Get the latest scoop on Jeeps SRT8! Style and performance are both key with this beautiful beast!
The big and bold 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 made its debut at the New York Auto Show. To be honest, this tire-melting and Hemi-powered SUV seemed a little out of place in a show dominated by small cars and boasts about fuel-efficient engineering. It’s not going to save the earth, but the SRT8 does have plenty of guilty pleasures under its blocky body. The Grand Cherokee SRT8 sports a more aggressive front and rear fascia—to differentiate itself from less powerful models—and an intimidating pair of 4-in. tailpipes. Try as we might, there was no coercing a Jeep rep to crank the engine so we could hear those monster pipes in action.
A larger grille, redesigned foglights and bigger front air intakes give the SRT8 extra attitude—even though the journalists at the New York show seemed especially enamored by the functional hood vents. Flared wheel arches and 20-in. alloy wheels round out the exterior modifications. Inside, the SRT8 has heavily bolstered leather and suede sport seats, carbon-fiber trim on the instrument and door panels, and paddle shifters on the steering wheel.
Super-Sized Hemi
The 420-bhp 6.1-liter V-8 is gone, replaced by a larger and more powerful 465-bhp 6.4-liter Hemi V-8. There is permanent 4-wheel drive (Quadra-Trac, in Jeep speak), a 5-speed automatic, and a tow rating of 5000 lb. If you’re really in a hurry while trailering those jet skis, Jeep says the SRT8 pulls 0.90g on the skidpad. What’s more, Jeep says the new 2012 Grand Cherokee SRT8 is the “best handling Jeep ever.” Stability control, an electronic limited-slip differential and adaptive damping (managed by the Selec-Trac system) should give the SRT8 the road manners to match its prodigious straight-line performance. And believe us; Jeep was more than happy to let journalists know the performance specs of the new SRT8. Clearly, the “best performing” Jeep ever built means it’s also the fastest.
Read more: http://www.roadandtrack.com/auto-shows/new-york/2012-jeep-grand-cherokee-srt8
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