Projekt Grenadier

[binch]

"..what it would have been like if land rover got it right.."

;)

[binch]

Mid 40's for the price tag.  (that's pounds steriling)

[Red90]

Nothing interesting.  17" and 18" rims. No mention of size.  Looks like 32" to me. 6 bolt, probably Toy pattern.  Boring Bridgestone tires but at least will have severe snow service rating.

[binch]

And there's talk of an interior coming out in a couple of weeks (hopefully not Trump's version of a couple of weeks ahahhahahhahahah)  Very much looking forward to this coming out!

[Matt H]

If it is the Toy six bolt pattern that's good news as it's the same as many others including Chevy and Nissan.
And a 17" rim size makes tyre shopping easy.

[Red90]

But wait.....could they be moving the Grenadier Plant to France (from Wales)?????

It is confirmed today that they will build in France.

[Matt H]

That's too bad. But it was always going to be a globally sourced vehicle.

I think I'll just hang onto my old Defender if it's all the same.

[binch]

Looks like Ineos has bought an existing manufacturing facility from Mercedes, in Hambach, Germany to build their vehicle.

https://ineosgrenadier.com/news/ineos-automotive-confirms-acquisition-of-hambach-production-site-from-mercedes-benz

[Red90]

It is in France, not Germany.

[binch]

My mistake...sounded like a german name to me LOL ;D

[Red90]

Galvanized steel and aluminum body.

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[binch]

I wonder when we'll get to see the interior ::)

[Red90]

I wonder when we'll get to see the interior ::)

It won't be until near the end.  A lot of interior parts are injection molded and you need to setup for large volumes in order to make it cost effective.  They would not do that until the designs are final and they are close to production.

Just be happy that they are focusing on the important items and are actually sharing a lot of information in advance.

[Trevor]

Looking at the underside, they seem to have done a pretty good job of keeping things tucked up and out of the way.

[DBrands]

I was hoping that they'd be able to tuck the rear lower trailing arm mount up a little tighter.
The photo John attached above makes them appear higher than some of these digital photos, like what I've attached.

For those of you who've driven D2's and similar with a rear panhard rod/3-link setup, does it behave much different to a Defender A-arm setup?