Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
Why should you buy this? It’s the most powerful SUV you can buy. Period.
Who’s it for? The fast, the furious, and the thirsty.
How much will it cost? $86,000+
Why we picked the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk:
The Trackhawk is an evolution of our previous “best performance SUV,” the Grand Cherokee SRT. It sports significantly more muscle with the Trackhawk badge in the form of a 6.2-liter, 707-horsepower supercharged V8 previously seen in the Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger Hellcat. After driving it, we concluded it’s absurdly fast and capable of holding its own on a technical road course, too. And yet, it’s not as harsh to drive daily as its specs suggest.
Thanks to the Hellcat V8, the Trackhawk has more horsepower than any SUV currently in production — it even beats the Lamborghini Urus — and it puts that power to good use. Jeep claims the Trackhawk will do 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, run the quarter mile in 11.6 seconds at 116 mph, and reach a top speed of 180 mph. Not bad for a vehicle that weighs around 5,000 pounds.
Like the Grand Cherokee SRT, the Trackhawk benefits from stiffened suspension, which helps it deal with corners decently well. The Trackhawk’s Brembo brakes are the largest ever fitted to a production Jeep, and they can stop the SUV from 60 mph in just 114 feet. Aside from all the go-fast hardware, the Trackhawk is still a Grand Cherokee, so it features a comfortable, well-appointed interior, generous ground clearance, and Chrysler’s Uconnect infotainment system.
Performance SUVs are not that unusual anymore, but most of them come from luxury brands. The fact that Jeep tops them all with a hot rod Grand Cherokee is just plain cool
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