Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Automotive has unveiled its second model – the double-cab pick-up Grenadier Quartermaster – and given a glimpse into its greener hydrogen fuel-cell future.
Alongside the new Quartermaster, the company also revealed a prototype zero-emissions 4×4 Grenadier that uses hydrogen gas to generate electric power.
It also confirmed that a smaller battery-electric SUV – about the size of a Toyota RAV4 – will be launched in 2026.
Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Automotive has unveiled its second model – the double-cab pick-up Grenadier Quartermaster
Order books for the new five-seater Grenadier Quartermaster, priced from £66,215, opened today as the new pick-up made its global debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, where the fuel-cell 4×4 was also shown for the first time.
The new Quartermaster will also make an appearance on the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed hill-climb.
The Quartermaster is 545mm longer than its original Station Wagon stablemate, with the wheelbase 305mm longer, giving it greater load-lugging versatility. It also has 264mm of ground clearance and 800mm wading depth.
The standard Quartermaster costs from £66,215, with higher spec Trialmaster and Fieldmaster versions from £73,715.
Buyers have a choice of two BMW 3.0 litre turbo-charged ‘straight-six’ cylinder engines – petrol or diesel – for the same price. These are linked to an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission.
There is also a long list of bespoke extras to bump up the price further, including: a load bay canvas cover (£1,829); a roller tonneau cover (£2,268); removable rear winch (£2,520); and a roof rack (£1,417).
The standard Quartermaster costs from £66,215, with higher spec Trialmaster and Fieldmaster versions from £73,715
The new model’s price compares to £55,030 for the two-seater Grenadier Utility Wagon; £58,030 for the standard five-seater Station Wagon; and £69,240 for the range-topping five-seater Trialmaster and Fieldmaster editions.
The new Quartermaster double cab pick-up was developed and built alongside the Grenadier Station Wagon and, Ineos says, combines its qualities with greater load-lugging versatility, uncompromising off-road capability, and dependability,
The Land Rover Defender rival also offers world class off-road ability, and wading depth approach, breakover and departure angles unrivalled by any other series production pick-up.
Of particular interest to commercial buyers in business and agriculture, its longer wheelbase gives it a load bay that easily carries a standard Euro pallet.
Ineos Automotive said: ‘While the Grenadier Quartermaster shares most of its architecture and components with the Station Wagon, its strong and rigid box-section ladder frame chassis is 305mm longer.
‘This results in a large and versatile load bay, 1,564mm long and 1,619mm wide, that is large enough to carry a standard 1,200mm x 800mm Euro pallet with ease.’
Ineos Automotive chief executive Lynn Calder said: ‘I think it is a great looking car, it is truly rugged and unbeatable off-road.’
The company also revealed a prototype zero-emissions 4×4 Grenadier that uses hydrogen gas to generate electric power
Grenadier’s electric hydrogen fuel-cell 4×4
The Grenadier Hydrogen Fuel Cell (FCEV) Technology Demonstrator shows how well-suited the zero emissions technology is for a future long-range 4X4 off-roader, says Ineos.
The zero-emission hydrogen Grenadier Demonstrator 4X4 uses the BMW Group’s latest hydrogen fuel cell powertrain, considered to be the most advanced and powerful in the automotive sector.
It uses hydrogen gas to react with oxygen from the air in a chemical reaction that takes place at the surface of the fuel cell’s inner membrane, generating electric power to drive the vehicle’s electric motors.
The only other bi-product from the exhaust is water vapour as two hydrogen (H) atoms combine with and one oxygen (O) atom to form H2O – the chemical name for water. For those who remember school chemistry lessons, the reaction is a form of reverse electrolysis.
The hydrogen Grenadier Demonstrator is identical to the existing standard Grenadier apart from a bonnet power bulge to accommodate the additional height of the fuel cell, although Ineos says this would not be present in a production model.
Developed in partnership with Austrian engineering consultancy AVL, the hydrogen Grenadier Demonstrator has undergone rigorous testing to ensure there has been no compromise to its on- and off-road capabilities or towing capacities.
It has already conquered trails in the Austrian mountains and on a variety of offroad challenges around the city of Graz.
Lynn Calder, CEO of Ineos Automotive said the company was also preparing to launch a new all-electric smaller SUV due in 2026.
But while such battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are perfect for certain uses, shorter trips- including most private car journeys and urban deliveries – hydrogen fuel cell cars are more suited for larger vehicles for longer trips, heavy duty use where battery weight impacts too much on payload and where long range between stops is necessary.
Her company had a ready source of the hydrogen fuel, she added: ‘Ineos produces 400,000 tonnes of hydrogen per annum and is committed to hydrogen as a key fuel of the future.
‘The hydrogen powered Grenadier Demonstrator is an extraordinary vehicle, capable of doing everything a conventionally powered Grenadier can do but with zero emissions.
‘Now we need the UK Government to provide the infrastructure to support the growth of the hydrogen economy as part of its move to a zero emissions future.’
Both the Grenadier Quartermaster and Grenadier fuel cell Demonstrator will be showcased in Goodwood’s First Glance Paddock and will be driven up the hill-climb route on each of the four days of the Festival of Speed.
Adventurous visitors to Goodwood will also be able to get behind the wheel of the Grenadier Station Wagon on a challenging off-road course at the Goodwood Halnaker Chalkpit, neighbouring the main event site.
Hundreds of slots are available throughout the four days of the Festival for those wanting to put the 4X4 through its paces.
