Ineos Grenadier customer cars arrive at dealers

[shirt]

for a bit of international flavour, the first cars have arrived here in UAE also. the dealer has slowly yet successfully revived lotus as a brand here and pricing is inline with uk which is rare, so hopefully they will sell. seems to be a fair amount of anticipation with those who currently own broncos, f150s and the like. bronco is priced above the grenadier for a similarly specced car.

[Mikebentley]

loskie said:

jeremy996 said:

My Grenadier at the dealer after arriving yesterday at noon. I don't know when I'll be able to drive it away as it needs a PDI, side steps and mats adding, a software flash and registration. Ineos need to send me an invoice too, as the dealer is an agent, not the vendor.

Ahhhh. I'd love a Santana like that one

I don’t mind these but that’s what I see. A slightly not right LR.

[DonkeyApple]

Mikebentley said:

I don’t mind these but that’s what I see. A slightly not right LR.

James William Bottomtooth III

[NomduJour]

Will probably be fine when they take the camouflage panels off.

[jeremy996]

I received my Grenadier on Saturday at 11:00, there are probably not more than 20 registered to private owners and on the road in the UK, although I expect it to go up rapidly from now on.





First impressions; what I expected, but quieter and more wieldy.

[Mikebentley]

That looks nice Jeremy. I hope it serves you well. Please keep us updated on your ownership experience.

[dxg]

Is the roof white or cream / ivory?

[Mikebentley]

Jeremy, what model is it? Trailblazer, Fieldmaster or Paracetamol?

[Pflanzgarten]

Popped in to see one being driven out of Lloyds showroom on Saturday-the first customer car.

Demo is in the country apparently.

[eliot]

my buddies one is at the dealer waiting collection.

[LimaDelta]

I'd be interested to know from those who have ordered one, what vehicle it will be replacing? How many buyers are coming from working pickups, legacy Defenders, family SUVs, or something completely different?

[jeremy996]

dxg said:

Is the roof white or cream / ivory?

Ineos describe it as "Scottish White" over "Britannia Blue"; the marketing blurb say it is a tribute to Scottish legs in summer: https://mediaevents.ineosgrenadier.com/en/home/pre...

Mikebentley said:

Jeremy, what model is it? Trailblazer, Fieldmaster or Paracetamol?

It is a 5 seat Utility Station Wagon with a few options added. Unlike the Belstaff editions it is taxed and insured as a van, (N1).

LimaDelta said:

I'd be interested to know from those who have ordered one, what vehicle it will be replacing? How many buyers are coming from working pickups, legacy Defenders, family SUVs, or something completely different?

My Grenadier replaces a 1989 LR110CSW, that had a chassis up rebuild and a 200Tdi, finished in 2011, then was driven 200k and was ready for another rebuild/refresh. I sold it last August. My wife was fed up pushing it, being cold, rattled about and I really did not fancy another rebuild. I still have a LR90 2.5NA.

[Chaffs]

And the first one is on Autotrader .. www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202305016877618?a...

[superlightr]

has the roof been strengthened with some internal roll over protection ? the silver bar within the upper window looks like it runs the length of the roof internally?

[NomduJour]

They’re not windows, they’re rails to strap Walting accessories to the top of it.

[AB]

One of my neighbours just gone one in. black, I followed him yesterday so got a good look. I quite liked it, although there's a lot of plastic dotted around it.

[Macboy]

Chaffs said:

And the first one is on Autotrader .. www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202305016877618?a...

Probably being sold by one of the Execs who've recently left to "pursue other projects".

[Olivergt]

There are a couple on Autotrader now.

I quite fancy the one this one, as it has a really special engine.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202305036...

"These Drive Brilliant With Their 3.0 V6 Diesel BMW Engine"

[eliot]

Anyone know anything about the towing pack - my buddy reckons they can fit the hitch but they cant/dont have the electrics available?

[v8250]

eliot said:

Anyone know anything about the towing pack - my buddy reckons they can fit the hitch but they cant/dont have the electrics available?

I thought they came pre-wired which is one of the Grenadier's great design points, See here 15m45s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkbm7SKlmSU