VIDEO: Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk speed run

John Hennessey returns to introduce another overpowered vehicle for our enjoyment, and this time, it is the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. In a new video, the founder and CEO of Hennessey Performance (HPE) gives us some insight into the big SUV, before taking it for a sprint to 282 km/h (175 mph).

As a recap, the Trackhawk has a curb weight of about 2.4 tonnes, but it will still sprint from a standstill to 96 km/h in just 3.5 seconds, and complete the quarter mile (400 metres) in 11.6 seconds.

This is thanks to the 6.2 litre supercharged V8 lifted from the Dodge’s SRT Hellcat models, which serves up 707 hp and 875 Nm of torque. The SUV will hit a top speed of 290 km/h, so Hennessey’s run in the video certainly isn’t far off.

VIDEO: Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk speed run

For those who still aren’t impressed by the Trackhawk’s figures, the Houston-based tuning company offers an upgrade package that cranks up the silliness. With its HPE1000 Supercharged Upgrade kit, the Hemi motor makes an estimated 1,027 hp and 1,314 Nm of torque, which helps bring down the century sprint time to a claimed 2.8 seconds while the quarter mile is done in 10.5 seconds.

The package includes a more powerful supercharger producing 14 psi of boost, new fuel injectors, a dedicated engine management system, and many other tweaks. The car’s chassis also gets uprated, and the vehicle will need to undergo up to 322 km of road testing to make sure everything’s in order. The vehicle also gets plenty of dedicated badging and plaques to mark it out from a regular Trackhawk.

Unfortunately, a Trackhawk fitted with the HPE1000 Supercharged Upgrade kit isn’t shown in the video, so we’ll have to wait for Hennessey to hopefully prepare any video of one in action.

GALLERY: 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk

Looking to sell your car? Sell it with Carro.

10% discount when you renew your car insurance

Compare prices between different insurer providers and use the promo code 'PAULTAN10' when you make your payment to save the most on your car insurance renewal compared to other competing services.

Car Insurance

Gerard Lye

Originating from the corporate world with a background in finance and economics, Gerard’s strong love for cars led him to take the plunge into the automotive media industry. It was only then did he realise that there are more things to a car than just horsepower count.

 

Comments

  • ikanpacu on Jan 03, 2018 at 3:33 pm

    x relevan. skip !

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 5 Thumb down 0
  • Yusof Talha on Jan 03, 2018 at 3:42 pm

    Malaysia cannot use.

    6.2 litres sure RM20,000 road tax. Then owner will take Sabah Sarawak roadtax and only pay RM5k instead of RM20k

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 7 Thumb down 6
    • Tax the rich no problemo

      Like or Dislike: Thumb up 8 Thumb down 5
      • Yusof Talha on Jan 03, 2018 at 4:11 pm

        how to tax the rich when JPJ pakat pakat sell Sarawak road tax to Semenanjung car buyers?

        Like or Dislike: Thumb up 2 Thumb down 0
        • Because can tax em higher when kena fine. Why charge them pitiful road taxes which the rich can pay w/o looking when JPJ can fine them 2X more and then get them to pay the correct road tax for it. It brilliant money making idea from JPJ. Kudos to them! Saman and tax the rich!

          Like or Dislike: Thumb up 5 Thumb down 0
          • Aliff on Jan 03, 2018 at 5:20 pm

            JPJ or PDRM, high costs of living. All need some side income so no problemo.

            Like or Dislike: Thumb up 3 Thumb down 2
          • High cost of living or high cost of lifestyle? Which one is happening now in Malaysia? Very thin line… one is due to push factor and one is due to pull and it will be easier to push the blame to someone else for the quest of the pull factor.

            Like or Dislike: Thumb up 5 Thumb down 0
    • This is SUV type vehicle. Cheaper road tax for high cc engines. Grand Cherokee SRT8 with 6.4L engine costs only RM7000 for road tax. So sure the road tax for this Trackhawk 6.2 will cheaper.

      Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
  • Wait till they come out with Cherokee Tomahawk edition.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 1 Thumb down 0
  • Wow. the fact that this is faster than a Porsche Cayenne, BMW X6M, nobody seems to care, amazing audience here in Paultan.org.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
  • Pls DRB bring the back Jeep Malaysia. Wranger and Compass has been refreshed with latest tech and pls bring it. Bring this Trackhawk as SRT8 replacement.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
 

Add a comment

required

required