Fahreindrücke vom 2014 SRT8 mit dem 8 Gang von ZF
First of all this was a pre-production model....white with vapor chrome wheels
and sepia interior. About 2000 miles. Fit and finsih were superb....as expected.
The headlights look like demon eyes....and start up.....adds to that thought.
The interior is beautiful. The leather is buttery soft...and actually suprised
me at how well it held me in the seats...similar to the leather/suede seats. The
new 8.4 uconnect 2 instantle recognized my phone and was quickly paired. I was
on a long list of epic persons phones to be paired on the unit...pretty darn
cool. It was supposed to be a short, quick test drive......that quickly turned
in to a track meet! Second of all...let me say...the 8 speed ZF tranny is
amazing. The shifts are super smooth...but still noticable....great feel and my
first ever 8 speed. First gear is beastly and launches similar to the 1st gen.
This beast gets through the gears quickly in auto mode. The power band seems to
be expanded....or shifted...because this thing just bolts from the starting
gate. The drive is so aggressive. Its really hard to put into words
honestly.
Next I went straight to track mode. Track mode is similar to the
13' SRT...70/30 front/rear split, super aggressive suspension mode. It feels
like a sports car...almost like it hunkers down. I cracked off a few hard
launches along Jefferson ave. Pretty col to say the least. Being the owner of a
13' SRT...I was instantly intrigued. At 2000 rpms...this baby takes off like a
bottle rocket. If theres another SUV on the planet that matches this badass....I
wanna drive it NOW. The engineers were right...from 35 to 120....this is the
fastest SUV EVER made by Jeep. I have no doubt it could do 200 mph. I did 3 0-60
runs....1st just stopped, started perfromance pges(actually it was done for
me...LOL) and mashed the gas to a tune of 4.6seconds. Next run......traction
control off.....4.5seconds. Third and best.....4.3 to 60.
In fact.....the
14' IS THE FASTEST, quickest, most beastly Jeep Grand Cherokee EVER! That came
straight from the SRT test driver. He helped to develop the 1st gen and now this
one. The 14' wins all across the boards...0-60, 1/4 mile, 1/2 mile. 1 mile,
0-100-0 etc etc. You will soon see reports from the 'Ring. They expect it to
best the Cayenne Turbos time......FYI. Why Jeep just doesnt come out and say
this is beyond me??????
Next was launch control time.....This is so
easy.... LOL Push the launch control button...let it do its
thing and mash the gas! It does it all for you! 0-60 3x...all the same 3.9
seconds!! Yes.....3.9 seconds to 60 miles per hour! Last run was a quarter mile
run....12.9 seconds! Broke the 13 barrier! Launch control is incredible....rev
natch is incredible. The tranny shifts...but theres no loss of power or time. It
keeps the rpms up and in the power band. This Jeep is different...the tranny
matches its power band perfectly. I expected a few tenths faster times....but
this is huge. Its some of the numbers 12-13' guys are getting with light mods
and a tune. FYI-this test was done with outside temps in the low 20's. needles
to say...I was giddy like a school girl!