Jeep Is Bringing A Hellcat-Powered Grand Cherokee To The New York Auto Show

Jeep has all-but admitted the imminent arrival of a Grand Cherokee powered by the supercharged V8 from the Dodge Challenger Hellcat. This should be... interesting
Jeep Is Bringing A Hellcat-Powered Grand Cherokee To The New York Auto Show

It looks like Jeep is joining sister company Dodge in raising the SUV power stakes this year. With the Challenger SRT Demon currently being teased to death with weekly titbits from Dodge HQ, news has emerged that Jeep has borrowed the Hellcat’s engine for its biggest SUV.

We’d imagine that the maximum 707bhp and 650lb ft would be adequate even for a car that weighs more than the whole of the British Isles put together, although it’s not yet known whether the unit will be detuned for Jeep. As for the name, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, which owns Jeep and Dodge, has trademarked ‘Trackhawk’.

Jeep Is Bringing A Hellcat-Powered Grand Cherokee To The New York Auto Show

Since Jeep already uses Trailhawk and Desert Hawk in its SUVs, Trackhawk would fit right alongside the range as it stands.

The previous hot Jeep Grand Cherokee that we’ve pictured here has gone with the SRT badge and a measly 461bhp, so using the Hellcat engine at all is a hell of a step up. Nonetheless, we expect a drop to around 650bhp to maintain the Challenger’s prestige.

Motor Authority is claiming to have been told about the project by a company insider, while Jeep’s official response was this:

“We can’t comment or speculate on future product. Please stay tuned.”

Which basically means it is future product but we’re going to have to wait until the New York Motor Show in April, or just before, to find out more. It does at least mean that the great American V8 dream is alive and kicking.

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Comments

Pierce Tolar

I want to see a hellcat powered grand caravan.

02/17/2017 - 20:42 |
2 | 4

AT LEAST an SRT6 Pacifica. 500hp TT on the Pentastar V6 would be nice.

02/18/2017 - 00:46 |
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Shoulda Hadav8 (fact over feeling)

Dear god way to make an unsafe vehicle a death trap

02/17/2017 - 20:44 |
14 | 6

Shinigami approve this 😂

02/17/2017 - 23:50 |
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FUGL_S60 (Tesla Lover 800)

What’s the chance it will be faster than a Bentley Bentayga? I can’t see the percentage of how likely cause its blurry but it looks like an “o” stretched a little upward!

02/17/2017 - 20:57 |
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Anonymous

So it could flip over faster then? Lol.

02/17/2017 - 21:07 |
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Eythan Aldrich

Looks like it’s going to be interesting in nyc this april with these bad boys😆🚘

02/18/2017 - 02:26 |
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Anonymous

Hellcat Mito?

02/18/2017 - 08:50 |
4 | 2
suchdoge

Dodge is apparently caanning the hemi within the next few years, as already seen on the Challenger….

02/18/2017 - 16:46 |
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Anonymous

Fiat V8

02/18/2017 - 23:17 |
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Anonymous

FCA HQ in 2017

02/19/2017 - 13:04 |
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Anonymous

Gotta admit! This looks pretty good!

02/23/2017 - 19:24 |
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