Ineos has used the Goodwood Festival of Speed as its stage to unveil a range of unique Grenadiers , ranging from a V8-powered version of its off-roader, a shorter-wheelbase variant and even a 4×4 designed for safari expeditions. Earlier this month, Ineos teased that it would launch its Arcane Works customisation division at Goodwood, which was expected to be the platform for a range of modified Grenadiers. Despite the large reveal, just one Arcane Works Grenadier has been unveiled, featuring a tweaked grille and silver trim highlights, though no further details about the vehicle have been announced.
However, the showstopper of the bunch is the Grenadier V8 Prototype, which Ineos claims is just a one off – but that can’t stop us dreaming of a production version. Built by a team of engineering apprentices from Magna, the firm which builds the Grenadier for Ineos in France, the Station Wagon-based prototype swaps its 3.0-litre six-cylinder BMW engine for a 6.
2-litre V8 from General Motors. The LS-series V8 produces 317kW and 625Nm – 117kW/175Nm more than the BMW petrol engine manages – and required the Grenadier’s engine mounts, engine electrics and electronics, water and oil cooling, exhaust manifold and rear silencer, transmission bearings, heat shields and centre console to be re-engineered. For now the Ineos Grenadier remains solely available with a choice of BMW petrol and diesel powerplants.
Next up in the list of one-offs is the ‘Shortermaster’, a Quarterma.
