The Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster ute has been snapped sporting no disguise.
Photographs of an undisguised prototype have been shared on Fb, revealing its powerful seems to be. The automobile is registered in Germany, nevertheless it’s not clear the place the photographs had been taken.
Though the entrance finish is unchanged from the Grenadier wagon, the dual-cab physique sits in entrance of a high-sided tub with chunky sports activities bars working its size.
Though Ineos has confirmed the Quartermaster title will likely be utilized to the ute, there’s distinguished Grenadier branding stamped into the tailgate.
The Grenadier Quartermaster will debut on the Goodwood Pageant of Velocity subsequent week. It’s an enormous deal for the corporate’s Australian division – its fourth-largest market by gross sales up to now.
The startup simply began delivering its Grenadier wagon to Australians after months of delays, however for a lot of patrons it’s the dual-cab ute that’s of larger curiosity.
“Its significance for the Australian market is immense… I believe that we’ve obtained one thing that’s fairly a novel proposition as properly,” Ineos Automotive Asia Pacific boss Justin Hocevar informed us final week.
Given the pricing of the wagon, the Quartermaster is prone to price comparable cash to entry-level variations of the Ram 1500 in Australia. Based mostly on what we all know of the wagon, the ute needs to be a really succesful beast off-road relative to its rivals.
The Grenadier dual-cab ute additionally shapes as a contemporary competitor to the Toyota LandCruiser 70 Collection dual-cab – the rugged however primary icon that’s presently off sale attributable to an enormous backlog of orders.
“We don’t have the legacy of their story, however we’ve actually obtained an enormous funding in high-quality tools and I believe that folks have been actually drawn to that,” Mr Hocevar claimed.
The Grenadier Quartermaster will share a lot of the identical specs because the wagon – similar to engines, axles, front-half panels, inside. However it is going to additionally provide an extended wheelbase and a better payload than the wagon’s 932kg inventory most.
Energy within the Grenadier wagon comes from a pair of BMW inline-six engines. The diesel packs 183kW of energy and 550Nm of torque, whereas the petrol has 210kW and 450Nm. An eight-speed computerized transmission and 4×4 system with low vary will characteristic.
