JUST PICKED UP an INEOS GRENADIER

Every car reviewer: "The steering is extremely vague, cumbersome" Ronny (having just jumped out of a 79): "The steering is quite responsive" 😂

At last. A proper long term review. Just this intro gives far more about the Grenedier than 99% of the other spec sheet reads out there. Please give us regular updates.

Went away for a weekend with a guy who owns a Grenadier. Watching it come up a very shaley and very steep hill was amazing while every other vehicle struggled at times the Grenadier just walked up. Very impressive

Ineos, having given you the Grenadier to test - over an extended period of time as well - is a testament to the high regard the 4x4 community hold Ronny. As opposed to some other 4x4 so-called "fundi's" who were not able to do so. Well done Ronny and looking forward to the forthcoming videos.

Great video mate. Few comments from an owner: BD now has a long range fuel tank adding 68L. Steering can be improved by increasing castor adjustment. Quite a few companies are making dash covers with storage pockets. Check out Mellvill and Moon or Tougher. Installed redarc charger and Lithium and separated circuits. GVM upgrade also already out from Expedition HQ. Eibach has a small 40mm coil lift available. 285/70/17 (33”) fits fine on the rear door and combined with Eibach gives you about 2” lift which makes a difference and is still legal in WA. Enjoy!

Ineos has given us the vehicle that Land Rover refuses to. A great start. Will make a great tourer with some basic mods.

.....that ZF 8-speed auto is absolutely bulletproof

Ronny, FYI owner for 4 months loving it (my 10th 4x4) over 40+ yrs, Brown Davis Sydney fit a 70 Litre tank replaces rear muffler - gives 160L total + with 2 Jerry's, CSR here we come! BTW after 5,000 ks 10% improved economy, after another 5k, another approx 10% improvement (on road & minimal load). Electrical yes just add CTEK 250se , added TJM air pro replaced hi-lift jack, 33" Mickeys without lifting (for now).

Great, been a UK owner of a 2 seat commercial diesel for 10 months and use it for work in fencing and forestry, would love to see remote axle breathers and and a true snorkel. I did a DIY drawer set up and swapped tyres out for Cooper stt pro's. You can gain 2 inch of room for the right foot if you cut the floor trim, also want to look at improving the bump stops on the steering, to improve turning circle. One bit of advise is give the truck a chance, as I've really grown to appreciate just how good it is, if a little overcomplicated. Great stuff Ronny.👍

Glad to hear someone else understands the benefits of being able to use low range unlocked (or front hubs unlocked) to back up a trailer. My dad and I did this with his manual transmission 1989 F-150. Lot's of torque and low speed made for great control. If the center is locked you can still do this on low traction surfaces, but you still get a lot of binding up and the steering may fight tight maneuverers.

Don’t lose the little retaining pin in the HI LO lever or you could be stranded out there! Don’t ignore this one. Really keen to see how you go with this one Ronny!

Took a test drive and omg what a car I loved it. The dual cab due in the dealer in a month or so and they have a 1 ton payload upgrade to the suspension. I think this is going to be a game changer in the dual cab range. Looking forward to the next next few months of videos for this car.

Brown Davis has a 68 Litre auxillary tank for this.

I honestly think that aside from the 4WD essentials in the design, its best feature is the built in electrical connections for things on the roof of the vehicle. All connected to cleanly and conveniently placed switches. Another design feature that is really well thought out is the universal towbar mount (receiver hitch) that meets all market requirements. That is especially good for here in Japan where we have a mismatch of US, AUS, NZ, EU etc towbars for vehicles and trailers with 2" couplers and 50mm couplers. This really makes life much easier. However, I absolutely loathe not having a speedometer and other dials directly in front of me. Even if the Ineos Grenadier were sold here in Japan, that would be enough to put me off buying it. Such is my hatred for centrally placed speedometers.

Brilliant you’ve got this Ronny! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it

LEGEND. Thank you for doing your part to keep tradition solid axle 4x4s alive and on the market. Grenadier owners all get a beer on me if/when I meet them.

A suggestion for making the review process even and consistent for everyone that might be looking at these, don't do anything that affects off-road capabilities to it for the first half of your time possessing it. Just run it full stock, or at most, change the tires out and add something like a radio. Let's see what it does in its factory state. After that, make your upgrades be those that are the most common performance changes, rather than what we'd call 'mall crawler' changes. Things where appearance takes a backseat to function. Keep the costs of those performance changes as reasonably priced as possible, so that other buyers see what kind of bang for buck they can get with changes, and try to keep even those changes reversible.

I've been waiting for someone to do a test like this. I drove one the other day. It was pretty impressive. Nice one mate, looking forward to this series.

WOW, for years I have watched your videos, and I have to admit when you start talking about the great god toyota, I start to go to sleep. I drove a toyota once and the the price of parts was more expensive than our other car, a Porsche. At the end of the day no-one has ever stepped out of a toyota and said, 'that was a comfortable ride'. THANK YOU for choosing something different

20,000 klms in my Trialmaster B57 and loving it, possibly the first registered Gren on Fraser Island, it just loved the sand tracks, we were inside the island mostly on 17" rims with BFG KO2 at 18 psi. It has been in locker situations without failure. Seating to me is spot on when I have it in a high position so I can see the fronts of both mudguards and I have driven 3x6 hour stints straight without issues, my foot is rarely on the rest. I am 70 years on, near 6 foot, and have owned a 1959 series II for over 20 years, making the Grenadier, Bliss. The bonnet is alloy and has 2 anchor points so you can have it near touching the windscreen when working under it. Looking forward to your build.