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1,400 HP Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Does AWD Burnout in Second Gear

1,400 HP Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Does AWD Burnout 4 photos
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With the Jeep Grand Cherokee approaching the moment when a new generation must step onto the stage, the aftermarket side of the industry offers us more and more reasons to love the models that will be confined to the history books and it all has to do with the insane drag racing incarnations of the SUV.
Everybody knows that the SRT incarnation of the Grand Cherokee provides bulletproof performance, with its HEMI heart allowing the machine to feel like an all-paw muscle car.

Jeep has made the step many aficionados were waiting for, giving in to the temptation to Hellcat the Grand Cherokee, which is how we ended up with the 707-pony high-riding machine.

Nevertheless, there are tuning fans out there who laugh at the idea of a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. And the most recent example of a machine that allows them to turn to such humor comes from the SUV in the piece of footage at the bottom of the page.

Come to think of it, how could one take the Trackhawk seriously when dealing with a modded Jeep like the one we have here, which packs twice the output of the Hellcat-animated Grand Cherokee.

That's right, this Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 comes with no less than 1,400 horses, which means it makes for an awesome drag racing tool - while the powaaah of the thing recommends it as a half-mile hero, its drag coeficient might make it more suitable for quarter-mile battles.

Regardless, such a contraption is also brilliant for delivering giggles on the road and that's without even turining to illegal activities such as street racing.

Instead, a simple launch is enough to grab our attention - this only comes natural when we're dealing with a monster that can smoke all four wheels in second gear, as you'll be able to notice in the clip below.

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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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