Off-road followers within the U.S. will quickly have a substitute for rugged SUVs such because the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler, Land Rover Defender, and Mercedes-Benz G-Class within the type of the Ineos Grenadier, the primary product from the newly minted automotive arm of British chemical large Ineos.

Ineos Automotive final week introduced U.S. pricing for the Grenadier and confirmed a Could 31 begin date for the reservation course of by way of the corporate’s web site. The primary buyer deliveries listed below are scheduled for late 2023, that means the Grenadier ought to arrive as a 2024 mannequin. Orders shall be finalized with dealerships that Ineos will announce round August.

The Grenadier shall be provided within the U.S. in three grades, with costs set at $71,500 for a base grade and $79,190 for Trialmaster and Fieldmaster grades. Ineos stated the dearer grades are pre-configured to go well with skilled off-roaders within the case of the Trialmaster and extra occasional off-roaders within the case of the Fieldmaster.

The Trialmaster and Fieldmaster names come from the style model Belstaff, which can be owned by the Ineos chemical firm, and is understood for its rugged clothes line, together with water resistant waxed cotton jackets. Within the case of the Trialmaster, Ineos contains options like electronically activated entrance and rear differential locks, a raised air consumption, an auxiliary battery, and BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires. The Fieldmaster has comparable upgrades together with consolation options akin to leather-based trim, carpeted ground mats, and heated entrance seats.

There’s solely the one physique type at current, a five-door SUV, although Ineos is presently testing prototypes for a Grenadier pickup truck and has confirmed plans to begin manufacturing of an electrical 4×4 smaller than the Grenadier in 2026.

The only powertrain for the Grenadier is a 3.0-liter turbo-6. The engine is sourced from BMW and within the Grenadier is hooked to an 8-speed automated and a four-wheel-drive system with a 2-speed switch case. Ultimate specs for the U.S. market shall be introduced at a later date, however in different markets the engine is rated at 281 hp within the Grenadier.

The Grenadier relies on a body-on-frame platform with strong beam axles, Panhard rods entrance and rear, and progressive coil springs. To assist scale back weight, the physique is constituted of a mixture of aluminum, high-strength steels, and even some composites. To assist with the event, Ineos teamed up with Austria’s Magna Steyr, the identical firm that helped Mercedes-Benz develop the G-Class and nonetheless builds the long-lasting SUV to at the present time.

Manufacturing of the Grenadier, which began in mid-2022 for different markets, is dealt with at a former Mercedes plant in Hambach, France.