2018 Evgenis Valkyrie and Evgenis Valkyrie SW
We welcome you all to the reveal of another brand new model at Evgenis, this time the best there is to offer in the premium hatchback and estate segment, the Evgenis Valkyrie. The goal is simple with this car, to offer a high-quality product that allows for considerable levels of customisability to allow someone to truly reflect their personality and identity in their car, as well as continue to stand by our all-important ethos, “Premium, standard.”
DESIGN
As it is was noted in the recent reveal of the Pegasus, Evgenis now wants to offer a more varied design to the cars in its segment while retaining similar characteristics that make our cards undoubtedly Evgenis. The Valkyrie is the second car to showcase this, offering a more youthful, sporty and customisable look.
The Valkyrie still holds bold statements, continuing the trend at the front with the new, bolder grille design with the logo situated above and the grille flowing effortlessly into the headlight cluster, this time a far sharper and slimmer approach to that offered previously. The rear boasts similar design traits, with a chrome strip running from tail light to taillight and the new Evgenis badge in letters located beneath. Below is a sportier lower bumper design with integrated exhausts.
All Valkyries will come as standard with LED daytime running lights front and rear, with the option to upgrade to our advanced full-LED lighting with startup and shutdown sequences, auto high-beam adjustment and ultra high beam modes. All lighting systems are standard with our popular sweeping indicator system.
All of this applies to the estate variant of this vehicle, which holds the vast majority of the design statements found on the hatchback just with an elongated rear end.
The interior continues the similar trends found on the exterior of clean and modern lines that run continuously around the vehicle.
As already mentioned, customisability is a huge deal with this vehicle, allowing purchases to truly choose the right look for them. We will offer this car with a number of colour choices that is far broader than any other car in this segment, a wide range of alloy wheels from 16 to 19 inches and two different roof designs. As always, this car is available on our Evgenis Custom Collection scheme, offering the best level of customisability possible.
ENGINES
The new Valkyrie will be available with a wide range of petrol, diesel, gas and hybrid drivetrains, with most being available from launch and alternative fuel variants in 2019. The petrol engine lineup consists of a 1.2-litre turbocharged inline 4 with 125 bhp, a 1.5-litre turbocharged inline 4 with 150 bhp and a 2.0-litre turbocharged inline 4 with 180 bhp. All petrol engines will be available in the European market, with only the latter available in the Americas. The diesel engine lineup will include our award-winning 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre diesel engines, offering 120 bhp (1.5), 150 and 185 bhp (2.0) and incredible fuel economy figures. This is also reflected in the estate variant.
Efficiency is key, with all petrol engines getting no more than 5.0 l/100 km (56.5 UK mpg/47 US mpg) in real-world driving, whereas the diesels take it one step further being able to get less than 4.0 l/100 km (70.6 UK mpg/58.8 US mpg) in everyday driving. We feel it is correct for us to reveal realistic figures as we don’t like deceiving our clients with unrealistic consumption claims.
All engines will be available with a choice of transmissions, with either a six-speed manual or our popular eight-speed ZF automatic on offer. Both transmissions have been tuned to offer seamless and enjoyable driving, while not become cumbersome or a hindrance to performance nor economy.
TECHNOLOGY
As with every other model in the Evgenis lineup, we find technology is a truly important aspect of modern day driving, as more and more technology is becoming more widespread. That is why we believed that it was key to offer considerable amounts of technology as standard, as well as very reasonably priced packages that would allow purchasers to access very advanced technologies that most won’t be accustomed to in this segment. We also feel this is a better than offering multiple trim levels as it reduces confusion and allows you to add exactly what you want from your car without getting items you don’t feel you require.
Autonomous features are available as standard, with autonomous emergency braking, blind spot monitoring and lane departure warning being fitted all as standard. More advanced autonomous features are available in the “Advanced Autonomy Pack”, offering lane keep assist, adaptive cruise control and reverse blind spot assist that will stop the car in the event of a potential collision when reversing out of a blind space.
All Valkyries will be available with rear parking sensors, but an “Advanced Parking Pack” adds surround cameras and surround parking sensors, as well as autonomous parking to really take the sting out of parking.
Estate variants of the car boast some additional options, such as self-levelling suspension and a practicality pack that allows you to fold seats down electronically and adds a variety of additional elements to the boot to make it more useful.
Additionally, all purchasers will be able to use Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on the base model thanks to the standard 8” touchscreen infotainment system, which can be upgraded to 10” with digital cockpit to allow for customisable displays and truly impressive graphics.
INTERIOR
In order to stick to our motto of offering “premium, standard”, the Valkyrie will come with a very upmarket interior that will ensure a sense of durability, as well as a premium feel and being incredibly customisable to suit the needs of each individual, including being open once more to the Evgenis Custom Collection to really add an edge to your car.
As to be expected with premium vehicles, interior materials are of a high standard, with all major surfaces being covered in plush, soft-touch materials, as well as there being a mixture of gloss, wood and metal depending on personal specification. A wide array of different inlays and interior colour schemes will be available, as well as different grades of interior luxury with the car coming as standard with premium cloth seats, upgradable to leather or even Nappa leather. These upgrades also change some of the surfaces of the car from plush, soft-touch materials, to leather-covered surfaces.
Estate variants have some extra features relating to the boot, with all having a carpeted floor as standard with the possibility to add extra features such as wood or metallic elements to make the boot feel that extra bit more special.
The Valkyrie will come standard with 4G connectivity plus emergency callout, with the first being completely free for the first 3 years of ownership, although extensions packages can be purchased, and emergency callout being free for life.
DRIVING
Valkyrie was designed for a very broad market, including youthful and more mature clients, so we wanted a car that could drive exactly as you wanted it to. We continue to offer extremely high-end driving dynamics with this car, as well as sticking to the running theme of customisability.
As standard, the Valkyrie comes with a relatively advanced suspension setup for this segment that has an exceptional blend of comfort and sportiness, with the option to make it even more capable by adding the “Advanced Dynamics Pack”, which will allow for fully customisable driving dynamics ranging from engine response and suspension settings, meaning if you want this car to be engaging and responsive because you want to hoon down a B-road, then that is truly possible, whereas if you simply want to waft along in exceptional comfort on a long motorway cruise then you truly can. We wanted this car to feel like a sports car and/or a luxury car and we feel we really have achieved this.
Also, as mentioned previously, the estate variants of this car can be equipped with even more advanced rear suspension that allows the car to self-level in the event you are carrying large items in the back or even perhaps are towing something of considerable heft.
Available in all markets in September 2018.
UK pricing starting from £20,995 (hatch) / £22,495 (estate)
EU pricing starting from €26,995 (hatch) / €28,995 (estate)
US pricing starting from $24,995 (hatch) / $26,495 (estate)
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