Putting the Defender on the Defensive

The Ineos Grenadier pairs the Defender’s classic looks with modern grunt.

- Ben Oliver

AUTOMOTIVE PURISTS YEARN for the design and engineering of a simpler, more satisfying era. If a Jaguar E-Type was such a great car, why not just build it again? Of course, modern crash and emissions legislation put an end to that approach long ago, and the imminent bans on petrol-dependent power trains will leave most future releases mechanically unrelated to their forebears. But if there’s one vehicle that gets as close as any contemporary car ever will to the atavistic ideal, it’s the Ineos Grenadier.