Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The New Twin-Turbo Jeep Grand Cherokee


The new Jeep Grand Cherokee has hit the market, and with an impressive 800 horsepower engine, this supercar is sure to turn some heads. With it's sleek exterior, more than capable engine, and unique style, this machine will get you where you need to in a flash:

"Eight-hundred horsepower. 0-60 in 3.1 seconds. $235,000. Given those numbers, you'd think we were talking about a supercar, right? Well we are, if by supercar you mean something with otherworldly performance capabilities. But this is no two-seat roadster. This is a Jeep.
To be more specific, this is the latest Hennessey HPE800 Twin Turbo, a new rocket sled based on the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. That model usually packs a 6.4-liter Hemi V8 – which is already big by any measure – but Hennessey's bored it out to a nice round 7.0 liters and bolted a pair of turbochargers to it.

Along with the substantial engine mods, the HPE800 also gets an upgraded transmission and torque converted (it is a conventional automatic, after all), plus 20-inch wheels on a lowered suspension with 15.1-inch Brembo brakes, and a reworked fascia with a carbon fiber splitter up front."

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If you're interested in a Grand Cherokee, but the $235,000 price tag is too daunting, check out the SRT8 that starts around $55,000:


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