Filed under: New York Auto Show, SUVs
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8
Let's just put it out there from the start, there is absolutely no reason for the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8. None. OK
maybe the fact that Jeep is claiming it will hit 60 mph in under five seconds is reason enough. Under five seconds!!!!!
What is that? When was the last time a Jeep got a high performance trim? The GC already has an optional Hemi V-8. Does
it need 415 horsepower from the same powerplant as the Charger SRT-8? Well no. But there's something to be said for a
Grand Cherokee that can outrun a Porsche Cayenne Turbo.
The dress up bits look sharp enough and the combined tailpipes are a nice touch. But I dont see Jeep owners all that interested in this kind of variant. Give them some mountain climbing crap, white water rafting gear etc. But why would you want a street machine in your Grand Cherokee when you could get a Magnum SRT-8? Also, am I the only one not loving the front treatment? And to piss everyone off I just realized the Charger embargo is tomorrow at 12:01 a.m. My bad. To make it up to you all, here are the rest of the SRT-8 images.
For the number nuts: 0-100-0 mph in the low 19-second range, and 60-0 mph braking distance of approximately 125
feet.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Mike 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
OK so this is a jeep...and jeeps are supposed to tow things...yet with a center mount exhaust how can you tow something?
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David Thomas 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
f-ing hilarious mike!
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KIVERS 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
Don't see any easy way to tow with it, but why would you want to? Would be like going to get a load of bark mulch with a RAM-SRT10, it's just not what the car was intended to be. If you want to tow your boat, get the regular hemi in the jeep, but if you want to show your friends a jeep will suck gas like the exxon valdez than get the SRT8 jeep.
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dmaestro3 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
rims are hot..
is this going to be in production?
anywhere to get high res images?
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Tim 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
well, i read something about the reason for the ford lightning doing so well, and thus a reason for the sport trac adrenaline: the ability to move and move things (fast)... though i dont think many people driving those models, or this srt8 will tow more than a keg, or two
btw, the mike above, is my roomate... im not sure why
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David Thomas 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
I think this night's comments are some of the funniest we've ever gotten. or maybe I'm just loopy from editing hundreds of images while listening to the new QOTSA album
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David Thomas 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
and yes all these are production
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David Thomas 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
UF folks tim?
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Mike (different mike from above) 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
You know, after looking at that Monstrocity Jeep Commander thing, this SRT-8 actually looks pretty good.... almost. Why does Jeep seem to be the only DC company not moving in the right direction?
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Mike (different mike from above) 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
You know, after looking at that Monstrocity Jeep Commander thing, this SRT-8 actually looks pretty good.... almost. Why does Jeep seem to be the only DC company not moving in the right direction?
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Mike (different mike from above) 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
You know, after looking at that Monstrocity Jeep Commander thing, this SRT-8 actually looks pretty good.... almost. Why does Jeep seem to be the only DC company not moving in the right direction?
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Tim 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
yep, gators loud and proud...
i do think this jeep is a good looking model, though as mike pointed out, not as practical as they'd like us to believe.
its just a purpose built hotrod meant to boost product image, like the x-runner (which is a hot truck) but may notbe built in enough numbers to really boost sales numbers, aside from the secondary effect of drawing people onto sales lots.
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Mike 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
Well now that my roomate has posted I figure Ill add ore to this conversation...
Jeep is promoting the fact that they can go just as easily off road as they can off road...already we have determined that this new Jeep cant tow, but is anyone gonna be able to even go over a speed bump in this jeep let alone off road.
And yeah... GO GATORS!!!!!
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Tim 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
that said, id be proud to drive one
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tbyron 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
There is a precedent for this baby. Does anyone remember the 70's when someone took a V12 from a Ferrari 365GTB and stuck it in a Jeep Wagoneer? One of the car mags at the time covered it.
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Mike 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
And now that I proof read that let me just add that ore = more and I ment to say "as easily on road as the can off"
And there goes any chance any of you believe that Florida has a quality education system...
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David Thomas 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
could be another great stealth vehicle. I'd love to see a cayenne turbo owner being blown away (although it would probably be close). still this owuld be $30K less is my guess.
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spencer 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
0-60 in under 5 seconds, jeepers, that's fast!
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Brandon 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
The last time there was a high performance jeep was in 1998, the 5.9 Jeep Grand Cherokee, it was the fastest production suv. Its a pretty bad ass jeep, but pales in comparison to this one.
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dave 10:59PM (12/18/2005)
Gotta hand it to Chrysler - when they have a good thing, in this case the SRT designation, they milk the living crap out of it.
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