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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3996   
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They've put a new update out.
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2nd Jun 2020 9:31pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5765  
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Observations:
1. Can you only work for Ineos if you live in a laboratory-white house? 2. I like how often they say 'Grenadier'. Phwoar.  Monsieur Le Grenadier
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2nd Jun 2020 9:47pm |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3996
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Have you negotiated royalties? 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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2nd Jun 2020 9:51pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5765
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Actually I haven’t, although the Regimental Adjutant might have something to say about it if I did. Test driver position would do me. Monsieur Le Grenadier
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3rd Jun 2020 10:03am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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One bloke paying the bills ~ cuts through all the internal politics and committees...
Although, what happened to Dyson is a cautionary tale. |
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3rd Jun 2020 6:05pm |
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| DSC-off Member Since: 16 Oct 2014 Location: North East Posts: 1350 
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And there are punches aimed squarely at JLR in every video too.  |
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3rd Jun 2020 6:15pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Absolutely, but then they are an easy target; and if it's true they refused to sell redundant production equipment to INEOS then there's probably a score to be settled.
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3rd Jun 2020 7:18pm |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3996
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I just hope there is a big enough market for it to succeed. I was musing on what the price might be. It looks to me like it will be a direct rival to the 70 series Land Cruiser, but with substantially more sophisticated suspension and transmission. The 5 door wagon 70 series starts at about AU$70,000 (£38,000). I’m not sure what taxes that includes, but you’d imagine Toyota’s production and development will be as efficient as anywhere.
Given the above I think it will nothing short of a miracle if Grenadier can live up to the hype and come in under £45,000. Maybe Jim is prepared to make a loss to get the brand established, 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS |
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3rd Jun 2020 7:32pm |
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| tango90 Member Since: 26 Apr 2020 Location: Kildare Posts: 33 
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I hope it wipes the floor with the new pretender and gives McGovern a good kick in the nuts (if he has any).
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4th Jun 2020 4:38pm |
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| RDR Member Since: 27 Apr 2018 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 567
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Really hope they make a success of this it will come down to size of market and i suspect there will be very little profit in it to start with. It certainly looks like it would fill some of the gap left from land rovers shift in direction.
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4th Jun 2020 5:06pm |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2495 
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It was interesting to note that the CEO of Ineos Automotive said that we should see some photographs in the next few weeks. Let's hope he keeps his word. We've seen the chassis and suspension so would be nice to see some bodywork dropped on top of it. Defender 90XS SW
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4th Jun 2020 6:23pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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From the video :
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/bus...r-18375374 |
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7th Jun 2020 8:18am |
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| lohr500 Member Since: 14 Sep 2014 Location: Skipton Posts: 1283 
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In that Coventry Telegraph article, I think their "glimpse" of the Grenadier, is nothing more than a "glimpse" of the good old Lada Niva!!
Could well be the case that the Grenadier team played with a Niva as part of their evaluation of different 4x4s. I'm not ashamed to say we had one for a while and it was very good at what it did for the money. |
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7th Jun 2020 10:00am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Not seeing a Lada Niva in that photo? is that what you are saying it is?
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7th Jun 2020 11:26am |
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