SUV: INEOS GRENADIER, TO BE RELEASED IN 2022, IS AN ALLURING RETRO-THEMED OFF-ROADER

by | Oct 22, 2021 | Motor, Cars

Ineos Group is a manufacturer of petrochemicals, speciality chemicals and oil products. But of interest to us is its latest foray into the world of automotive manufacturing. The first product is a retro style off-roader called the Ineos Grenadier.

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Ineos Automotive wants to sell this SUV all over the world, with 200 sales and service points for the July 2022 launch of the Grenadier 4X4.

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Ineos Grenadier: A hardcore SUV

So what is the Grenadier all about and why are we interested? Well, it’s an alluring mix of a no compromise off-roader with an uncanny resemblance to the old Land Rover Defender. The company claims it would be a hardcore SUV with a focus on use-ability, toughness and ease-of-use. A hardcore SUV in other words and it also has partnered with some heavyweights in the automotive world.

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It is based on a ladder frame chassis from Toyota while the straight six engines are sourced from BMW along with a ZF automatic gearbox. There is a two-speed transfer case and centre, rear, and front locking differentials. It isn’t a luxury SUV with all terrain tyres and steel wheel options. The design is boxy. It’s very much like a modernized Defender wearing a dinner jacket.

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A button fest for old-schoolers

All in all it seems a rather interesting mix of British and German engineering while the interior is a button fest for the old-school enthusiasts. Unlike the modern cars with touch-screen everywhere, the Grenadier comes with large buttons with each function written boldly.

You can use these buttons wearing gloves. The interior also has a rubberized flooring and wipe-down upholstery. However Ineos has also thrown in leather, a touch-screen and smart-phone connectivity. There’s an off-road pathfinder navigation system which allows drivers to program, follow and record their route via waypoints, when roads and tracks are left behind.

It’s an alluring mix of a no compromise off-roader with an uncanny resemblance to the old Land Rover Defender.

Somnath Chatterjee

Luxury vehicle journalist

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The uniqueness does not end there as the auxiliary switches have been built in and pre-wired to support the addition of winches, work lights and other accessories. Ineos also claims that most customers will never be further than 50 kilometres away from a workshop.

There is a lot of stress on minimalism and personalization with a lot of electrics being kept out for the sake of simplicity and the fact that the chances of one going wrong in the remote wilderness are slim.

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Deliveries of the Grenadier will start from July 2022. You can reserve starting next month. But, should you? It won’t be easy in a market dominated by Jeep, Ford and others but the Grenadier is more of an exclusive boutique off-roader with a design which evokes nostalgia of the right kind.

What we like

It is a back-to-basics off-roader with the right ingredients along with a sense of honesty, which is endearing.

What we don’t like

In a market already dominated with capable off-roaders it will not be easy for this new brand. Plus a manual stick shift would appeal more to off-road fans.

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Overall

An off-roader which stands out from the crowd due to its simplicity along with dripping with a sense of purpose somewhat alien in this world of new-age SUVs.

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