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    Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 May Get Towing Package

    Based on spy photos the Detroit News appears to have received from a reader, Jeep's hot-rod mid-size SUV may soon be able to pull your boat. According to their report, the 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 has been spotted with the dual center-mounted exhaust outlets moved to one-per-side, and the test mule was seen pulling a trailer. Jeep hasn't revealed any power numbers for the next Jeep SRT8, but we have to believe they should at least match the current Grand Cherokee SRT8's 425 HP and 420 lb-ft of torque. Last time we looked that was plenty of pulling power for most suburban enthusiasts. [Detroit News]
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    11:20 AM on Wed Aug 20 2008
    By Andrew Stoy
    5,508 views, 22 comments

    Latest by ndgoalie35: Strapped a supercharger to my SRT8 and no porsche will catch this sled. Plus with 13mpg highway and a 16 more »

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    Jalopnik Visits Hennessey Performance: The Weak Dollar Leads To Some Crazy Cars

    During our Hennessey Performance HQ tour there were three vehicles that caught our eye, all non-Vipers and all for foreign customers. The first was a Grand Cherokee that I mistakenly took to be Hennesey's personal Grand Cherokee SRT600, but it had Mexican plates. It turns out the owner wanted his Cherokee to be able to run the quarter mile in the 10-second range. They tried explaining that it'll easily run low 12's and that the cost to get it to run 10's was rather high, but he insisted. So what you see in the pictures may be the world's only 10-second Grand Cherokee, possibly designed to dodge Federales. The Prowlers, well that's an even stranger story...

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    4:00 PM on Thu Jul 10 2008
    By Matt Hardigree
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    Latest by brandegee: The fact that rich Russians love Prowlers says volumes about what kind of styling adventure it was for Plymouth. Just more »

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    Gas Prices Don't Faze Russian Jeep Owners

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    Mexican Police Nab James Bond-Style Jeep Grand Cherokee

    In a daring bit of cartel violence, drug runners in northern Mexico smashed into a military vehicle, jumped out, lobbed a grenade and then made their escape on foot. Daring! Audacious! But it's what they left behind that's really insane. More »

    4:15 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    5,125 views, 17 comments

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    Essen Motor Show: The Delta DUNE Project

    The Deutschland 4x4 tuners at delta4x4 have taken on the Jeep Grand Cherokee for the Essen Motor Show, building out the big Jeep mainstay into the Delta DUNE Project, a 499 horsepower desert racer. With a 0-60 time of less than five seconds, Delta's taken the SRT8 to a whole new level. On the exterior, the DUNE has been lifted by just under four inches, but given a wedge shape with the new front spoiler lowering the clearance by about two inches, and it's riding on custom 23 inch Elements IV wheels. And we mustn't forget the spice-colored coating, for yes, it is the Kwisatz Haderach. Full press release after the jump.

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    8:45 AM on Mon Dec 3 2007
    By Ray Wert
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    Latest by cshontz: So... what am I looking at here? What does it do? Seriously. more »

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    Prominent SUVs Fair Poorly In Side Impact Tests


    Best not to slide sideways down a snowy bank into a Douglas-fir next time you're out romping in the Grand Cherokee, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. As the clip above from Good Morning America shows, new models of the Jeep, Chevy Trailblazer and both the Nissan Pathfinder and Xterra faired poorly in 31 mph side-impact tests. Interestingly, when equipped with optional side air bags, both Nissan models received top marks, as did the Toyota 4Runner. In other news, water is wet.

    10:00 AM on Fri Oct 12 2007
    By Jonny Lieberman
    1,706 views, 16 comments

    Latest by The-Simpsons-Rule!!: @HDC: reminds me of that Silvester Stallone movie (whats it called?)U kno the one were hes a cop fomr the more »

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    Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Part 3


    Why you should buy this car:
    Because you want an SUV that packs over 400 horsepower, runs a low 13-second quarter mile, handles like a slot car, and goes 0-60 in under five seconds. Because you like the idea of a vehicle assembled in Detroit, USA and Graz, Austria - next town over from Thal, where California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was born.

    Why you should not buy this car:
    Because you are one of the few people that actually uses the towing, hauling, or off-road capability of an SUV.

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    2:00 PM on Tue Jul 24 2007
    By Mike Bumbeck
    3,769 views, 20 comments

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    Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Part 2

    Exterior Design: ****

    The SRT crew took a Grand Cherokee and meaned it up track style. The result is a low-slung brick fronted by a giant front air dam. Center exit dual exhaust on the other end puts a stop to any ridiculous ideas about towing. Why even pretend the thing is going to go off-road or tow a boat? The utility in this monster is apparent once you stuff it into a corner and hit the throttle. The exterior design is a case of form following modified function.

    Interior Design: ***

    Bolstered leather SRT seats are an early visual giveaway that this thing is not your standard four-wheel cell phone transport unit. The acres of gray punctuated by sliver accents and a few strategically placed SRT logos aren't going to win any international design awards, but add some sport to utility. Gazing around at interior bits isn't what this thing was built for. Looking out the front window at the unfolding road ahead is the key interior design feature. More »
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    12:30 PM on Fri Jul 20 2007
    By Mike Bumbeck
    3,064 views, 22 comments

    Latest by LuciferV8: @AdamSonar: Surprisingly enough, there actually are non-heterosexual, non-Christian and non-Republican people who like sport utility vehicles. I score two of more »

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    Jalopnik Reviews: 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Part 1

    Legend has it Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky, father of the modern helicopter, had a sign made up for display in the lobby of his company's technical office. The sign said this:
    "The bumblebee, according to our engineers' calculations, cannot fly at all, but the bumblebee does not know this and flies".
    After a few days behind the wheel I got to wondering if the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 doesn't know it's not supposed to fly either. More »
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    12:30 PM on Thu Jul 19 2007
    By Mike Bumbeck
    5,964 views, 34 comments

    Latest by my favorite car is a motorcycle: @my favorite car is a motorcycle: ... oops, text error. to finishproperly: ... AWD passat wagon. not a high performance car more »

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    New York Auto Show Preview: 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

    If it's the New York Auto Show, it must be time for new Jeeps. For some odd reason the 'merican side of the German-American hybrid has found New York's the place to show off their new rock-crawlers — last year showing off the new Jeep Patriot and the four-door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. This year the boys n' girls from Stuttgart Auburn Hills have so far unveiled the new 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. And let's just say — it's amazingly similar to the old one. Except for like, one big difference. This year, the GC is going diesel and it's going low-end on the V8. That's right, the news on the Grand is the addition of the 3.0-liter common rail diesel V6 engine available on the Limited and the Overland and the addition of an all-new 4.7-literV8 engine which becomes the new standard on the Jeep Grand Cherokee limited. We're just happy to hear the SRT8 still gets the 6.1-liter HEMI. Everything else is really just butter. Full press release after the jump. – Ray Wert More »
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    10:56 AM on Mon Apr 2 2007
    By Ray Wert
    6,902 views, 4 comments

    Latest by kilogroup: The reason Jeeps keep showing up in New York is that Chrysler Group sells something like 25% (don't hold me more »