By: Driving.com
By: Driving.com
The INEOS Grenadier It is a model that is based on the old school Land Rover Defender and has serious intentions to be part of the North American market in the future.
It seems that it will only come with a version 3.0 liters of gasoline six-cylinder (BMW origin) and 285 horse power. It will also have an eight-speed automatic ZF transmission and all-wheel drive.
The history of the model is somewhat curious since Jim Ratcliffe, owner of the British company INEOS is a fan of the old Defender.
Once the production of this long-lived product ceased, the businessman wanted to buy the rights and without reaching his committed was born on Grenadier.
a legal dispute in which it was determined that Land Rover did not have the rights exclusive to the design.
That way this SUV came to life with its square shapes, round headlights and solid axles.
The INEOS Grenadier will start its production in Austria and will establish itself in the Old Continent in July next year.
Later his disembarkation in the Es United States for those Defender enthusiasts who could not count on their unit due to the cessation of production.