It will cost us 100,000 euros, but Mossos d’Esquadra will soon introduce the most powerful extreme SUV to date.

A few days ago, we told you about the purchase of 60 units of SsangYong Musso Sports by the Military Emergency Management Unit for its work providing assistance to civilians in case of emergencies such as natural disasters. On this occasion, we will talk to you about buying another SUV as an emergency operator – or police, whatever you want to call it. Are Catalan Mossos d’Escadre and they will soon be fielding an Ineos Grenadier unit designed to patrol the countryside.

The Mossos d’Esquadra are the equivalent of the Civil Guard in Catalonia, with responsibilities for ensuring citizen safety and road traffic, among other things. The Ineos Grenadier unit will be tasked with patrolling and surveillance in rural areas. Catalonia is very large and has vast rural areas, usually widely dispersed. The Ineos Grenadier model was chosen, according to the brand, for its excellent performance. combination of on-road and off-road performance

. However, it is its off-road capabilities that set it apart from its competitors.

The Ineos Grenadier was designed and manufactured by Magna Steyr in Austria. Incidentally, Magna Steyr also produces the Mercedes G-Class.

This is a top-level all-terrain vehicle, built on a very strong chassis of side members and cross members. It has ttriple mechanical differential lockreducing and two powerful inline six-cylinder mechanics and the origins of BMW: The gasoline engine develops 286 hp, the diesel engine develops 249 hp. Both engines are mated to an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission. Ineos is capable of wading 800 mm deep. Ground clearance 264 mm

They add an attack angle of 35.5°, a ventral angle of 28.2°, and an escape angle of 36.1°.

The Grenadier joins 62 other vehicles recently acquired by Mossos and is one of the most expensive vehicles used for patrol duty. The unit that the Mosso acquired, in addition to its characteristic blue and white coloring, Equipped with a winch and an additional hitch at the rear.. It does not have strobe lights, but does have a forward camera capable of sending images to Mossos’ forward command center as well as communications equipment. The installation purchased by the Catalan agency is equipped with a 249 hp diesel engine.

So far they have only purchased one unit, costing around 100,000 euros.

Market price of this device from 93,390 euros for a regular Grenadier five doors. This is the first device Ineos has sold directly to a government agency. According to Ineos’ commercial director: “These are the first Grenadiers delivered to a Spanish emergency services operator directly from our plant in Hambach, France. We are proud that Grenadier has been chosen to support the Mossos d’Esquadra, who need a car they can truly rely on in any situation.

“This demonstrates how versatile Grenadier is for a wide range of professional services operators in the most demanding sectors.”

Photos of Ineos Grenadier