New Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 392 HEMI Hits the 'Ring
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And the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's 'Ring time is...
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By John Neff
Posted Apr 2nd 2012 10:15AM
The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR currently holds the unofficial production car record for a Nürburgring lap with a time of 7:12.13. The Porsche Panamera Turbo S is the first four-door to show up on the list of lap times with a 7:52.00. The Audi RS6 Avant is the quickest wagon with a time of 8:09.00, and the first thing resembling a sport utility vehicle is the BMW X6 M at 8:24.00. That right there would be the target for a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 were someone to bring one to Germany for a 'Ring run. Last September, somebody did.
Piloted by the eminently qualified Sabine Schmitz, the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 did the deed in 8:49.00. Ouch. That's 25 seconds behind the X6 M and slower than even the front-wheel-drive Chevrolet HHR SS (8:43.52). Still, you can't be taken seriously as a performance machine these days until you pay tribute at the Green Hell. And watching something attempt a high-speed 'Ring run that was originally designed to rock crawl is always fun. Click the logo to watch the official lap vid from SRT.
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By John Neff
Posted Apr 2nd 2012 10:15AM
The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR currently holds the unofficial production car record for a Nürburgring lap with a time of 7:12.13. The Porsche Panamera Turbo S is the first four-door to show up on the list of lap times with a 7:52.00. The Audi RS6 Avant is the quickest wagon with a time of 8:09.00, and the first thing resembling a sport utility vehicle is the BMW X6 M at 8:24.00. That right there would be the target for a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 were someone to bring one to Germany for a 'Ring run. Last September, somebody did.
Piloted by the eminently qualified Sabine Schmitz, the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 did the deed in 8:49.00. Ouch. That's 25 seconds behind the X6 M and slower than even the front-wheel-drive Chevrolet HHR SS (8:43.52). Still, you can't be taken seriously as a performance machine these days until you pay tribute at the Green Hell. And watching something attempt a high-speed 'Ring run that was originally designed to rock crawl is always fun. Click the logo to watch the official lap vid from SRT.
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X6M is on another level. 555HP, sick trans. and QMVH diff, and dynamic suspension/swaybars. Jeep aint even close.
Why they brought it to the ring is beyond me. That truck is still a bad *** daily! Wasn't a huge fan of it when I first saw pictures. But now it makes the old SRT8 Jeep look extremely dated.
Why they brought it to the ring is beyond me. That truck is still a bad *** daily! Wasn't a huge fan of it when I first saw pictures. But now it makes the old SRT8 Jeep look extremely dated.
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Have you guys even seen the vid? Lol I mean I guess a girl drove it so understandable lol
but looks pretty gutted with a roll cage.
at that damn noise of the seat belt hitting the cage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXKbDme8biY
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXKbDme8biY
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It's a JEEP, not a Viper... I don't care if it needs 10 minutes to lap the ring. That's seriously not what it was built to do, but it does handle well for what it is.
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