Ineos Grenadier Review: Modern Classic for off -road lovers and travel

grenadier is a miracle. It should not exist. In 2017, when the British billionaire Sir Jim Retcliffe announced that he was going to build a steep, 4 × 4 Oldskulna in the image and likeness of the original Land Rover Defender (which was decommissioned a year earlier), most industry insiders doubted that he would succeed.

Grenadier's creation "was much more complicated" than he expected, Jim admits. If you asked me the question: "Would we make the same decision knowing what we know today in 2017?" - I am not sure that they would accept. What did not help is that in the midst of all this we had kovid, Ukraine and China. Three huge problems. How many we had in Ukraine - 158 , something so. All sorts of software came from China. And all this in the midst of the development of the first car - it was very difficult. "

Ineos Grenadier: Good, convenient and complete determination

When leaving parking, Grenadier immediately feels spacious, well done and comfortable. The panel of the aircraft cabin , is absolutely unique, Recaro's seat and excellent visibility through a flat, vertically located windshield.

But the most impressive is behavior. When retlicliffe only designed his car, then wanted to have a chassis with ines She hid this mass well, and when riding Grenadier seems humble and obedient, but at the same time well managed . The body movements are well controlled.

The fact that companies managed to reach such high standards on the first attempt, it is striking, but it has achieved this by choosing excellent partners, not trying to do everything on your own . When we move to a new sphere of activity, - Retcliffe explains, - it must be acknowledged that it takes time to master and bring high -class specialists from other industries. The automotive industry is no different. ”

According to Retcliffe, Magna Steyr has 250 engineers who have been engaged in creating a new G-Wagen for seven years. Then a new G-Wagen was released, and these 250 engineers, about three years ago, switched to Grenadier. This has changed our approach to work, which is why many elements of this car look like G-Wagen. " engineers in Austria and Germany simply do not know how to make bad cars .

compared to Mercedes (or modern Land Rover), the steering Grenadier's steering seems slow and fuzzy. This delay and inaccuracy is a consequence of old good bridges with a whole bearing beam .They are good if you overcome dunes or a swamp, but require a special type of steering mechanism that is not "passenger" compared to most modern SUVs - including the helentwagen, which has a modern independent front suspension.

at least on the road. On the off -road Grenadier and his steering are felt at home. Retcliffe does not hide that his car is it is an old technology, a mechanical approach , unlike complex pneumatic suspension and electronics that can be found in many modern SUV. The off-road qualities of Grenadier, of course, is his advantage, "he says. I like G-wagen; I have a few g-wagen, I like to drive them. But I would not like to cross Africa on it, and I am not going to go on it on the highway in Iceland.

The feeling of solidity and confidence is evidence that the car is collected at the former Mercedes plant in Hambas . And the realization that you can go anywhere - just miss the work and go to Senegal - just seductive.

So, ines grenadier price - 80-90 thousand euros . This is not little, given the new Grenadier does not slide or steer like

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