It's perfect just the way it is.Yes it's about as aerodynamic as the factory it was built in.
But if they improved the aerodynamic properties it would end up looking like the new Defender!
It's perfect just the way it is.Yes it's about as aerodynamic as the factory it was built in.
But if they improved the aerodynamic properties it would end up looking like the new Defender!
Hi @Flewks I don't have a roof rack on my Grenadier, but I drove a Grenadier with the Rhino at my dealer and had exactly the same experience. The wind noise level was very loud. I then drove the Grenadier with the LeTech roof rack. You can't hear it at all. This is probably because LeTech tested the rack in the wind tunnel and closed the gap between the roof and the roof rack. I have taken a photo of it. Maybe you can do something similar by yourself.
It’s perfectly suitable to drive it with a speed of 160 km/h (100 miles/h)Just test drove a Grenadier and was very impressed by the solidity. Big surprise was noise above 65 MPH. I expected a lot of road noise, but it seemed like the engine (in 8th gear) was the loud part. Didn't have the presence of mind to check RPMs.
Has anyone driven a Grenadier faster ? I drive across Nevada on I-80 a couple times a year where posted speed limit is 80MPH and typical speeds are 85 to 90 MPH. It's possible the Grenadier is not suited for this task, but curious if anyone has direct experience.
Sorry to stick with SAE units! My guess is 800 miles @ 14 MPG => 57 gallons. Gas is priced a bit over $4/gallon through Nevada so call it $250 each way. Airfare would be $500 per person and would be hard to carry all the stuff and the dog. It's America and there hasn't been a passenger train to my endpoint since the 1960s.It’s perfectly suitable to drive it with a speed of 160 km/h (100 miles/h)
But even the diesel will empty its tank within good 3 hours then.
So the drinking habit is by far more annoying than the sound.
I have no issues w/road noise at all either. I’ve driven over 7000 miles in the last 2+ months.Interior noise level is a concern of mine. I often drive Los Angeles to Park City Utah which is about 9 1/2 hours but we also do road trips including off road through southern Utah. It was very comfortable in my full size Range Rover and very uncomfortable in my 2022 Bronco although the Bronco is much better off road.
I have now spent a full weekend taking the entire interior out of the Bronco and installing two layers of sound deadening. This dramatically dropped the the interior noise level. It's now at 70 db at 75 mph. Most of that is wind noise. Has anyone tried installing sound deadening? I saw a video of a Gren with the interior out and didn't see any sort of sound deadening on the vast expanse of metal panels.
This is about mid way through the deadening install... what a complete PIA.
Has anyone tried installing sound deadening?