And the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's 'Ring time is...
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And the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's 'Ring time is...
And the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's 'Ring time is...
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.
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fail. it's a fast mountain goat and drag strip vehicle, not a track handler.
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I never drove the SRT, but the regular 5.7 hemi isnt exactly what I would call a brute. It runs out of breath past 60mph, and with those torque numbers it certainly doesn't feel nearly as powerful. Probably explains such poor lap time for the new SRT, it can't sustain high speeds.
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I never drove the SRT, but the regular 5.7 hemi isnt exactly what I would call a brute. It runs out of breath past 60mph, and with those torque numbers it certainly doesn't feel nearly as powerful. Probably explains such poor lap time for the new SRT, it can't sustain high speeds.
Dispite the 475hp and 475lbft from the new 6.4L V8, the lap time is dissapointing. I wonder if the 5-speed automatic hampered it. The new 8-speed can't come soon enough
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If that was a Toyota/Lexus the news would be going ape****