Off-road challenger brand Ineos Automotive is considering on a high-performance version of its Grenadier SUV to rival the Mercedes-AMG G63.
Despite not yet confirmed production of the brawnier, even more capable variant of hardcore, French-built Grenadier 44 has strong support from key Ineos stakeholders including local boss Justin Hocevar.
He told childcareman.xyz ‘We’d like to see something like that comes here.’ Mr Hocevar said at the launch of the MY26 Grenadier range.
A lot of talking in the background about all kinds and a bit, I’m sure you saw some that stuff going on when we went to Goodwood and showed off the V8 prototype car which had been developed.
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There is a lot of enthusiasm for it, both within the company, in our dealer networks, distributors around the world and customers alike.
No one is confirmed at this stage, unfortunately,’ . I believe that’s a ‘watch this space’, but as we get older and have some of the basics right, chances are there more special projects getting run. Paraphrast.
As Mr Hocevar mentioned, Ineos has previously teased a hot Grenadier in the form of the V8 Prototype, which was displayed at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The Station Wagon-based prototype traded its 3 metre (100m) version of the , which was built as a one-off by an team of engineering apprentices from Magna, the company that manufactures the Grenadier for Ineos Automotive in France. 0-litre inline six-cylinder BMW engine for 6. General Motor’s 2-litre V8, General Motors .
The result? A 117kW/175Nm increase in outputs over the standard 210kW/450NM turbo-petrol six. Nevertheless, fitment of the LS-series V8 required the Grenadier’s engine mounts, electronics, water and oil cooling, exhaust manifold and rear silencer, transmission bearings (including heat shields and centre console) to be re-engineered.
Mr Hocevar, who says he believes any future go-fast flagship is more likely to keep a BMW straight six (albeit with some fettling) as it has been so much investment needed to introduce those changes on ‘big scale’.
For context, the Grenadier is available with a choice of two engines – the twin-turbo diesel ‘B57’ and turbo-petrol ‘B58’ – the latter of which has also powered performance cars including the A90 Toyota Supra and BMW Z4.
I personally think the shortest way we can go to explore would be working with what we have now,’ Mr Hocevar said.
The B57 and B58 engines are yet to be reengineered.’ We already know there is a lot of potential that has been found in our version, which we haven’t done any further. In some of their cars, obviously BMW and Toyota have higher output versions; we’ve seen a few solutions tested in the aftermarket already.
“So, I think that that’s the best way to go.”
A 320kW, 570Nm production model is the most powerful production B58-powered version of the Toyota Supra Final Edition which produces an estimated 370kW and a total of 540NM. Yet the turbo-petrol six of BMW has been highly regarded as an instrument for tuning, with simple bolt-on modifications lifting outputs to around 450kW (advanced by some experts).
By comparison, the current Mercedes-AMG G63 boasts 430kW and 850Nm from its 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 (with mild-hybrid assistance), while the sold-out Land Rover Defender OCTA slams down 467kW and 750Nm from its BMW-sourced 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8.
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