We’re pleased to have Magna, with their long heritage and experience in 4X4 development, with us for the next stage of the journey. Ineos’s website describes the impetus behind the vehicle, stating on a web page dated February, 2017:ĭirk Heilmann, Chief Executive Officer of INEOS Automotive, confirmed: “The transition from concept to series development is a major landmark in the evolution of the Grenadier. The Ineos Grenadier is the brainchild of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chairman of British chemical company Ineos Group Limited, and a huge fan of old Land Rover Defenders. It certainly applies to the Ineos Grenadier, though again, it’s not quite the perfect off-roader. Oftentimes the vehicles that are “perfect” in one area are compromised in others, and that’s just part of the game. The Beetle was the perfect city car in its day, the BMW i3 is the perfect second-hand suburban car, the Jeep Cherokee XJ was the perfect off-road family car of the 1990s, the modern Jeep Wrangler is the perfect rock crawler, a Porsche 911 is the perfect canyon-carver: You get the idea. But it’s just not quite there.įirst, I’ll say that there’s no such thing as a perfect car, but there is such a thing as a vehicle that is (essentially) perfect for specific uses. I had a chance to drive a Grenadier on and off-road, and what I learned is that the Grenadier is a true off-road monster that’s so close to being perfect. The Ineos Grenadier is essentially a modern version of the legendary Land Rover Defender, which means that - to many - it should be the ultimate off-road vehicle money can buy.
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