I took a spin in the new 2016 Grand Cherokee SRT to see if the latest version is as much fun as the first one I drove on the track many years ago. There was even a special button on the console labeled “Launch.” It’s about as far from being trail-rated as you can get, making it an awkward idea for the Jeep brand - but we’re not going to complain about brand purity when 475 hp is rumbling out the back through massive quad pipes.įor 2016, the Grand Cherokee SRT gets a couple of new colors, a lighter aluminum suspension, a new instrument cluster, a revised Performance Pages app and a new set of selectable drive modes.
I drove the fire-breathing SRT trim, complete with a massive 6.4-liter Hemi V-8, 20-inch black chrome wheels and an electronic sport suspension with a Track mode. The current version won our $38,000 Midsize SUV Challenge three years ago and not much has changed since aside from the addition of an EcoDiesel model and a fancy, range-topping Summit model. Jeep’s Grand Cherokee has been around a few years in its current form and is due for an update in the not-too-distant future. To see what’s new, click here, or to see a side-by-side comparison of the the two model years, click here. It’s able to do things SUVs costing $20,000–$30,000 more can’t do while sporting more standard electronic safety equipment than anyone else.Įditor’s note: This review for the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT was written in August 2016, but little has changed for 2017. Compared with the luxury performance SUV competition, the Grand Cherokee SRT is a fantastic bargain.
There are plenty of midsize SUVs, but not many have 475 horsepower.
The addition of a stonking fast SRT Hemi V-8, a sport suspension and performance exhaust to the Jeep Grand Cherokee has transformed it from a mundane carpooler to a monstrous carnivore.
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