FACTFILE
Engine
2993cc turbodiesel ‘six’; 245bhp @ 3250rpm; 406lb ft @ 1250rpm
Transmission
eightspeed automatic, 4WD
0-62mph
9.9 secs
Top speed
99mph
Mpg
23-27 Price £69,000
Let’s tackle the elephant in the room first: yes, it looks quite a bit like a Defender – enough that when it drives towards you, from a distance you’ll think it is one. But the Grenadier isn’t a straight copy of the Land Rover that went off sale in 2016; it’s a modernised interpretation of that car, compared to the more luxurious direction the Solihull legend went in, and it strikes us as the ultimate adventure vehicle.