Ineos Grenadier gets the full Mansory treatment
It was only a matter of time, says the tuner
You do rather know what you’re getting when Mansory takes an abiding interest in a new make and model. The German tuner, founded by an Iranian, is not much interested in subtlety or harmony; like a neon sign on a village church, it very much wants its handiwork to be noticed. British carmakers have been its bread and butter for decades, of course - so it’s hardly a surprise that the Ineos Grenadier has been added to its product portfolio. Nor that it was presented for the first time at a trade fair in Qatar called ‘Hunting and Falcons’. Talk about going straight to the source.
In the grand scheme of such things, the add-ons, while extensive, probably do not qualify as totally overboard. Not when you consider what Mansory will do to a Rolls-Royce. There is a lot of carbon fibre, predictably, much of it stuck on the front (although the tuner says that the widebody wheel arches, spare wheel cover, rear light surrounds, rear air outlet grilles and side rear bumper panelling are also made of composite) and those additional LED lights are meant to demonstrate that the Mansory version was designed for ‘extreme missions far off the standard roads’.
Quite how its newly designed ‘FV.9’ 20-inch rims will help with that isn’t clear - although, in fairness, the firm has wrapped those oversized rims in giant 305/50 R20 XL tyres and switched out the standard springs to gain a 20mm increase in ride height. All apparently in the name of ‘improved off-road capability’. Presumably then its new 350hp/413lb ft power output, achieved electronically and with the help of a new stainless steel exhaust system, is for making even shorter work of muddy fields and flooded quarries than already seriously capable stock Grenadier. Ditto the new flap control.
You’ll want to bring a change of shoes to your next extreme mission though because inside Mansory has trimmed everything in arctic white and contrasting maroon leather. Those in the front are treated to fully electric seats with a refrigerator in between, while those in the back get a newly designed centre console (also with a fridge and integrated phone charger) and a modified backrest angle for the rear bench. There’s more carbon here too, helping to ‘raise the ambience [of the car] to a new level’. To a vast new price also, no doubt, although the firm doesn’t divulge how much you’ll pay for its latest efforts. Suffice it to say a complete customisation programme is available now for any Ineos buyer who feels like they’re not getting noticed.
te, in sHuge chemicals company, owner is Jim Ratcliffe.
From there, over the last few years he's really branching out, sponsoring everything from sports teams to the British America's Cup challenger for the last two cycles - and making a car rooted in the idea that Land Rover went the wrong way with the new Defender.
Huge chemicals company, owner is Jim Ratcliffe.
From there, over the last few years he's really branching out, sponsoring everything from sports teams to the British America's Cup challenger for the last two cycles - and making a car rooted in the idea that Land Rover went the wrong way with the new Defender.
But the problem is, is you want an agricultural old defender, you buy and old defender. The Grenadier, to my eyes, is the worse of both worlds, something that drives like an old defender, with worse economy, but costs as much and is nearly as technically complicated as a new defender.
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