RE: Behold the new Ineos Grenadier pickup

[Robertb]

Lotobear said:

spikyone said:

robemcdonald said:

Behold. Another ph article exclaiming behold!

Was just going to say the same thing. There’s a headline like that virtually every week. Ripping off Jeremy Clarkson circa 2006 wasn’t imaginative the first time…

I think you're missing the point - PH have obviously picked up on the thread the other week and are doing it deliberately to wind up/for reasons of irony which is actually quite funny

Yes, I think we are being trolled!

[Bill]

Mammasaid said:

What's the payload? if it's as heavy as the station wagon, it won't have the 1000kg payload to be classed as a commercial.

Presumably the longer wheelbase makes it even heavier!

[wpa1975]

Good to see them put a lot of effort in the rear end and lights

[Mark_Blanchard]

It looks like an iron curtain vehicle from the 1980s that's been face-lifted.

[Tony Del Monte]

Mark_Blanchard said:

It looks like an iron curtain vehicle from the 1980s that's been face-lifted.

Perfect analogy. That rear end is awful.

[fantheman80]

Please, please buy man utd and make a mess of it like you have done with this 80's looking communist wagon

[spikyone]

Robertb said:

Lotobear said:

spikyone said:

robemcdonald said:

Behold. Another ph article exclaiming behold!

Was just going to say the same thing. There’s a headline like that virtually every week. Ripping off Jeremy Clarkson circa 2006 wasn’t imaginative the first time…

I think you're missing the point - PH have obviously picked up on the thread the other week and are doing it deliberately to wind up/for reasons of irony which is actually quite funny

Yes, I think we are being trolled!

Must've missed the thread, do you have a link?

It's been going on near-weekly for bloody ages though, and I'm sure I commented on it months ago. If they really are trolling now, doing so by caricaturing their own lack of originality strikes me as "a bit crap" rather than "ironic and funny". Let's not forget Clarkson used the proclamation ironically in the first place.

[carlo996]

Looks even worse as a pickup

[honda_exige]

Wadeski said:

Ooof....looks rough from the rear. Lights off a bus!

Double cabs sell well though, they should get this to the US ASAP...

Why would any one over there buy one over the Wrangler pick up?

[Quhet]

Oddly proportioned and pretty hideous tbh. I'm sure it's nicely functional though for the 3 people who need one

[drpep]

It better be good off-road because it ain't gonna sell on looks unless you love ungainly, visually top-heavy pastiche versions of previous land rovers.

Bet it has all that tacky James Bond style switchgear inside like the SUV too.

[sosidge]

All well and good showing off a new derivative but how are owners getting along with their station wagons? I thought they were being delivered to customers at the end of last month? Haven't seen any users posting about their new Grenadier yet.

[Davie]

It's a crewcab pick up... and I'm guessing this is the sort of thing that'll appeal to utility companies, the farm boys etc etc so really who cares about the styling. Whining about the lack of imagination shown at the back of this is like whining about the lack of imagination shown about the back end of a Transit tipper.

[NomduJour]

What about the lack of imagination shown at the front, and the bits in between?

[alscar]

Alpenus said:

I think it’s a bit gopping and leaves me cold, not much want for one of these, I’ll take a defender with steel wheels

This

Are LR building a new version or do you mean the old “ classic “ ?

[Mezzanine]

sosidge said:

All well and good showing off a new derivative but how are owners getting along with their station wagons? I thought they were being delivered to customers at the end of last month? Haven't seen any users posting about their new Grenadier yet.

They are all too busy hosing out their footwells or something.

[NIgt3]

Ball and dung spring to mind

[Sixpackpert]

Noticed this morning that we have a local dealer. They have taken over the Seat dealership in Gloucester.

Might have a mooch if I’m bored one day.

[NGK210]

Is the driver's footwell still only suitable for contortionists and/or method actors who repeatedly portray Long John Silver?

[smilo996]

It's a pastiche of a cliche and perfect banner for brexit. Ineos boss now lives in Monaco, the vehicles are all designed and built by foreign..in foreign.
Yet brexit types (men, certain age with sunglasses in avatar) queuing up to try and talk it up.
The new Defender is more British than this and better and when the original would have ened up if it had been developed in parallel with other JLR platforms.