Ineos launches a specialist Quartermaster ute

Grenadier goodness for vehicle converters

Hot on the heels of the Grenadier SUV, Ineos Automotive has launched a fiveseat double cab-chassis variant of the Grenadier Quartermaster pick-up, aimed at specialist vehicle converters and commercial body builders worldwide.

Developed alongside the Quartermaster pick-up, the cab-chassis version is also built on the longer Grenadier ute chassis. The company says it is engineered to deliver a class-leading combination of off-road capability and load-carrying versatility, with the comfort, safety, refinement and features that today’s drivers expect.

George Ratcliffe, Commercial Director, says in the first year since the Grenadier launched Ineos has already completed a number of specialist conversions, particularly with emergency services such as fire, police and inshore rescue.

“So launching the Quartermaster Chassis Cab is a natural step that takes our off-road expertise into many commercial areas that need a class leading 4X4.”

Sharing the Quartermaster’s 3,227mm wheelbase – 305mm longer than the Grenadier Station Wagon – the new version features an exposed ladder frame behind the passenger cabin, giving customers and aftermarket vehicle converters a wide range of body-building options that are enhanced by the vehicle’s 3,500kg towing capability.

The Grenadier Quartermaster Chassis Cab is built in Hambach, France, at the manufacturing facility Ineos Automotive acquired from Mercedes-Benz in January 2021. Built on the same production line as the other Grenadier models, the Chassis Cab shares its five-seat double cab, full box-section ladder frame chassis, heavy-duty solid beam axles, two-speed transfer case, and up to three locking differentials with the Quartermaster.

As in other versions, power comes from a choice of BMW 3.0-litre turbo-charged inline six-cylinder petrol or diesel engines, driving all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission from ZF.

“The Grenadier’s body-on-frame construction already provides huge versatility for customisation, and we know from customer configurations that our vehicles are being used equally between commercial and leisure users. The ‘blank canvas’ Chassis Cab variant allows even greater versatility, from the basic trayback for agricultural use through recovery and emergency services to tourism, presenting an ideal platform for an overlanding camper.” adds Ratcliffe.

Prices for New Zealand start at NZD $118,000.