The Ineos Grenadier is a Land Rover redux.
At one point behind the wheel of the Ineos Grenadier, the vehicle nosed down so far that the horizon appeared through the sunroof. Because it was the Scottish horizon, the Grenadier’s porthole-sized sunroof framed some distant Loch a like a painting. I wanted to hang it on my wall.
A quick break for a chin wag between the action: Photos betray how steep and treacherous these two-tracks were.It just so happens that Ineos’s CEO, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, puts his company’s money where his interests lie, like cycling teams, sailing teams, the rumored purchase of Manchester United Football Club, and the execution of an off-roader that was dreamed up in a pub and loosely defined with a pen and a booze-soaked napkin.
The result of that veneer of tech laid over all that physical capability: You may be able to see the horizon out of the sunroof, but with the Grenadier’s downhill assist engaged, you never feel panicked. In the hands of a modestly talented off-road wheelman like myself, the Grenadier felt content to bounce along apocalyptic muddy country paths at 10 mph, unfazed.
Navigating those corners at speed does take some skill, as mentioned. But if you’re willing to give the Grenadier the type of smooth inputs that the steering rack and the chassis ask for, the truck returns in kind. Into tight bends, you look all the way through the corner and make one smooth initial steering input. Wait a second for the body to set on all that suspension travel but keep your hands steady in the process and don’t disrupt longitudinal stability with harsh brake or throttle inputs.
During a conversation with the Grenadier’s Lead Engineer about the selection of that engine, something else struck me. At 60 mph, the Grenadier’s cabin is quiet enough to carry on a conversation just above a whisper. The engineer explained that Ineos opted for an NVH-damping mat laid against the vehicle's floor and roof and that the windshield itself is 5.5 mm thick, cutting wind and road noise.
Another American journalist insisted the Grenadier will tempt the America’s yee-haw set – our rural gun and land owners with less access to EV infrastructure, people who are more likely to skate over loose gravel on the way to work and kick back with a cold one after a day of wheeling in their off-roader.
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