Interior Designer

[Gr84dier]

Could anyone throw light as to who is the interior designer for the Grenadier? Was Pininfarina involved in the interior design?

 

[Arkaig]

Toby Ecuyer is Head of Design.

Maybe this helps: Building the Grenadier - Episode 9 - Interior Design

 

[Gr84dier]

@Arkaig thank you, seen this but heard somewhere that Pininfrina were involved in the design?Toby Ecuyer is the Head of Design yes of course, but I want to know whether there was any other collaborations?

 

[Arkaig]

I'm not aware of any Pininfarina involvement - maybe this is of assistance:

 

[CountyV8]

Pininfariina made the first silver prototype for Ineos for over £1m thats where Ii think you got the connection

 

[Gr84dier]

Pininfariina made the first silver prototype for Ineos for over £1m thats where Ii think you got the connection

Oh Thank you so very much, are they s
till involved though?

 

[CountyV8]

They didn't do the "design" Toby Ecuyer did that they just diid the coachwork i.e built a fully working life-size model for us to see.

 

[DCPU]

 

[DCPU]

Also, the US Design patent for both the stationwagon and the pickup list a second name alongside Toby Ecuyer:

Sebastian Ide.

He's now a senior designer at Ineos Automotive, but prior to August 2021, he was a lead designer at MBTech Group.

Anyone remember them? They were on the scene before Magna but I'm unclear whether their remit ended prematurely or not, around the time the engine deal with BMW was announced?

 

[Norb-TX]

So he's to blame for the lack of a proper instrument binnacle?

 

[frankkk]

Also, the US Design patent for both the stationwagon and the pickup list a second name alongside Toby Ecuyer:

Sebastian Ide.

He's now a senior designer at Ineos Automotive, but prior to August 2021, he was a lead designer at MBTech Group.

Anyone remember them? They were on the scene before Magna but I'm unclear whether their remit ended prematurely or not, around the time the engine deal with BMW was announced?

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MBTech is certainly involved. Big time, at that stage of the project, I would assume. The Grenadier aside, they are are subsidiary of MB and there is a manufacturing co-operation going on in the Hambach plant with MBA/MBX/Smart vehicles. MB would be foolish to pull them out, IA would be doomed if they were gone. There are a lot of co-operations in the automotive world behind the scenes, they are often being kept there.