It appears Ineos is treating Goodwood in a similar fashion as Jeep treats Moab: A platform for showing concept trucks to the adoring masses in its own backyard.
Not there’s anything wrong with that. Events like Goodwood are an ideal place for a homegrown manufacturer to strut its stuff – so why not take a page from the Book of Jeep and trot out several concept vehicles in an environment where an adoring fanbase is already present?
Also similar to Jeep with its Easter Safari concepts, these Grenadier variants are delightfully all over the map and presented in a riot of colors. Off the hop are a pair of machines with portal axles, a technology used in serious off-roaders to tuck Expensive Bits up out of the way and increase ground clearance without jacking the entire vehicle sky high. Both the Grenadier Quartermaster and Station Wagon models appeared so equipped, with ground clearance reportedly cresting 20 inches. Apparently there is at least one of these already roaming around Germany as part of a fire brigade. We’ll note emergency responders around here make do with a Regan-era Chevy truck.
Elsewhere we find a short-bed Quartermaster pickup (a ‘Shortermaster’, if you will), a Safari-ized full-length Quartermaster truck, and a Grenadier with FiA approval. The latter is all set for an appearance at the 2025 World Rally-Raid Championship and would look great in official competition. Power in this one is cranked to 348 horsepower and 405 lb-ft of torque, increases of about 70 each.
Speaking of power, one of the concepts has traded the BMW-sourced straight-six for a 6.2L V8 courtesy of General Motors. This thing likely sounds tremendous as it belts out 425 horsepower and 461 lb-ft of torque, numbers which should look roughly familiar to anyone who has shopped for a half-ton Chevy in recent years.
[Images: Ineos]
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