Photo: Ineos
Grenadier Quartermaster is the name given by Ineos to the company's first-ever pickup truck. The newcomer will be revealed on July 13 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, which takes place every year at Lord March's estate in the United Kingdom.
Teased from behind, the Quartermaster features circular taillights. With light-emitting diodes rather than incandescent bulbs, of course! The tailgate reads Grenadier instead of Quartermaster, and the rearview camera is located just above the letters N and A. Somewhat curious, the good folks at Ineos designed this fellow as a double cab rather than a single cab.
Single-cab trucks are better for off-road driving due to their shorter wheelbases, but then again, double cabs sell much better than single cabs or those inbetweeners with half doors. Rear legroom is the name of the game here, not payload and towing capacities. The Quartermaster will premiere at 11:00 am, and a drive up the hillclimb is scheduled for 12.20 pm.
Together with the pickup, Ineos will also reveal the Grenadier Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Demonstrator. The concept is believed to use Hyundai's fuel cell technology. In any case, don't look forward to a production version anytime soon. According to Mark Tennant, commercial director at Ineos Automotive, the hydrogen infrastructure isn't up to snuff at the present moment. Alas, the Grenadier FCEV may roll out in 2030 at the earliest or 2032 at the latest, declared Tennant.
Turning out attention back to the pickup, care to guess what hides under the Quartermaster's hood? The answer is BMW six-cylinder muscle, powered by either gasoline or diesel.
B58 and B57 are the codenames of said powerplants, the B58 packing a single turbo and the B57 being a twin-turbo affair. Not surprising anyone, peak torque favors the diesel engine: 406 pound-feet (550 Nm) between 1,250 and 3,000 revolutions per minute compared to 332 pound-feet (450 Nm) from 1,750 through 4,000 revolutions per minute. As for ponies, make that 246 for the diesel and 282 for the gasser.
Only the B58 engine is available stateside and in Canada. The US version carries a sticker price of $71,500 plus $1,600 for the destination freight charge. Over in the United Kingdom, which is the spiritual home of the Grenadier due to its relation to the body-on-frame Land Rover Defender, the Utility Wagon starts at £55,030. That's $69,420 at current exchange rates.
The better-equipped Station Wagon is £58,030 ($73,205), and the Belstaff Editions of the Station Wagon start at £69,240 ($87,345). It's a pricey 4x4, that's for sure, but remember that it's also the closest SUV to the body-on-frame Defender that you can buy new. Permanent four-wheel drive, a locking center differential, available locking diffs fore and aft, and optional BFGoodrich A/T tires make it a true off-roader.
Originally intended to be manufactured in Wales, the Grenadier is produced in France at the Hambach plant, where smart used to make its quirky urban dwellers. The city car marque shifted production to China after Zhejiang Geely Holding Group bought half of the company from Mercedes-Benz.
Single-cab trucks are better for off-road driving due to their shorter wheelbases, but then again, double cabs sell much better than single cabs or those inbetweeners with half doors. Rear legroom is the name of the game here, not payload and towing capacities. The Quartermaster will premiere at 11:00 am, and a drive up the hillclimb is scheduled for 12.20 pm.
Together with the pickup, Ineos will also reveal the Grenadier Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Demonstrator. The concept is believed to use Hyundai's fuel cell technology. In any case, don't look forward to a production version anytime soon. According to Mark Tennant, commercial director at Ineos Automotive, the hydrogen infrastructure isn't up to snuff at the present moment. Alas, the Grenadier FCEV may roll out in 2030 at the earliest or 2032 at the latest, declared Tennant.
Turning out attention back to the pickup, care to guess what hides under the Quartermaster's hood? The answer is BMW six-cylinder muscle, powered by either gasoline or diesel.
B58 and B57 are the codenames of said powerplants, the B58 packing a single turbo and the B57 being a twin-turbo affair. Not surprising anyone, peak torque favors the diesel engine: 406 pound-feet (550 Nm) between 1,250 and 3,000 revolutions per minute compared to 332 pound-feet (450 Nm) from 1,750 through 4,000 revolutions per minute. As for ponies, make that 246 for the diesel and 282 for the gasser.
Only the B58 engine is available stateside and in Canada. The US version carries a sticker price of $71,500 plus $1,600 for the destination freight charge. Over in the United Kingdom, which is the spiritual home of the Grenadier due to its relation to the body-on-frame Land Rover Defender, the Utility Wagon starts at £55,030. That's $69,420 at current exchange rates.
The better-equipped Station Wagon is £58,030 ($73,205), and the Belstaff Editions of the Station Wagon start at £69,240 ($87,345). It's a pricey 4x4, that's for sure, but remember that it's also the closest SUV to the body-on-frame Defender that you can buy new. Permanent four-wheel drive, a locking center differential, available locking diffs fore and aft, and optional BFGoodrich A/T tires make it a true off-roader.
Originally intended to be manufactured in Wales, the Grenadier is produced in France at the Hambach plant, where smart used to make its quirky urban dwellers. The city car marque shifted production to China after Zhejiang Geely Holding Group bought half of the company from Mercedes-Benz.
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