Model Year 2026 (MY26) – Confirmed & Speculated Changes

[Random-Grenadier]

Doesn’t make sense that this would be coming out as a “Utility Wagon” edition instead of the “Station Wagon”

 

[Krabby]

Doesn’t make sense that this would be coming out as a “Utility Wagon” edition instead of the “Station Wagon”

Could that just be odd nomenclature? The advert says it's based on FM trim so it must not be the two-seat "utility" spec (which we can't even get in NA).

 

[landmannnn]

I had to google "Vertical Towing Interface".

 

[Krabby]

Is it just the hitch with European-style ball?

 

[mcdoogs]

I don’t have any issues with my Grenadier, let alone egregious issues… Of the 11,500 Grenadiers on the road in North America, how many of them actually have egregious issues?

At least 3 of us on the forum have had transfer case cable issues: post

My transfer case cable broke at the high-low lever and I havent even had a chance to really take it offroad and only put it in low range a handful of times. Seems an egregious issue to me. Drive shaft issues, hvac issues, safari window leaks from factory, awful tpms implementation, brake controller implementation requiring inconvenient workaround, shrieking steering pump. Those are all just off the top of my head, this car is pretty far from bulletproof and could use a significant refresh.

Between my wife and I we’ve driven 80k miles in new defenders and i’ve had more major issues in my 8.5k miles on my Grenadier. I like the Grenadier (although my trust in it has been damaged) but it definitely needs model year refreshes every year.

 

[CRH]

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Why don't they just call it the 'drug dealer edition '

 

[landmannnn]

Is it just the hitch with European-style ball?

I think it is referring to the receiver hitch. I understood the Towing Interface words, but seeing as I normally tow things horizontally I couldn't work out the Vertical bit.

 

[HereinDaRockies]

I saw the arcane works in person. It was underwhelming af. Literally just a sprinkle of silver paint.
They need to make it look like a this:

 

[255/85]

Why don't they just call it the 'drug dealer edition '

They'd need to add a mirror to the passenger sun visor. Removeable of course.

 

[Krabby]

They'd need to add a mirror to the passenger sun visor. Removeable of course.

It's funny you say that - no mirror was a SJR mandate - I wonder how he feels about this kind of stuff. The purist in him must hate all of it but the banker in him has to realize this shit will keep his automotive dreams viable.

 

[Tazzieman]

Why don't they just call it the 'drug dealer edition '

You could pack 3 months of Tesco's groceries in the back. Nobody would suspect you had a "tactical chalk" bag under the front seat