Jeep Srt8!

[paranormal]

MAN JEEP MIGHT HAVE A WINNER ON THERE HANDS.. WHAT OTHER SUV IS REALLY GONNA MESS WITH THIS IN THIS PRICE RANGE..

[paranormal]

MAN THIS THING IS SWEET

[Houston G]

What about the Trailblazer SS?

[paranormal]

this thing is crazy fast 420 to the ground
I was reading over at drivesrt site and I was looking up info on the jeep srt-8 and read this:
Jeep® Grand Cherokee SRT8’s snarling big-block 6.1-liter SRT HEMI® V8 engine puts 420 horsepower to the pavement (or dirt, mud, and rocks) through an exclusive electronic full-time four-wheel-drive system. The result? The quickest, most powerful Jeep vehicle ever created.
http://www.drivesrt.com/en/jeep/gra...okee/index.html

What caught me my attention on that is that I can put 420 horsepower to the pavement (or dirt, mud, and rocks). So the jeep is off-road capable? I was assuming it wasn't due to the power, suspension, and the 20 inch wheels.

[kidtronix]

Yeah they're touting this as the US rival to the Porsche Cayenne. We will see...I imagine one of the magazines will do a head-to-head test.

[g35doc]

A lot of power that'll make the POS transmissions made by dodge fail even quicker.

[MikeyMike]

I would assume that if Jeep made it...it's got to have "some" off road capability. Maybe not as much as their other models like the rubicon, but just a little.

I used to have a Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, ahhh brings back memories. The rear seats folded down and well, there was a huge area back there.

But honestly, Jeep doesn't make a bad car. Since they merged with Benz....Chrysler has actually gotten a lot better.

[MikeyMike]

Originally Posted by g35doc

A lot of power that'll make the POS transmissions made by dodge fail even quicker.

I haven't researched your statement....but from my understanding Jeeps are pretty durable cars. I used to have one that I beat the CRAP out of, and it didn't give me any problems. Not to mention I see old Jeeps around all the time.

[paranormal]

420 to the wheels? haha this will smoke stock g35s... its a no brainer.. im ordering one

[giddyup69]

Originally Posted by kidtronix

Yeah they're touting this as the US rival to the Porsche Cayenne. We will see...I imagine one of the magazines will do a head-to-head test.

there's a new cayenne turbo s:
520 hp (SAE) @ 5,500 rpm
0-60 mph: 4.8 sec.
Top Track Speed: 168 mph

it's crazy what they're doing with suv's these days.

[MikeyMike]

Yea... but the Cayenee Turbo is like over a 100 G's.

How much is this Jeep Srt 8? $60k?

[paranormal]

nope 40k im getting black with navi and moonroof

[realgone]

Still a Jeep.
Which means terrible resale value and reliability. Bad Investment, not that cars are a good investment.

[Pearlcoupeg35]

Jimmy, id double and triple check your "420 to the wheels" statement.

The article i read said it had 420hp driving all four wheels - aka - this isnt a dyno reading, its just a hp number and note that the vehicle is AWD.

I would be willing to be this thing isnt throwing down 420whp on a dyno.

I hope im wrong though

Black 22 inch iforged or HRE on this puppy? Mmmmmmmmmmmmm

[MikeyMike]

http://www.cars.com/go/advice/Story....referer=advice

According to this study by JD Power Chrysler scored a tad above average...so it's not great, but not terrible either.

BTW, Infiniti scored #6 on the chart, and of course Lexus was number 1.