Tim_M
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OK, I'll bite
I have a few friends with these. It's a big clumsy off-road vehicle that makes few concessions to road use. So if your idea of fun is a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, a Bronco Raptor, an 80s Toyota FJ62, or a 1990s Defender 110, buy with confidence.
Be sure to read reviews of the 2026 mid-cycle upgraded version of the Grenadier, because quite a few qualitative and quality of life changes were made due to owner feedback.
Prior to the 2026 changes, the primary complaints included non-self-centering steering, minimal steering lock and large turning circles, first-car-ever quality lapses from a new constructor with little experience, and the merely adequate power of the BMW engine.
If you're expecting a G-Wagon or a current-production Land Rover Defender, this isn't your truck. But if your reference point is anything from those first four I mentioned above, game on.
Best Regards,
Tim
OK, I'll bite
I have a few friends with these. It's a big clumsy off-road vehicle that makes few concessions to road use. So if your idea of fun is a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, a Bronco Raptor, an 80s Toyota FJ62, or a 1990s Defender 110, buy with confidence. Be ...
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Those are some good observations. I currently have a Q5e but I’m in a city so only one car and my wife often uses for delivering orchids from her shop so she wants to look at “taller” vehicles. I have an old Tacoma at my cabin which I use to haul a drift ...
In some ways it’s one of the last bad new cars in existence…
And I choose the wording carefully. It is fully fit for purpose for replacing an old school Defender or Land Cruiser and is excellent off road. However no concessions have been made for driving on road as a consequence - it is an old school body on frame....
Tim’s review is spot on. I had a chance to….
… test drive these in Austin during F1 two years ago. Lumbering vehicle. If you are after any sort of refinement, this isn’t the right vehicle. But purely on a functional basis, it serves the purpose.
100% Practical
I owned this for 3 years and my wife and I drove it across Europe, camped in a tent on the roof, hauled logs for our boiler, used it as a bird hide, cooked on the built in table, carried a toilet in the back. It’s a go anywhere do anything vehicle. Great ...