Independent Event INEOS Automotive at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024

[HayesBT]

Apologies for the terrible quality. I photographed my laptop screen then cropped. I'm sure some better better photos will be available soon. Look at the size of that Quartermaster. There's an RNLI vehicle, and I also saw an INEOS Kavango safari vehicle, complete with passengers on all their phones! I'm fairly sure they weren't gunning it, like they were when the new Detour headed up the hill. Its tyres were screeching.

 

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That Quartermaster is on portals for sure.

 

[HayesBT]

That Quartermaster is on portals for sure.

They didn't just 'really pump up' the tyres?

 

[HayesBT]

Custom Ineos Grenadiers stun at the Festival of Speed

A V8, high-riding and competition spec prototypes...

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Elsewhere at the Festival of Speed, there are several Grenadier prototypes that foreshadow potential future models. The traditional body-on-frame construction allows great versatility, as demonstrated by the plethora of new derivatives. German off-road specialist LeTech has developed portal axles and fitted them to a Quartermaster crew-cab pick-up.

Portal axles relocate the differential and drive above the hubs. For the Grenadier, it raises the right height from 250mm to 514mm and boosts the wading depth by 250mm, upping it to 1050mm. The portal axle Grenadier is already in service with the fire brigade in Mühlheim an der Ruhr, Germany.

 

[HayesBT]

Another Quartermaster has been adapted with a shorter load bed, earning it the nickname ‘Shortermaster’. It was developed at the Grenediar factory in Hambach, France. At 305mm shorter than the regular Quartermaster, it maximises the potential load space by moving the rear seats forward.

Apprentices at Magna, a partner of Ineos, developed a V8 prototype as a way of giving them hands-on experience with the model. The complex powertrain exchange sees the BMW six-cylinder engine usurped by a 6.2-litre GM V8, triggering new engine mounts, electrics, a cooling system and even a revised centre console.

Two more Grenadiers have been adapted for very specific uses. Ineos Kavango, based in Botswana, has converted a car to an eight-seater to be used on safaris. The three rows of seats afford all occupants a great view out of the car for spotting native wildlife. Outside it features enhanced bodywork protection and specialist tyres.

Meanwhile in the UK, Buzz Special Vehicles has constructed an FIA compliant rally car for the 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship. Increased power are matched by uprated suspension and brakes, and it will be put through its paces on the Forest Rally Stage.

The stripped out and rollcaged machine is about as diverse from the luxury Detour as it’s possible to be, showing the bookends of the model’s recent development.

 

[Logsplitter]

And here’s the RNLI Grenadier. I wonder how long it will last in the salt water.

View: https://youtu.be/zaS-kaBJfUk?si=SvXAGX2EK4QBgUyD

 

[FlyersFan76]

Microsoft Snipping Tool photos.

The shortie didn't have enough screen time or a good stopping point/camera focus to get a better picture.

 

[HayesBT]

The shortermaster

 

[Mountain4x4]

Nothing sexier then portals

 

[DaveB]

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The shortermaster

If this doesn't look production ready I don't know what does.
Interesting it has the Australian Roo bar on the front, which means it has steel bumpers.
Clearly not aimed at the UK or european markets.
2025/6 release???
Now if they just removed the rear door and seats and made it a 2 seater as a short Quartermaster and a cab chassis I think it would be a hit in Australia

 

[FlyersFan76]

If this doesn't look production ready I don't know what does.
Interesting it has the Australian Roo bar on the front, which means it has steel bumpers.
Clearly not aimed at the UK or european markets.
2025/6 release???
Now if they just removed the rear door and seats and made it a 2 seater as a short Quartermaster and a cab chassis I think it would be a hit in Australia


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Agreed. I really like the design of that truck also. It would be great if it would make the rounds around the North American dealers. Even though it is a short bed they are still useful to some.

 

[Greg]

Avery rough ms paint chop job - but i would love to see something like this....

 

[bemax]

That Quartermaster is on portals for sure.

LE-Tech

 

[bemax]

The portal axle Grenadier is already in service with the fire brigade in Mühlheim an der Ruhr, Germany.

Yes it is. And I talked to one driver who drove it on the Autobahn.
Up to 110 km/h (short to 70 mph) it’s drivable but very loud.
The fire brigade seems to get its funding from other baskets than the normal ones as they have other „special“ vehicles as well. The Grenadier hit a quarter million Euros!

 

[HayesBT]

Yes it is. And I talked to one driver who drove it on the Autobahn.
Up to 110 km/h (short to 70 mph) it’s drivable but very loud.
The fire brigade seems to get its funding from other baskets than the normal ones as they have other „special“ vehicles as well. The Grenadier hit a quarter million Euros!

Money to burn.

 

[Tazzieman]

The Grenadier hit a quarter million Euros!

Fark!
Portals: Every child's monster truck wet dream!
What effect on handling?
Do portals get hot? Straight cut gears?

 

[HayesBT]

 

[G-Man]

Ironically this LR Defender OCTA appeared to be following the Ineos Grenadiers around at the GFOS. It's trailing a convoy of Grenadiers at one point and parked up next to the metallic gold Arcane Grenadier towards the end of the video.

 

[G-Man]

 

[HayesBT]

Ironically this LR Defender OCTA appeared to be following the Ineos Grenadiers around at the GFOS. It's trailing a convoy of Grenadiers at one point and parked up next to the metallic gold Arcane Grenadier towards the end of the video.

Cheap Gren knock off