The first series production INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster have started rolling off the production line at the company’s plant in Hambach, France. It is a facility where Mercedes-Benz was manufacturing the smart before they sold the factory to INEOS in 2021 and 50% of the smart brand to Geely in 2020.
The first customers to get the first INEOS Grenadier Quartermaster produced will be in Europe, with the pickup truck set to land in America next year.
INEOS unveiled the pickup truck version of the Grenadier this past July at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, as the second model of the brand after the SUV that the company calls a station wagon.
The model sports impressive ground clearance as it sits 10.4 inches (264 millimeters) above the ground. The 31.4 (800 millimeters) wading depth, as well as impressive approach, breaker, and departure angles give it, INEOS claims, "the best off-road credentials of any mass-produced pickup." Now, that's quite a bold statement to make.
Deliveries for the European customers are set to begin in December. Asia Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East will follow soon after. Meanwhile, the pickup trucks will set wheels on American soil in early 2024.
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The Quartermaster is named after the British senior military officer responsible for the supply and distribution of provisions, and it was developed at the same time as the Grenadier Station Wagon. Both are built on the same production line at Hambach, France. They both come with the same capabilities when going off the road, but the pickup truck serves as the model responsible for greater load carrying.
Built around the same full box-section ladder frame chassis, it sports heavy-duty solid beam axles, a two-speed transfer case, and three locking diffs. It also shares the powertrains with its sibling. It is powered by either the 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six petrol or diesel engine, both BMW-sourced and both driving all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic ZF transmission. INEOS has not confirmed the arrival of a hydrogen fuel cell version of the pickup truck.
The petrol variant does the 0 to 62 mph (0 to 100 kph) run in 8.8 seconds, while the diesel needs one second more. Both variants hit a top speed of 99 mph (159 kph). Building sports cars was the last thing on the company's founder and CEO, Jim Ratcliffe.
The pickup truck features an extended wheelbase of 127 inches (3,227 millimeters), which is 12 inches (305 millimeters) longer than that of the Station Wagon.
Consequently, the overall length of the vehicle increased from 192.7 inches (4,895 millimeters) to 214 inches (5,440 millimeters). It also boasts a payload of up to 1,675 pounds (760 kilograms) and can tow up to 7,716 pounds (3,500 kilograms).
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