Ineos has announced a five-seat double cab chassis variant of the Grenadier Quartermaster pick-up, aimed at specialist vehicle converters and commercial body builders worldwide.
Developed in tandem with the Quartermaster pick-up, the Chassis Cab 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.
“In the first year since the Grenadier launched, we have already seen 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,” says George Ratcliffe, Commercial Director, Ineos Automotive.
Sharing the Quartermaster’s 3227mm wheelbase, 305mm longer than the Grenadier Station Wagon, the Chassis Cab 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 3 500kg towing capability.
The Grenadier Quartermaster Chassis Cab will be built in Hambach, France, at the manufacturing facility which 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. 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 which the Chassis Cab variant offers opens up possibilities for even greater versatility, from the basic trayback for agricultural use through to recovery and emergency services and tourism or as an ideal platform for an overlanding camper,” adds Ratcliffe.
The Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster chassis cab is still under evaluation for possible South African introduction.
Credit: Reuben van Niekerk
