INEOS Grenadier
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Highlander
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@T-Willy
I missed that part. That sound even more appealing. They have though about hardware and software as well.
Everything is meant for big hands and gloves.
I personally think that the very final product will be somewhat different, more evolved than we saw in the video.
I missed that part. That sound even more appealing. They have though about hardware and software as well.
Everything is meant for big hands and gloves.
I personally think that the very final product will be somewhat different, more evolved than we saw in the video.
roving1
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You must have lead a pretty sheltered life if this is your idea of vomit inducing. Also never get inside any GM vehicle made in the 90's or 00's...I don't think you would physically be able to survive the experience l
i think it's quite a mistake to not have speedometer, tach, gas gauge and engine temps in front of the wheel. where's it going to be displayed? on the screen...where it's used for navigation, maps and music?? poor decision.
i also think the buttons are too spread out...to a fault imo. otherwise, i really like the limited info i see.
roving1
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They have purposely not shown the gauges yet. They are going to be in the normal location on the screen behind the wheel.
Yeah, it's hard to believe that they would deviate from the tried-and-true on that front. And I'm wanting to see more on the glass hatches over the front seats.
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4x4tripping
Adventurer
It looks like Greg Kable from Autocar in the UK has got behind the wheel of one on the test track:
Ineos Grenadier review | Autocar
Is this spiritual successor to the original Defender a vanity project or the real deal?www.autocar.co.uk
It looks like it flex pretty poor, compared to a AHC equipped landcruiser 200 / lx570.. With my rig all 4 wheels would be still on the ground - at the example above.
If we watch those videos who shows different rigs on the same conditions, we see why the difflocks are optional on some landcruisers and Lexus lx570.
Mine is tripple locked (arb) - but very very often, the cruiser was able just to drive through relaxed. With that flex showed above - you have to optain the optional lockers.
True, or is it the perspective who is misleading? It match with my experience of front tyre replacing - you have to lift it endless - if you forget to setup ahc the right way in front.
trippin
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Highlander
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roving1
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It looks like it flex pretty poor, compared to a AHC equipped landcruiser 200 / lx570.. With my rig all 4 wheels would be still on the ground - at the example above.
If we watch those videos who shows different rigs on the same conditions, we see why the difflocks are optional on some landcruisers and Lexus lx570.
Mine is tripple locked (arb) - but very very often, the cruiser was able just to drive through relaxed. With that flex showed above - you have to optain the optional lockers.
True, or is it the perspective who is misleading? It match with my experience of front tyre replacing - you have to lift it endless - if you forget to setup ahc the right way in front.
trippin
The flex empty to me is not as important as how it would behave with 1000kg in it so it's an incomplete data set as far as I can tell. Fexy soft suspension is great for comfort and casual use but garbage for weight carrying. Have to wait and see.
The only thing that bothers me so far is how far the cooling package sticks down and how relatively low the skidplate has to be because of it. It's not totally awful but it is giving a solid axle vehicle the effective clearance of IFS which is a bit of a bummer with so few solid axle front vehicles running around. I wish they would have reworked that cooling a bit different but they might be saving bucks by using the off the shelf BMW stuff.
Highlander
The Strong, Silent Type
My understanding is that this car is a German engineered. The Germans never were into flexing axles. The G wagon is a perfect example of it.
Maybe the same mode of thinking / design went in this car too? The G wagon and the Grendier do share the same design office.
Maybe the same mode of thinking / design went in this car too? The G wagon and the Grendier do share the same design office.
Highlander
The Strong, Silent Type
Andrew is on it.
TLC300 vs Grenadier.
TLC300 vs Grenadier.
I do understand his passion for the split horizontal tailgate. Having had one on my 100 and now 200 LC, I can't imagine not having one. I love being able to root in the back in the rain, and not get wet. I love having an instant work surface; hell, half the time I'm working outside, I choose the tailgate of the LC over going into the garage workbench. It's that good. And I would have loved to see that on the Grenadier.