Ineos launches Grenadier Quartermaster chassis cab
Ineos Automotive has launched a five-seat double-cab chassis variant of the Grenadier Quartermaster pickup, targeting specialist vehicle converters and commercial body builders worldwide.
It’s developed in tandem with the Quartermaster pickup, replicating its offroad capability and load-carrying versatility while also carrying over the comfort, safety, refinement and technology features.
George Ratcliffe, commercial director, Ineos Automotive, said: “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 4×4.”
The chassis cab shares the Quartermaster’s 3,227mm wheelbase – 305mm longer than the Grenadier Station Wagon – and features an exposed ladder frame behind the passenger cabin.
This gives customers and aftermarket vehicle converters a wide range of body-building options, enhanced by the 3,500kg towing capability.
The Quartermaster chassis cab will be built in Hambach, France, on the same production line as the other Grenadier models, and 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 turbocharged inline six-cylinder petrol or diesel engines, driving all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission from ZF.
Ratcliffe added: “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.”
Prices in the UK will begin at £53,180 RRP excl. VAT.
Grenadier Quartermaster chassis cab
Natalie Middleton
Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.
