INEOS unleashes Grenadier prototypes at 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed

INEOS will debut a number of prototypes at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, hinting at future 4x4 products we might one day see navigating Australian trails.

The Grenadier prototypes on display at Goodwood include:

• Portal-axled Grenadier Quartermaster and Station Wagon
• Short-bed Quartermaster pick-up
• V8-powered Station Wagon
• Eight-seater Safari conversion
• FIA-approved Buzz Grenadier rally car

“The Grenadier’s body-on-frame chassis has already proven itself to be incredibly versatile, so as we look to future product and limited editions, we want to keep innovating,” said Lynn Calder, CEO at INEOS Automotive.

“As our new brand campaign states, the Grenadier is Built For More, and over the next few years we will be showing just what that means,” Calder added.

Portal-axled Grenadier Quartermaster and Station Wagon

INEOS has partnered with LeTech – a German vehicle modification company – to install portal axles and offset wheel hubs inside larger off-road tyres, in turn raising the chassis and increasing ground clearance to 514mm (+250mm) and wading depth to a massive 1050mm (+250mm).

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Short-bed Grenadier Quartermaster

Dubbed Shortermaster, the short-bed, double-cab ute has had its wheelcase significantly reduced, so it now measures 2922mm, which is 305mm (12 inches) shorter than the Quartermaster – a vehicle slated for an Aussie arrival toward the end of 2024 or early in 2025. To maximise tray space, the rear seats have been shifted forward.

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V8-powered Grenadier Station Wagon

The V8 prototype jettisoned the Grenadier’s BMW 3.0-litre straight-six petrol engine and strapped in a 317kW/625Nm GM 6.2-litre V8 petrol donk. The complete powertrain transplant also required the re-engineering of the engine mounts, electrics, water and oil cooling, exhaust manifold and rear silencer, transmission bearings and heat shields, as well a revised centre console. INEOS said the build was a one-off project to give apprentices at Magna – an INEOS partner – hands-on experience with the Grenadier.

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Grenadier Safari

Converted by Botswana-based INEOS Kavango, the Safari has been custom-made to traverse long distances on challenging safari terrain. To this end, the eight-seater features, “specialist modifications for the conservation, safari, anti-poaching, veterinary, primary healthcare and film production sectors”. Key mods include three tiered rows of seats with excellent visibility; bespoke front and side protection bars; and alloy wheels inside off-road tyres.

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Buzz Grenadier rally car

Featuring a tickled version of BMW’s 260kW/550Nm 3.0-litre straight-six petrol engine – with outputs up by 50kW and 100Nm – the FIA-compliant Grenadier has been modified by Buzz Special Vehicles to compete at the 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship. Racing mods include a sports exhaust system; R53 race suspension; uprated brakes; bespoke alloy wheels; a stripped-out cabin with full internal roll-cage; racing bucket seats; carbon interior door panels; and roof vents.

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The INEOS Grenadier officially launched in Australia at the end of 2023, with the Quartermaster ute version slated for arrival toward the end of 2024 or early in 2025.

The 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed is taking place from July 11 to 14 in West Sussex, England.