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

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Originally Posted by spudfan

The latest update. From this it seems they have faith in the reliability of the Grenadier.
The new INEOS Grenadier is almost here.
As a no nonsense 4X4, it’s built on purpose to excel off-road. And we want to offer everyone who orders one an exclusive chance to put it through its paces. In a truly memorable way.
To mark the first customer deliveries later this year, we’re inviting three European and UK based Grenadier owners to pick up their new Grenadier. Not from the local agent, but from us, at an undisclosed off-road location.
If selected, you’ll face an epic journey: driving your Grenadier the hard way home. Starting in one of Europe’s wildest and most isolated regions, you’ll face extremely challenging off-road terrain and have the chance to put your new vehicle to the test. A proper handover, for a proper off-roader. On us. Sound interesting?
Think you can handle taking the hard way home? Apply here before 31st August 2022.
Best of luck,
The Grenadier Team

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Clever.

Cheers

I wonder if they will offer this to Australian buyers. Now that would be a real adventure.

Yep, trans Europe, the Middle East, India, South East Asia then a car Ferry to Arnhem Land and down through home ground. It'll be well run in by the time you get home. One way of finding out whether you like the seats or not.

Toyota could do the same here...."due to the excessive demand for new Land Cruisers the dealer can't be assed to get it to you, instead you need to pick it up from the dock and drive it home yourself" [biggrin]

Regards,
Tote

I am in Ireland so I was wondering who will be selling the Grenadier. It seems the only agent in Ireland will be ORANGEWORKS AUTOMOTIVE. Seems they have a presence in the U.K. too. What they do is corporate events for the motor industry and clients include Land Rover and Jaguar. It says that they will be doing sales and servicing. I know they are pushing the reliability of the vehicle but the only outlet here is 170 miles from me. I thought they had some other model in mind.
Automotive Launches & Driver Training Ireland | Orangeworks
As an aside Ineos do say that the 5 seat station wagon version has more knee room for the second row passengers than the 5 seat utility. I presume this is to give the utility 5 seat the necessary load space length to qualify for the N1 status.
So the 5 seat station wagon classed as M1 with the extra knee room will cost €2350 per year road tax.
The utility 5 seat classed as N1 with the more upright middle row seating and less knee room will cost €1200 per year road tax. So it depends how often you are going to use that middle row seating if you opt for 5 seats.
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STATION WAGON

The Grenadier Station Wagon is a 5-seater passenger vehicle, available at launch in one of our two Belstaff editions. Emphasis is slightly more on passenger comfort than loadspace capacity, with more knee room for second row passengers compared with the 5-seat Utility Wagon.
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UTILITY WAGON

The Grenadier Utility Wagon is certified as a commercial vehicle and is available in both two- and five-seat configurations. The two-seat version has a full-length flat floor capable of taking a standard Euro Pallet (1,200mm x 800mm), whilst the five-seat provides the optimum balance between payload and passenger carrying capability

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Originally Posted by Tote

Toyota could do the same here...."due to the excessive demand for new Land Cruisers the dealer can't be assed to get it to you, instead you need to pick it up from the dock and drive it home yourself" [biggrin]

Regards,
Tote

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As could LR with new Defender[wink11]

A mate got his last week,22" wheels [bighmmm]FFS

will JLR really warrant those 22" wheels against damage if the vehicle is driven where they claim it can go.

I mean if you drive it (airborn and fast) just like their current advertising a la james bond is it ok if it breaks or if it rolls doing what they show you?

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Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

will JLR really warrant those 22" wheels against damage if the vehicle is driven where they claim it can go.

I mean if you drive it (airborn and fast) just like their current advertising a la james bond is it ok if it breaks or if it rolls doing what they show you?

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Would they warrant 20" rims in the same scenario? I'd say not. Looking at the discussion reminds me of the early days of the D3 section when the sky was going to fall because they came with 18" and 19" wheels.

Regards,
Tote

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Originally Posted by Tote

Would they warrant 20" rims in the same scenario? I'd say not. Looking at the discussion reminds me of the early days of the D3 section when the sky was going to fall because they came with 18" and 19" wheels.

Regards,
Tote

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Similar scenario with independant suspension, electronics etc ............... but there is a limit with some things. :whistling:

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Originally Posted by Xtreme

Similar scenario with independant suspension, electronics etc ............... but there is a limit with some things. :whistling:

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Yeah, I have enough gutter rash on the secondhand 21"rims on the RRS that I'm running (not all mine) I don't think they would last long offroad, much less the original 22" rims.

Regards,
Tote