These cars are cool, and in all the videos I’ve seen the reviewers point to oversized hardware, frames, axels, etc which is great to see. There are clever options like factory lockers, winch, safari windows, the rear door design and the like that makes me feel as though Ineos really attempted to understand their target demographic.
I love that someone is building something like this, and that the “offroading/overlanding” market that seems to have blown up in the last five years may be contributing to new vehicles like this.
That being said I’m not a buyer, yet. I don’t see how it would work for my use case as well as a Landcruiser. I have driven across the US and back on multiple trips, down the East coast, out to CO (from MA) to participate in LCDC, and the like… a new, largely unproven platform with next to no dealer support and a reasonable number of early model gremlins is about the last thing I want to take on a trip like the ones that I do.
There are two local gentlemen that I’ve spoken to thet own these, both own LC/LR SUVs as well. Both vehicles are suffering from electrical issues —one has/had no heat throughout the New England winter and the other one won’t start reliably. The oversized frame and factory winch are not enough to make up for a freezing cold car that won’t start. Just my opinion of course.