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

I do like it but looking at that photo it shows how limited rear vision is with dirty rear windows. Due to the off set of the wiper owing to the split rear door a lot of vision is blocked out on the passenger side. This is caused by the split door frame on the two door sections and the dirty window behind the ladder. On the old Defender the one piece rear door had a central wiper which, I think would give a better view. It is the price you pay for the split rear door which many seem to like.It would not put me off owning one.
I had work vans with the same system of split rear doors so I have experience of this.

Originally Posted by spudfan

I do like it but looking at that photo it shows how limited rear vision is with dirty rear windows. Due to the off set of the wiper owing to the split rear door a lot of vision is blocked out on the passenger side. This is caused by the split door frame on the two door sections and the dirty window behind the ladder. On the old Defender the one piece rear door had a central wiper which, I think would give a better view. It is the price you pay for the split rear door which many seem to like.It would not put me off owning one.
I had work vans with the same system of split rear doors so I have experience of this.

The spare blocks a heap of rear view as well,looks like it could be lowered an inch or two,but not to much as some may want to put bigger wheels on.

Split tailgate set up like D3/4 I find the best and most handy for touring,camping etc.

At this stage I find getting a Defender 16 inch wheel shod with 235/85/16 tyres off the back door a bit of an effort. Need to get the Mrs to give me a hand to put it back on!
As for the bonnet mounted spare on the LR 88, that is now inside bracketed to the bulkhead. Like I said, I do like the Grenadier. I'd just need to remember to have the Mrs with me at all times in case I needed to remove the spare wheel.
I suppose it would not be the best of chat up lines if I was considering having an affair or eloping with someone..."By the way how are you are removing/refitting a door mounted 16 inch wheel?"

FYI towing 3.5 T review:

Ineos Grenadier Owners Australia

Originally Posted by simonmelb

FYI towing 3.5 T review:

Ineos Grenadier Owners Australia

Personally I think the answer with the Grenadier is going to be airbag suspension for the rear. It's hard to get coils to work across a big load range. That's why LR air suspension is so good until it isn't.

I'm totally fine with tweaking the inflation of some airbags manually. I've got them on my defender and they are great.

Simon Jefferson of Powerfuluk does a comparitive review:

Ineos Grenadier UK Delivery Review - Back to Basics 4x4 Utility or Dated Luxury SUV ? - YouTube

Why would someone want to put larger wheels and tyres on their grenadier?

Grenadier are not in favour of this when I spoke to them recently.

their reply was how much research they put into the oem tyre sizes and related performance

no recommendations at all.

write/call/visit their showroom and see what they say

I think the same would be said of all manufacturers. Having said that a small amount of increase would likely yield benefits off road but I am not a fan of going too large as it reduces torque that can be applied and economy usually.

Cheers