Sometimes, being smaller than the other guys let's you take more of a risk. The 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque defies SUV convention in any number of ways: its fashion-first design, the availability of a two-door 'coupe' body style, and its ability to mesh Land Rover's off-road credibility with the soft-road sensibilities that sell so many compact people movers in the luxury segment.
This is a small SUV that should feel like the very definition of 'compromise,' and yet it doesn't. Instead, it comes across as simply a pint-sized Range Rover, a worthy heir - with a few minor caveats - to its other, much-lauded line-up mates, and a distinctly different choice as compared to rivals like the BMW X3, Audi Q5, and Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class.