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

New Ineos Grenadier prototype review | Auto Express

Originally Posted by cripesamighty

An interesting take on one of the earlier Grenadier prototypes from an Australian perspective.

Ineos Grenadier - SEPARATING THE FACTS FROM THE HYPE - 4x4 A different Review! - YouTube

I watched that video the other day and even though I agreed with some of the stuff he discussed, but this vehicle wasn't designed for rock crawling (tech driving) that Stefan mentioned. Yes there is concerns in regards to fuel capacity; rear protection plate for the rear exhaust; the clearance of the mounts for rear trailing arms; Auto-Trans cooler mounted behind the front bumper, etc - but "some" of these things may be abled to be modified by aftermarket companies (or may not depending on sale numbers).
Seeing it first hand and realising that a longer dualcab version is on its way I personally think it will be a winner but also I reckon the price is going to skyrocket due to it's popularity & limited stock much like the 200series have done when it was coming to the end of production. I don't think we are going to big numbers of vehicles coming into Australia for quite some time as I was told that there will only be 200-300 vehicles coming to Aust this year.
Regarding the electrics under the rear seat - That will be finished off a lot better but in regards to electronics in that area - I don't think there is any but more fuse boxes and relays I assume?

According to the Grenadier staff at the Glenworth Valley drive day that I attended the most serious interest has come from the grey nomad/touring sectors. Not much interest at all from those who enjoy the 'technical' driving challenges - most of whom IMHO enjoy modifying and talking about their vehicles as much as, if not more than, actually driving them!

How good does tha t look. That’ll do donkey that’ll do

OK,so who has put down a deposit?

Or is going to be asked for a deposit?

https://www.drive.com.au/news/non-re...6-75a4357017b8

Originally Posted by Xtreme

According to the Grenadier staff at the Glenworth Valley drive day that I attended the most serious interest has come from the grey nomad/touring sectors. Not much interest at all from those who enjoy the 'technical' driving challenges - most of whom IMHO enjoy modifying and talking about their vehicles as much as, if not more than, actually driving them!

I went for a ride in one at Berrimah. I went with a mate, we were both suprised by the lack of clearance underneath with the steering damper, rear suspension mounts and fuel tank quite low.
The supension felt harsh on the drive and the travel looks to be limited for a solid axle vehicle. The rear seating is hard and the seatback upright and the vision is limited out the side windows, I suspect it would be uncomfortable fairly quickly.
I agree with a lot of Stefan's comments and I think he is looking at the Grenadier more as a tourer than a rock crawler.

We both thought it was funny when the Ineos sales guy told us that keyless start and entry would complicate it too much and then we found out it has 32 ECU modules.

I hope they listen to the feedback before production and address some of the issues in the prototype. There are some good ideas but I won't be putting down my $5K deposit and want to see the production vehicle and drive it before adding to the list of 4x4s I would buy.

The $5000 deposit is a bit rich.

Bought my 79 series cruiser on $1000.00 deposit 12 months ago

When i was pricing defenders it was $2000 deposit and 12 month build.

Good way to lose sales particularly to those financing the car.

Originally Posted by Geedublya

We both thought it was funny when the Ineos sales guy told us that keyless start and entry would complicate it too much and then we found out it has 32 ECU modules.

Still not as bad as the Defender,the manufacturer was boasting it had 85 PCB's.
That is one of a few reasons to put me off even thinking about one