Porsche 911 Turbo Cabrio Drag Races Tuned Jeep Grand Cheroke SRT8 with a Twist

After all, neither of these cars was built with 1,320 feet shenanigans in mind. Sure, the Porsche, in this case a 997 generation model, is fast enough to give you the giggles in any kind of situation. But when the Neunelfer line-up usually holds over twenty models at any given time, why go for an open-top model if you have drag racing in mind? Some would answer this question with a "just because you can," so we'll move on to the Jeep.

With its Mercedes-Benz ML platform and the offroad-savvy measures Jeep has applied to make the vehicle fall in line with the brand's core values, this was far from having been born to race. However, SRT has managed to do a phenomenal job in terms of making Hemi-powered Grand Cherokee drivers forget they're behind the wheel of an SUV.

Even nowadays, when the Grand Cherokee SRT easily shows its age compared to rivals that are either fresher (we're looking at the Cayenne Turbo S here) or brand spaning new (think BMW X5 M), the American muscle SUV manages to hold its own against German competition.

And given the aftermarket potential of the Mopar powerplant, many owners turn to modifications in their quest to end up with an SUV that can easily leave sportscars trailing in its wake.

Nevertheless, in this scenario we are dealing with a supercar, albeit a retired one. So will the Jeep manage to prove a point? Hit the "play" button below for the answer. We don't intend to throw spoilers your way, so all we can tell you is that, at the end of the drag strip, there was a one second difference between the two high-octane machines.