4 petrol unit delivering 240bhp.

There are three trim levels: Pure is the base model, with Prestige and Dynamic adding luxury and sporting themes respectively.

You can then add a huge variety of options, including a £1900 Tech Pack for the Pure and a £4325 Lux Pack for the other models. Auto is standard on the Si4 and a £1610 option on the SD4.

That’s all on top of a basic range, as listed on the right.

With cruise, climate, leather, alloys, Bluetooth and, on 4x4 models, Terrain Response, the Evoque is a well equipped vehicle in any form. One reason why people have been queuing up to spend their money ever since the order books opened – and why this year’s it-car is about to become the coolest thing on the road

If you've got the off-road bug and want to know which 4x4 to buy, the choice of vehicles available on the second-hand market has never been so great. Some make great daily drivers, too, while others aren't as civilised on tarmac but might turn out to be much easier to modify for added fun in the mud. The world is your oyster…

Twenty or so years ago, when 4x4s first became trendy, manufacturers came out with a steady stream of new vehicles that promised to 'go anywhere' and never saw anything more taxing than a school run or shopping trip. Now, those original Discoverys, Cherokees, Shoguns, Troopers, Fronteras and so on have come tumbling down in price - to the extent that if you're looking for an affordable, real-world 4x4, you've never had it so good.

Most likely, you fancy the idea of buying an everyday car that'll also give you a whole lot of good times off-road. Or maybe you've got a daily driver already, but you like the idea of splashing a few hundred quid on something that'll be no more than a hobby. At the other end of the scale, perhaps you're in the mood to spend strong money on a vehicle that's going to be a lifelong companion.

Either way, time was that your choice would have been very limited indeed. No longer. There are loads of 4x4s available under a grand now, as well as plenty of very sound second-owner vehicles just begging for someone to come along and help them fulfil their potential. And in between these two extremes, there's an enormous variety of vehicles to choose from if you want a road-going toy you can drive to work every day and still have fun in at the weekend.

Most people stick to just a few tried-and-trusted brands when it comes to choosing an off-roader. But there's no need to follow the herd. Going with a mainstream badge will certainly make it easier when you go shopping for modifications, but most of the vehicles here will put a big smile on your face even in standard form. It's all down to personal taste - as well as budget, of course. But while money does help, you don't really need all that much of it to have a whale of a time in your 4x4 - just so long as you shop wisely in the first place and get the one that's right for you.