2024 Ineos Quartermaster ute: Australian deliveries due early next year

November 27: Grenadier Quartermaster ute deliveries due soon

The first Grenadier Quartermaster dual-cab ute is fresh off the INEOS production line in Hambach, France, with European deliveries due to begin in December.

Shipments to the Asia Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East regions will follow soon after, so expect Australian deliveries to take place early in 2024.

The Quartermaster is built on the same Hambach production line as its Grenadier wagon stablemate, and the two vehicles share many of the same off-road-ready features.

These include a full box-section ladder frame chassis, heavy duty solid beam axles, a two-speed transfer case, and up to three locking differentials. Unlike the Grenadier, though, the Quartermaster comes with an uncompromising load-carrying ability.

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The wheelbase is 305mm longer at 3227mm to cater for a large tray area that can easily fit a 1200mm x 800mm Euro pallet. The Quartermaster comes with a payload of 832kg for the diesel variant and 907kg for the petrol-powered version.

These diesel and petrol powertrains are both BMW 3.0-litre turbo-charged inline six engines, mated to a ZF eight-speed automatic transmission that sends power to all four wheels.

“The start of production for our second model line is another extremely exciting and important milestone for INEOS Automotive.” said Lynn Calder, CEO, INEOS Automotive. “It’s a great addition to our model line-up.”

Grenadier driven!

INEOS has confirmed a cab-chassis variant built on the same frame as the Quartermaster will debut in 2024.

July: Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster goes official

The Grenadier Quartermaster pick-up, the second model in the Grenadier line-up from Ineos Automotive, had its first official outing at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom this week.

June: First official image of Quartermaster dual-cab ute

English automotive start-up Ineos has revealed that its double-cab 4x4 ute will be called the Quartermaster and be officially unveiled on July 13th along with a hydrogen fuel-cell demo vehicle.

Ineos has released a first official teaser image of the production Quartermaster ute, following a previous computer-generated image.

Based on the same ladderframe chassis and BMW powertrains as the Grenadier wagon, the Quartermaster will be Ineos Automotive’s second model.

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The Grenadier uses a choice of petrol or diesel six-cylinder engines, both
supplied by BMW and backed by ZF automatic transmissions. A full-time dual-range transfer case gives four-wheel drive, while the live axles come from Italian manufacturer Carraro and can be equipped with locking differentials. Fixed coil springs suspend the axles.

Ineos says its Grenadier Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Demonstrator will "show how well-suited the zero emissions technology is for a future long-range 4X4 off-roader".

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The Grenadier FCEV will join the Quartermaster ute for runs up Goodwood's famous hillclimb. Locally, deliveries of the Grenadier wagon have finally begun, some six month after originally intended. Ineos Australia told us that the first deliveries were made to owners in Western Australia before the ship made it way to the East coast where it landed in NSW and vehicles have been distributed.

The Grenadier is priced from $97,000 in Australia, which is around $13,000 more than originally quoted. However, those who ordered their vehicles at the original price have kept the lower price. Pricing, specification and launch timing of the Quartermaster has yet to be announced.