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Everybody, brace yourself for the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk: the world"s fastest and most powerful SUV.Want some numbers to chew on? Well, feast on these: 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds, quarter mile in 11.6 seconds (at 116 mph), a top speed of 180 mph, 60-0 mph seen off in 114 feet and .88g pulled on the skid pad. In a car that"s meant to be a premium way to tottle over rocks.It"s courtesy of Dodge"s wondrous 707bhp, supercharged 6.2-litre, HEMI V8 from the Hellcat. A motor that"s a cacophony of supercharger whirr and head-banging woomph which, in our opinion, needs to be dropped in as many cars as possible. Like a sledgehammer muscle car and now, um, a family SUV. Heck. Yes.With Ferrari- and Lamborghini-rivalling power, plus 645 lb ft torque, some substantial beefing up has had to happen to prevent the Trackhawk"s chassis looking like a cheese twist with each squirt of the throttle.First off, the eight-speed automatic transmission has been strengthened while the rear driveshaft has been bolstered and connects to a stronger, stiffer rear axle. There are also the largest-ever front brakes fitted to a Jeep 400mm two-piece vented rotors with six-piston yellow calipers from Brembo to help try and shave off that 180mph top speed before you hit something immovable at high speed.
Date written: 7 Apr 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 7364
Everybody, brace yourself for the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk: the world"s fastest and most powerful SUV.Want some numbers to chew on? Well, feast on these: 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds, quarter mile in 11.6 seconds (at 116 mph), a top speed of 180 mph, 60-0 mph seen off in 114 feet and .88g pulled on the skid pad. In a car that"s meant to be a premium way to tottle over rocks.It"s courtesy of Dodge"s wondrous 707bhp, supercharged 6.2-litre, HEMI V8 from the Hellcat. A motor that"s a cacophony of supercharger whirr and head-banging woomph which, in our opinion, needs to be dropped in as many cars as possible. Like a sledgehammer muscle car and now, um, a family SUV. Heck. Yes.With Ferrari- and Lamborghini-rivalling power, plus 645 lb ft torque, some substantial beefing up has had to happen to prevent the Trackhawk"s chassis looking like a cheese twist with each squirt of the throttle.First off, the eight-speed automatic transmission has been strengthened while the rear driveshaft has been bolstered and connects to a stronger, stiffer rear axle. There are also the largest-ever front brakes fitted to a Jeep 400mm two-piece vented rotors with six-piston yellow calipers from Brembo to help try and shave off that 180mph top speed before you hit something immovable at high speed.
Date written: 7 Apr 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 7364
