BY TUNG NGUYEN | 1st Jun 2018
WHEN looking at a list of ‘most powerful’ vehicles in Australia, Italian supercar-makers mostly have the top locked down thanks to the likes of the Ferrari 812 Superfast, Lamborghini Aventadaor S and Pagani Huayera Roadster.
The McLaren 720S also makes it , but it’s not a list you would expect to find a brand like Jeep, let alone with its full-sized Grand Cherokee SUV.
But, by shoehorning the Dodge Challenger Hellcat’s supercharged 6.2-litre Hemi V8 under the bonnet, Jeep’s Grand Cherokee Trackhawk cracks the top five comfortably with 522kW/868Nm on tap.
Jeep has also reworked the suspension, brakes and transmission to accommodate the monumental thrust on offer as well, but is that enough to keep the Grand Cherokee Trackhawk amongst such esteemed company?