Say hello to…
…the Ineos Grenadier Station Wagon, a 4×4 vehicle like no other on the market. It’s priced like a luxury SUV, but isn’t very luxurious, instead it’s designed to go further off-road than any potential rival from a Land Rover Defender to a double-cab pick-up.
The Station Wagon version is available in three trim levels and with a choice of two engines; either a 3.0-litre petrol or 3.0-litre diesel, both sourced from BMW.
- Fieldmaster
- Trailmaster
- Black Edition
The Fieldmaster which has a two-speed transfer box, centre locking differential and front and rear skid plates, includes rear parking sensors, wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, off-road navigation, drive modes, 17-inch alloys, heated front leather seats, safari windows, premium sound system and a compass with altimeter.
Trailmaster adds front and rear locking differentials, all-terrain tyres and a 400W power take-off.
Black Edition adds 18-inch alloys, privacy glass, spare wheel locking box, carpet.
Is The Ineos Grenadier Suitable For My Fleet
If your drivers absolutely must get to jobs up mountains or down quarries, then there’s little to touch the Grenadier. However, you’ll have to remember the Grenadier is only being offered as a petrol or diesel which means a maximum 37% BIK rating. So if drivers as picking one as a user-chooser they may also want to couple it with a cash option.
Leasing An Ineos Grenadier
Gateway2lease is offering the Ineos Grenadier in Trailmaster trim for £1,1,48 a month on a 3+36 contract with 10,000 miles a year. Maintenance is forecast at £58 a month, according to Gensen Reports. And Class 1A NIC comes in at £243 a month.
Driving An Ineos Grenadier
The Grenadier should be thought of as very much a commercial vehicle, even though it’s registered as a car. If you’re expecting a rival to the modern-day Land Rover Defender, you’re looking in the wrong place. Instead, this feels like a modern interpretation of the old Defender – basic, tough and engineered with a very specific purpose in mind. In that respect, Ineos has absolutely nailed the brief.
Our time with the Grenadier was limited to road driving, which arguably isn’t its natural habitat. This is a vehicle designed for businesses operating in places where normal SUVs simply wouldn’t cope. If your working day involves climbing muddy tracks, crossing fields or servicing wind turbines on remote hillsides, the Grenadier starts to make a great deal of sense.
On the road, though, there’s no disguising its utilitarian roots. It drives more like a commercial vehicle than a polished premium SUV, and that’s something buyers will need to accept. But there’s also a charm to it that’s hard to ignore. The Grenadier attracts attention everywhere it goes, with people drawn to both its rugged exterior styling and its deliberately functional cabin.
Inside, it feels like an antidote to the increasingly touchscreen-heavy modern car. Physical buttons are everywhere, including on the roof lining. Want to switch on the heated seats? There’s a chunky button for that. Need to adjust the air conditioning? Another proper switch. It’s wonderfully straightforward and refreshingly easy to use while driving.
There is still technology onboard, of course. A central touchscreen handles infotainment duties, including Apple CarPlay, while also doubling up as the driver’s display for speed and vehicle information. Not having a traditional instrument cluster directly in front of the driver feels slightly at odds with the Grenadier’s otherwise back-to-basics approach, though it’s something you quickly adapt to.
You also adapt to the was the car drives on road. The steering doesn’t have much self-centring and is fairly heavy. The only real negative is an intrusion into the pedal area which means your left foot and leg are positioned higher than is ideal when driving.
Acceleration is perfectly acceptable, you don’t want the car to be fast, and there’s a mass of torque or shove that would make towing a doddle.
The brakes too, are wonderfully reassuring which is a plus given the car weighs in at around 2.7 tonnes.
That weight and a lack of any design that favoured a low coefficient of drag means that fuel economy isn’t great. The official figure of 23.1mpg is poor, but at least the real-world figure was a remarkably similar 22.9mpg.
In short, you’ll have to either really need or really want a Grenadier to select one as a company car.
FleetandLeasing.com Verdict On The Ineos Grenadier
A rugged off-roader for those that absolutely must go anywhere.
Ineos Grenadier
- Model: Grenadier Trailmaster Station Wagon 3.0 TD
- Power: 249hp
- Torque: 550Nm
- Max speed: 99mph
- 0-62mph: 9.9s
- Official fuel figure: 23.1mpg
- Test fuel figure: 22.9mpg
- CO2 emissions: 276g/km
- BIK tax band 2026/27: 37%
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