Green lane Grenadier goes its own way

Station Wagon is more than a mere successor to the Land Rover Defender, writes Julie Marshall

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There has been so much hype surrounding the launch of the Ineos Grenadier and its claim to be the successor of the much lamented 'old-style' Land Rover Defender that I was prepared to be disappointed.

Not so. I was instantlyimpressed by everything about it, bar the steering-more on that later.

We had a Station Wagon for a week of on and off-road driving. The latter taking place over a full day of greenlaning in the spectacular Yorkshire Dales.

It was a chance to see what the Grenadier could really do.

It proved to be a proper off-roader. Yes, it features a plethora of electrical trickery and a touchscreen to access most of its functions, but it also includes physical buttons.