How big is the Grenadier?

[ecohen2]

I am always being told that the Grenadier is GIANT and it turns out it just looks big. I just discovered this website and absolutely love it!

BMW X5 2023-present vs. Ineos Grenadier 2022-present

BMW X5 SUV 2023-present vs. Ineos Grenadier Offroader 2022-present. Compare car dimensions (length, width and height) vs. street perspective.

www.carsized.com

I am surprised at how many "acceptable" cars are both longer and wider than the Grenadier but people just don't realize it..

 

[DaveB]

I am always being told that the Grenadier is GIANT and it turns out it just looks big. I just discovered this website and absolutely love it!

BMW X5 2023-present vs. Ineos Grenadier 2022-present

BMW X5 SUV 2023-present vs. Ineos Grenadier Offroader 2022-present. Compare car dimensions (length, width and height) vs. street perspective.

www.carsized.com

I am surprised at how many "acceptable" cars are both longer and wider than the Grenadier but people just don't realize it..

The height and cargo capacity is the main difference.
The BMW, like most modern SUV's, comes in dramatically at the glasshouse area.
You also sit much much higher in the Grenadier, unless you put the seat in a boy racer position.

 

[BD1]

 

[ecohen2]

I played with that tool for about an hour... It was fun comparing sports cars as well as other vehicles with the Grenadier...

 

[greenythegrenny]

It’s not the length, it’s the girth that makes it giant.

 

[Tazzieman]

It’s not the length, it’s the girth that makes it giant.

It's not that bad. I saw one of those lardaceous Silverados in Tasmania yesterday.
Uglier than a fat boar wearing lipstick. People were staring and pointing.

 

[CrazyOldMan]

I am always being told that the Grenadier is GIANT and it turns out it just looks big. I just discovered this website and absolutely love it!

BMW X5 2023-present vs. Ineos Grenadier 2022-present

BMW X5 SUV 2023-present vs. Ineos Grenadier Offroader 2022-present. Compare car dimensions (length, width and height) vs. street perspective.

www.carsized.com

I am surprised at how many "acceptable" cars are both longer and wider than the Grenadier but people just don't realize it..

It’s narrower and shorter than a Honda Pilot, so just a mid-size - although significantly taller. The fact that it is so tall, and every angle is just vertical, makes it seem much bigger than it really is. That also provides great head and shoulder room and great cargo capacity, given the relatively small footprint. Only people in Europe and the UK think it’s huge. The seating position is also really high, so it feels big from the driving position as well. That being said - today in the parking lot, a mom was walking behind my Grenadier with her toddler son - he did the “I’m having a man-stroke” slack jawed stare and just stood behind it, paralyzed - she said “he loves the huge truck.” I let him climb the ladder, then opened the back and we put together an Orvis fly rod. Had a hard time getting him to give it back. So yeah, it makes an impression - at 3 or at 83. Doesn’t matter. Same guy reaction, which is the final word on the nature vs nurture debate.

 

[S52]

I was pretty surprised by the height. Really glad I did not spec a roof rack for mine.

My garage is pretty large dimensionally too.

Less than an inch to spare getting in under the door.

Makes my RRC look like a childs powerwheels

 

[CrazyOldMan]

I was pretty surprised by the height. Really glad I did not spec a roof rack for mine.

My garage is pretty large dimensionally too.

Less than an inch to spare getting in under the door.

Makes my RRC look like a childs powerwheels

Wow that’s close - yeah, with a standard 7’ garage, racks, bigger tires, lifts etc are no-go’s. I didn’t even think to measure my garage when I ordered mine - fortunately I have 8’ garage doors, but only realized that AFTER I brought it home. Leap first, think later (maybe that could be the unofficial motto of this forum).

 

[vtgrenadier]

Funny you raise this today, as I was just observing (through the snowflakes) that where I live - in northern Vermont - almost everyone has (1) an SUV; and (2) a roof box. Why no one specs 9' doors on new garage construction is a mystery to me...

 

[CrazyOldMan]

Funny you raise this today, as I was just observing (through the snowflakes) that where I live - in northern Vermont - almost everyone has (1) an SUV; and (2) a roof box. Why no one specs 9' doors on new garage construction is a mystery to me...

Yeah - it’s almost like you really want a class C RV garage door (10-12 ft). I have 8’ garage doors, so am fine with a rack, lift, tire upgrade, fold down antenna- but not if I wanted a roof-top box, canoes on a pulley system, etc.

 

[Bayford]

Grenadier height is why I generally drive another car when I go "into town" - Grenadier tends to be too high to fit in many multi storey parking lots in the UK even without a roof rack which can lead to a lot of driving around in circles looking for roadside parking

 

[CrazyOldMan]

Grenadier height is why I generally drive another car when I go "into town" - Grenadier tends to be too high to fit in many multi storey parking lots in the UK even without a roof rack which can lead to a lot of driving around in circles looking for roadside parking

Same here - a “normal” parking garage is usually 6’8” - so you have to plan in advance to find one with higher clearance.