Ineos Grenadier, do you reckon it'll take off?

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Originally Posted by rick130

Slunnie, did you realise the D2 has a 100mm/126mm-F/R wider track than a Deefer or D1?
And the D2 isn't big.

I had no idea until 2 weeks ago.
The 90/110/130 is Series dimensions inside.
Looks like Ineos have addressed a major complaint about the old girls.

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Interesting Rick. When my D2 and D1 are side by side the D2 definitely has a wider stance.

Funnily enough the MR Triton which is a narrow ute compared to Ranger and many others has a wider track than the 110 Defender.

The 200kg roof rating on the Ineos is a lot more sensible than the 150kg on the Puma Defenders (Grenadier - lower, wider) but really 200kg on the roof isn't my cup of tea and the narrow track and tall Defender shouldn't be carrying 150kg on the roof at highway speeds. From memory LR drop that to 100kg approx offroad. The low slung Triton allows 80kg both on and off road which I think is a very sensible and usable weight limit. The D2's limit is too low to be very usable but as a taller vehicle I was happy to go with it.

Cheers

I used to wonder why Bowler, etc used the D2 running gear, aside from the D2 having better geometry (scrub radius)

Anyway, back to Grenadier discussion!

Loving the pics and thoughts Mike

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Originally Posted by Tombie

I had about 10 inches between my knees and the back of her seat.

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It sounds like you liked it. :lol2:

It looks really good in your photos and with what you're saying!

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Originally Posted by rick130

Slunnie, did you realise the D2 has a 100mm/126mm-F/R wider track than a Deefer or D1?
And the D2 isn't big.

I had no idea until 2 weeks ago.
The 90/110/130 is Series dimensions inside.
Looks like Ineos have addressed a major complaint about the old girls.

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I didn't know the measurements but I did think the track was wider. I was thinking the D1 & D2 body were the same width but the D2 wheels are definately set further out which I thought came from a longer axle. I think they really needed to widen them out.

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Originally Posted by Slunnie

I didn't know the measurements but I did think the track was wider. I was thinking the D1 & D2 body were the same width but the D2 wheels are definately set further out which I thought came from a longer axle. I think they really needed to widen them out.

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I only twigged when I read recently along the lines of
"The wider track enabled the designers to put some curvature in the body panels and get away from the slab sided appearance of the D1"
So I went searching to see how much wider was wider

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Originally Posted by rick130

I only twigged when I read recently along the lines of
"The wider track enabled the designers to put some curvature in the body panels and get away from the slab sided appearance of the D1"
So I went searching to see how much wider was wider

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Ahhh, thats interesting, because despite having a couple of D1's and the D2, I had never noticed the difference in the panel shapes. I'd even wondered if the D2 doors would fit the D1 (thinking it would be cool to build a D2 3dr).

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Originally Posted by Tombie

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What else would you turn up in? [emoji56]

According to the team 8-9 of every ten people coming to look at them turned up in a Land Rover of some description.

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Tombie...that is a very handsome "90"! now I'm confused[bawl]:wallbash:

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Originally Posted by Hoges

Tombie...that is a very handsome "90"! now I'm confused[bawl]:wallbash:

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That’s Mrs Tombies 90.

It’s not going anywhere. [emoji41] it will get an easy life and spend a lot of time under cover in the workshop.

The Ineos was to see for ourselves as a possible additional (daily) driver for her.

Friday afternoon 28 Jan at the Scenic Rim Adventure Park, Tamrookum Creek Rd [wink11] ...the slots were booked out within a couple of hours. [bigwhistle]

Wednesday 9th Feb at Glenworth Valley (NSW)
Received email yesterday, registered and received booking options email this morning. Responded immediately and got first time slot that I applied for.

I think this is one of the best reviews yet I’ve seen so far. INEOS GRENADIER I We Drive "init" - YouTube

from South Africa, gents presenting are larrikans and quite funny. They have raised some excellent questions and were actually getting answers from the Grenadier team.

interesting points were the aftermarket manufacturers already gaining access to the vehicle to develop accessories.

One thing I haven’t heard yet is will there be an option for alternate gearing (R&P’s) to suit larger tyres.

Best thing seen in the whole clip i is the blue Grenadier with white hilights and aftermarket wheels and tyres on display. Yep sitting on 35’s and looks awesome. That’s was my colour choice any way, blue with the white roof. And with the white /cream hilights it looks even better in my opinion.

the more I see the more I think this will be sitting in my driveway.

cheers 🍻