Kahn Design’s Chelsea Truck Firm has made fairly the identify for itself with its wild takes on the unique Defender. How wild? At one level the British outfit was churning out six-wheeled Defender pickups packing 500-hp V-8s.
The unique Defender is now not in manufacturing however there’s an organization by the identify of Ineos providing a really related car, the Grenadier, and Chelsea Truck has began providing upgrades for it.
Chelsea Truck Firm Sequence II Expedition primarily based on the Ineos Grenadier
Chelsea Truck’s newest tackle the Grenadier is an extra-rugged model generally known as the Sequence II Expedition. It takes inspiration from the corporate’s wide-body Defenders, and provides particulars like 40-millimeter prolonged wheel arches made out of carbon fiber, widened fenders, a 30-mm suspension carry package, electrical aspect steps, and 20-inch wheels wrapped in 37-inch all-terrain tires.
There are additionally design particulars like a textured matte black end for most of the add-on components, in addition to the hood and roof, plus crosshairs for the lights and exhaust ideas. A roof-mounted rear wing full the checklist of exterior modifications.
Chelsea Truck Firm Sequence II Expedition primarily based on the Ineos Grenadier
For the inside, Chelsea Truck has changed the usual trim with crimson leather-based.
No change has been made to the powertrain. Relying available on the market, the Grenadier could be ordered with fuel or diesel turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 engines sourced from BMW. Solely the fuel engine is obtainable within the U.S., the place it’s rated at 282 hp.
Chelsea Truck Firm Sequence II Expedition primarily based on the Ineos Grenadier
Chelsea Truck’s Sequence II Expedition is offered for 94,000 British kilos (roughly $121,700). Most of the components can be ordered individually.
Ineos itself is making ready a spread of upgrades for its automobiles, which the corporate plans to supply through its just lately established Arcane Works personalization division. Arcane Works occasionally will even provide limited-edition fashions, beginning with the Grenadier Detour restricted to simply 200 items worldwide.
