Autocar February 8, 2023

LAND ROVER FAILED in its UK legal action against Ineos, having argued the Grenadier was a copy of its iconic original Defender. Ineos won that battle and the first Grenadiers are now rolling off the production line. To reach this point, Ineos deserves enormous credit. Industrialising a car and taking it into mass production is a stage so many wannabe car makers fall over at, given the sheer complexity and legislative demands placed on cars and their makers. But Ineos did get there, helped by £1.3 billion from the deep pockets of its founder, Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Although brilliant in so many ways, the Grenadier still shows how hard it is to make a car that’s a complete package – and how formidable the established opposition is. As our review…

LAND ROVER FAILED in its UK legal action against Ineos, having argued the Grenadier was a copy of its iconic original Defender. Ineos won that battle and the first Grenadiers are now rolling off the production line. To reach this point, Ineos deserves enormous credit. Industrialising a car and taking it into mass production is a stage so many wannabe car makers fall over at, given the sheer complexity and legislative demands placed on cars and their makers. But Ineos did get there, helped by £1.3 billion from the deep pockets of its founder, Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Although brilliant in so many ways, the Grenadier still shows how hard it is to make a car that’s a complete package – and how formidable the established opposition is. As our review notes (p4),…

Homage. Pastiche. Copy. Call it what you will, but at a time when the automotive rulebook is being so comprehensively rewritten, it’s refreshing to climb – nay, clamber, given the substantial heave up into the seat – into a vehicle that seeks to do absolutely nothing new and is, as a result, so different from almost everything else on sale today. A ladder frame, six-cylinder engines, beam axles, recirculating ball steering… The list goes on. The Ineos Grenadier is a wilful throwback, even for fans of the determinedly oldschool Jeep Wrangler or Toyota Land Cruiser. It has a singularity of purpose that is perhaps unrivalled in the modern era, in which all cars strive to do more rather than less. The Grenadier’s goal? To be the best off-roader there is…

Homage. Pastiche. Copy. Call it what you will, but at a time when the automotive rulebook is being so comprehensively rewritten, it’s refreshing to climb – nay, clamber, given the substantial heave up into the seat – into a vehicle that seeks to do absolutely nothing new and is, as a result, so different from almost everything else on sale today. A ladder frame, six-cylinder engines, beam axles, recirculating ball steering… The list goes on. The Ineos Grenadier is a wilful throwback, even for fans of the determinedly oldschool Jeep Wrangler or Toyota Land Cruiser. It has a singularity of purpose that is perhaps unrivalled in the modern era, in which all cars strive to do more rather than less. The Grenadier’s goal? To be the best off-roader there is or,…

“The risks are high, but the rewards are too. I’m not someone who is scared by a challenge” Ineos Automotive has revealed plans to substantially grow its line-up to four vehicles by the end of the decade. A new, smaller electric off-roader will kick-start the expansion of the nascent marque’s portfolio beyond the go-anywhere Grenadier from 2026, setting up the firm to potentially beat Land Rover’s electric Defender to market. The ambitious plans underline Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s determination to establish his automotive division as a brand rather than the maker of a single, niche off-roader, as well as building its credentials in the electric and luxury car markets. As such, the cars are expected to be sold under the Ineos brand name, with the Grenadier designation reserved for…

“The risks are high, but the rewards are too. I’m not someone who is scared by a challenge” Ineos Automotive has revealed plans to substantially grow its line-up to four vehicles by the end of the decade. A new, smaller electric off-roader will kick-start the expansion of the nascent marque’s portfolio beyond the go-anywhere Grenadier from 2026, setting up the firm to potentially beat Land Rover’s electric Defender to market. The ambitious plans underline Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s determination to establish his automotive division as a brand rather than the maker of a single, niche off-roader, as well as building its credentials in the electric and luxury car markets. As such, the cars are expected to be sold under the Ineos brand name, with the Grenadier designation reserved for that model.…