"And please, they drive with the car not into the area. But it is not made! ", the urgent request at the end of the press conference read. Moment times: Aren't we here with the presentation new jeep? With the mark, which stands above all and so far exclusively for jeeps? Not completely. The new Grand Cherokee SRT8 is above all a SRT - a product of the internal Tuningabteilung of Chrysler, jeep and Dodge.
SRT for "Street Racing Technology ", which excludes the area employment - nomen est omen - evenly. And thus the martialisch gepimpte Grand Cherokee fits in the best way into the wrong world of the super SUVs approximately around Porsche Cayenne turbo S and Mercedes ML 63 AMG.
Is propelled the Grand Cherokee SRT8 of that 6,1-Liter-V8, which is blocked also in the Chrysler 300C SRT8. To beech 426 HP and 569 Nm torque, to be reached for road performances, stand which are inferior to those of the competitors in absolutely nothing. The Sprint supplies optima: It takes only 5.0 seconds, until the 2.3 tons heavy jeep achieved the maximally permitted highway speed. Thus it divides with Mercedes the ML 63 AMG the title of at present keep in track-strongest series SUV. Only to info.: A Porsche Cayenne turbo S nevertheless needs 5.2 seconds for the standard print.
Spritzig and fast
On the motorway conclusion is official with the boss Cherokee with 245 km/h. It might be however some km/h more, of it is anyhow convinced actually we after our first exit. Impressing, as loosely these breaking into a car speed takes up and still adds also with high speed. That it in each situation still more spritziger works than the Chrysler 300C SRT8 is because of the more briefly translated automatic transmission. Criticism with dignity: An option between different flow programmes as for instance "sport "and "comfort "does not offer the outdated
5-Gang-Wandlerautomat.
Are from high quality the handling characteristics. Although the enormous forged 20-tariff wheels are equipped with comparatively tender 245er rubbers, the wuchtige jeep lies outstanding on the road. Particularly for the SRT8 "Quadra Trac Active on and designed "all-wheel drive mentioned with strengthened transfer case provides for best traction in all situations. In addition for a SUV comes sensitive steering element.
Recover to hardness
Despite all sportyness and impressing a small side inclination the shock absorber tuning did not fail the body exaggerated hard. Particularly at higher speeds the giant sovereign flies over also bad roadway unevenness.
Apropos badly: Generously the Grand Cherokee SRT8 shows that it is a hammer SUV. Fiese front apron, wuchtige Seitenschweller and two centrically platzierte, furnace-tubinglarge exhaust pipes do not let a doubt about its ambitions arise.
Kampfpreis
And again badly: Even if the sport seats to outstanding side stop offer. Even if here and there something sport Deko in the form of aluminum and carbon screens for atmosphere provide. The quality seeming is altogether mau, because almost the entire interior trim consists of common hard plastics. The partial covering with leather at doors and the scoop over the center console helps there only little.
On the other hand, finally goes the Grand Cherokee SRT8 with a Kampfpreis must be saved somewhere to the start. Upward, it already gives costs to competitors like Mercedes ML 63 AMG or the Porsche Cayenne turbo S 100,000 euro the jeep Topmodell for 63.690 euro. With full equipment, because extra such as CD change-over switches, DVD navigation system, sun roof, two-zone climatic mechanism and metal IC lacquer participate in series also.
Result
While the civilian versions owing to their sophisticated all-wheel drive genuine jeep characteristics offer jeep Grand Cherokee, the Topmodell SRT8 limited to bitumen presents itself as branch-pure SUV: as utility Vehicle keeps in track. 426 HP strong 6,1-Liter-V8 given simply famose acceleration values, chassis and steering element provides for excellent handling characteristics.
Who does not have a problem with the cheaply seeming Interieur, finds with the Grand Cherokee SRT8 an inexpensive alternative in the league of the over SUVs. Approximately 60,000 euro are certainly no pasteboard style, but with the competition one pays wages to nearly the double.
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