INEOS GRENADIER REVIEW FEATURE
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Firstly, I tried to find a random trailer to tow test the Grenadier, I swear. The problem was the event staff outnumbered the press at the global launch of the hot-topic SUV, so try as I might, no mischievous plan got me what we really need to know – how does it tow? So, call this a vehicle review, not a tow test. But bear with me, as the specs alone should have those of us looking to lug a heavy trailer around Australia interested.
Before I jump to the somewhat boring bits, know that I had a decent time behind the wheel and with key engineering staff behind the ground-up new SUV. You can learn more about how it drove later on, but first the tow specs.
THE KEY SPECS
Like most modern large SUVs, 4WD utes and ute-based SUVs, the Grenadier has a maximum braked tow capacity of 3500kg and with a high Gross Combined Mass (GCM), Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) and passable, if a bit portly, kerb weight the Grenadier can actually tow as its max capacity, legally, and with some payload on board.
The INEOS Grenadier stands almost at the top of the mountain of heavy haulers with its 7000kg GCM. The top spots go to the US trucks with their commercial-rated (NB1) combined capacities, but for the more recreational-focussed vehicles the Grenadier trumps the perineal crowd favourite, the LandCruiser 300 Series whose GCM is only 6750kg. The only SUV I'd consider that matches the
