It’s safe to say that Ineos makes some pretty cool machines. Born out of a desire to keep the old Land Rover Defender going forever, the Grenadier’s a proper 4×4 in the old-school sense. Think solid front axle, ladder frame, and a two-speed transfer case with a proper mechanical engagement lever. The Quartermaster is more of the same except with a five-foot bed, which adds flexibility but normally presents a tariff-related issue. Maybe new zero-percent financing will cushion that blow.
See, the Grenadier and the Quartermaster are both built in France, and that dramatically changes the tax trajectory of the Quartermaster in America. Since 1964, America has imposed a 25 percent tariff on imported light trucks. Models built in Canada or Mexico have previously largely been tariff-exempt through NAFTA and the succeeding USMCA, but the Quartermaster isn’t exactly a Chevrolet Silverado built in Canada or a Toyota Tacoma assembled in Mexico.
As such, the Quartermaster carries an MSRP of $86,300, some $14,550 more than the Grenadier SUV. However, beyond dealer discounts on aged inventory, another lever’s being pulled to get some sales flowing: zero-percent financing for 60 months on 2025 and 2026 Quartermasters.
That’s a reasonably long term for such heavily subvented financing, but it’s done in place of cash incentives like up to $4,000 in conquest cash. Given how Ineos uses Santander as a financing partner instead of having an in-house captive financing wing, swapping a rebate out for really cheap financing still makes a lot of sense on a balance sheet. Oh, and because this is a factory incentive, you can still theoretically combine it with dealer discounts to reach a deal under MSRP.
For instance, here’s a brand new 2025 Ineos Quartermaster in Florida, already marked down to $78,048 including dealer fees. Combine that with zero-percent financing for up to five years, and the end result is a theoretical payment much closer to that of a well-equipped Jeep Gladiator or Toyota Tacoma. It’s still not quite that cheap, but it is easier to justify than it was before. More importantly, it’s within spitting distance of the payment on a new Grenadier SUV over the same terms, another textbook example of why it’s worth checking interest rates before signing on the dotted line. A 2026 Grenadier currently offers a 4.99 percent rate for 60 months, and while that’s fair, the interest can easily catch the total cost up to what a leftover Quartermaster goes for—somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,250 a month for five years with a $3,500 down payment.
Don’t expect even the huge on-paper price delta between the Grenadier and Quartermaster to concretely exist forever, of course. In other markets such as Canada, the SUV and pickup truck are priced identically, and Ineos did say last year that it was scouting a plant in America. If an American production facility’s built or bought and a production shift occurs, there’s a very real possibility of Quartermaster prices dropping.
For now though, if you love the idea of a rugged body-on-frame off-roader with silky-smooth BMW straight-six power, a trusty ZF eight-speed automatic transmission, and a bed, now’s the time to go for an Ineos Quartermaster. More refined than a Gladiator but more rugged than basically any other midsize truck, it really stands alone as its own thing.
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I’m starting to wonder how much longer this brand will be around. I think everyone who wants one bought one and at this point they’re producing way more trucks than they have demand for. The tariff situation definitely didn’t help.
There’s a small dealer store located near me.Well, it looks like a small dealer, but in reality it is part of a multi-brand dealership “family” all located in the same general area.
For some period of time, it was operating as a standalone Alfa-Romeo dealership. As Alfa sells less than 20k cars per year nationwide, I guess the owner of this lot pulled the plug on their Alfa store, and replaced it with an INEOS store. Every time I drive by it, the tiny lot is crammed to the gills with the same 30-40 INEOS vehicles. I don’t think the brand is doing well in general.
This brand only makes sense to own if you’re a group with an empty (or under-utilized) building. There isn’t much of a business case to it as your only franchise.
I thought about buying one of these but decided against it. I have not read good things about build quality or reliability.
Recently my brother, who is not a car guy at all, pointed at an Ineos and asked me what it is. I told him it was supposed to be a modern, updated version of the old Land Rovers. I mentioned the reliability concerns with the Ineos and he replied:
“So it’s just like the old Land Rover, then?”
Authenticity is not always a good thing.
I do not get nor understand this brand. It looks like something Tata motors should sue the pants off of because they look like a Land Rover. The only people I see with these things are richy-rich hoity toity people playing cosplay with these things.
Jim Ratcliffe/INEOS have a similar political smell as Elon. Not sure if there’s any knock-on effect on sales in Europe.
It’s not just the political smell, it’s the inability to see something through. Sir Jim thought he could just splash cash and all the folks who said “they can’t kill the defender!!1!!!” would be lining up. But a broken promise about UK manufacturing, delays, and a bit too premium of pricing means this is another thing Sir Jim is looking to pull money out of… just like the cycling team, the America’s cup team, Man U, etc… who wants to buy in when the owner wants to cash out and chase other things?