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The Ineos Grenadier Is The Overlanding Beast The Land Rover Defender Could Have Become - The Autopian

It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It. Is. Not. A. Defender. We clear on that? [Editor’s Note: So, it’s a Defender? –JT] Excellent. Let’s...

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[JonSutton]

Wiper performance again. Feels like a must fix issue by IA for RHD trucks and maybe LHD too.

 

[Maxwell]

Wiper performance again. Feels like a must fix issue by IA for RHD trucks and maybe LHD too.

I fear that they put design and not purpose first regarding the wipers and won‘t change that issue - at least not in the next few years.

 

[bemax]

Is this wiper thing really that important? I often had this issue on my Defender but it’s just a whipe while filling up diesel to clean it. If the road is dirty you might do it with every fill up or even in between. Most of us do not throw buckets of mud on their windshield on daily base, or do we?

 

[MrMike]

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The Ineos Grenadier Is The Overlanding Beast The Land Rover Defender Could Have Become - The Autopian

It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It’s not a Defender. It. Is. Not. A. Defender. We clear on that? [Editor’s Note: So, it’s a Defender? –JT] Excellent. Let’s...

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Interesting review, he gets what the IG is about, and didn't pan it like some others. His closing statement really says it all

 

[JonSutton]

Wipers - I think I’m right in saying that old Defender in 2016 was still using the same motor/worm/wheel box approach that was introduced on the Series 2A in about 1968. IA should do better than the photo suggests. Even my 1996 110 doesn’t leave that big an unswept area, though it isn’t much better.

 

[Norb-TX]

I'm miffed at the lack of instrument panel, and the volume knob buried low behind the two shifters.

 

[MRO]

The wipers cannot be hard to fix. Change the angle on the wiper arm to be more vertical on full extension, move it on the spline, stronger spring, better blade….if it sits skew when resting I don’t really care. Even my old defender wipers are good with decent blades despite decades of non-existent development. The only thing that can’t be fixed later is the footwell.

 

[Cheshire cat]

Wipers - I think I’m right in saying that old Defender in 2016 was still using the same motor/worm/wheel box approach that was introduced on the Series 2A in about 1968. IA should do better than the photo suggests. Even my 1996 110 doesn’t leave that big an unswept area, though it isn’t much better.

Having driven the Grenadier off-road on a very miserable day I failed to notice the fact a large portion of the screen remains un-wiped. So, even though it disappoints me to read of this anomaly, in practice it made no difference to me.

 

[Tom D]

I'm miffed at the lack of instrument panel, and the volume knob buried low behind the two shifters.

Is there not a volume control on the steering wheel?

 

[DaveB]

Is there not a volume control on the steering wheel?

Sure looks like one

 

[Norb-TX]

It’s on the wrong side for LHD.

 

[DaveB]

It’s on the wrong side for LHD.

Do you mean for left handed people?
Whichever side the wheel is on you can still use your right thumb to turn the volume up or down.

 

[Eric]

It’s on the wrong side for LHD.

"get over it"

 

[Eric]

"get over it"

Actually in my RHD cars the volume control is the left hand thumb!!! Oh my God (or for @jean OMG) this could be a showstopper although the journos didn't pick it up

 

[Tazzieman]

how could those clever engineering elves have got so many important things wrong?????
I can't wait to leave mine unmolested and as intended

 

[DaveB]

Here you go, problem solved

 

[bemax]

Here you go, problem solved
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And the car is safe. It has a GABRIA!

 

[DaveB]

And the car is safe. It has a GABRIA!

Yes and you can adjust it for more or less Love
I think that is special

 

[Eric]

how could those clever engineering elves have got so many important things wrong?????
I can't wait to leave mine unmolested and as

And the car is safe. It has a GABRIA!

Sorry that's gone over my UK head