Coming soon! The new Range Rover Evoque P300e PHEV compact luxury crossover

Jaguar/Land Rover's Range Rover Evoque (Yeah I know it's confusing. Jaguar/Land Rover is the parent company and Range Rover is the name given to upscale Landies) is arguably one of, if not the best-looking compact SUVs on the market today. The Evoque was totally redesigned and now a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) joins the gas, diesel and mild hybrid models. (Click on the infographic, right, for a closer look) The numbers are pretty impressive. The Evoque P300e will travel 41 miles in EV mode, much more than 100 mpg in the Euro cycle (EPA numbers not yet available), rapid charging (80% in 30 minutes depending on the charger), and just over 6 seconds to get from 0 to 60 mph. A 1.5-liter three cylinder engine is mated to the hybrid unit for almost 300 hp and an eight-speed automatic. The hybrid motor is mounted to the rear axle for a sort of all-wheel drive depending on hybrid mode (EV-only, hybrid, gas-only) selected. Three trim levels are on hand S, SE, HSE, which determines the lux level of your ride and hit to your wallet. Remember PHEV vehicles are usually $5k more than their gas-powered counterparts. Pricing will be announced closer to the US roll-out. J/LR would be silly not to bring this model and it's Discovery sibling, to the US. But stranger things have happened. VW is not bringing their iD.3 EV to the US (hopefully for now) due to expected demand in Germany and the rest of Europe and some in VW feel the iD.3 is too small (Golf-sized). Yet many people are looking for an inexpensive (relatively) compact EV. That's why I believe the Range Rover Evoque P300e could do well here (As long as the J/LR folks don't overprice it). It's also good-looking, luxurious, and can be outfitted however you like. Did I mention that it's good-looking? For more info and pics, hit the "read more" link below.

Source: Pics and Press release courtesy of Jaguar/Land Rover. More after the "read more" jump.