Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 2012 Review

The most powerful and technologically advanced, high-performance Jeep ® ever - the new 2012 Jeep ® Grand Cherokee SRT8 ® - arrives later this summer with a combination of legendary Jeep capability utility, engineering merged with class Maximum Performance Group LLC Chrysler Street and Racing Technology (SRT) team.

• Provides a unique combination of legendary Jeep ® capability and utility of vertigo SRT performance, luxury and refinement, and innovative technologies

• The Jeep ® vehicle more powerful than ever: from 00 to 60 mph 4.8 seconds quarter mile

mid 13 second range, top speed of 160 mph, 60-0 mph braking in 116 feet

• The most powerful Jeep vehicle ever all new 6.4-liter HEMI ® V-8 that produces 470 horsepower and 465 Nm of torque

• Better management of Jeep vehicles ever to do an advanced new Adaptive Damping suspension administered by a new system of track selection, which produces a skid 0.90 G

• New active exhaust valve allows the standard Fuel Saver technology to pursue a wider range of rpm for 13 percent improvement in highway fuel economy and 450-mile radius

• New, unique SRT has paddles on the steering wheel heating for the hands on the wheel to move both on road and racetrack

• New 19-speaker Harman Kardon ® audio system with innovative GreenEdge ® is available with 825 watts of power

• Newly formed SRT brand led by President and CEO Ralph Gilles will continue to build benchmarks high-performance vehicles for Chrysler Group

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 2012
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 2012
In the month of September 2011.

Offering an exceptional driving performance in all conditions, and is complemented by key SRT attributes - including functional, performance-oriented style, world-class ride and handling, benchmark braking and inspirational quotes inner race - the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 broadens the Jeep vehicle lineup and builds on the successful launch of the award-winning Jeep Grand Cherokee 2011.

"The new 2012 Grand Cherokee SRT8 is the flagship SUV, to produce a combination of utility and Jeep capability, world class, luxury and refinement, innovative and advanced technologies," said Mike Manley, Managing Director - Brand Jeep, Chrysler Group. "Jeep vehicles have long been known for its off-road ability. In addition, the Jeep four-wheel drive traction and utility, the ability of the Grand Cherokee SRT8 to take on a new level of driving, road giving extreme performance and track enthusiasts.

"Our new performance SUV reference effectively expands the portfolio Grand Cherokee, and will continue to attract new customers Jeep dealers," said Mr. Manley.

Designed and built using the proven formula that elevates performance to staggering levels SRT, the new 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 will be held from 0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds, 0-100-0 mph in the midrange-16 in the second Instead, you can cover the quarter mile in the middle range of 13 seconds, reaches a top speed of 160 mph and the brakes 60-0 h in 116 meters.

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 2012
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 2012

Powertrain impressive.

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's power is the Chrysler Group's new 6.4-liter HEMI ® V-8 Fuel Saver technology, which produces 470 hp (351 kW) and 465 (630 N • m) Nm - Improve the 50 horsepower and 45 Nm torque than the 6.1-liter HEMI V8 it replaces.

An active intake manifold and high camshaft cam provides maximum low-end torque while maximizing high-end power in a wider rpm band and improved. Specifically, 90 percent of peak torque available between 2,800 and 6,000 rpm, which inspired standing starts and better performance in a straight line.

Fuel Saver technology standard and a new-for-2012 active system allows exhaust valve four-cylinder operation to engage in a wider range of rpm, to deliver both better fuel economy - an increase 13 percent on the highway - and a range of 450 miles on a tank of gas.

Features standard steering wheel mounted paddles to join the standard Auto Stick on the ground. Both are mated to an automatic transmission tested, so a choice of bright traveling on road and track. Each method allows the driver to pass, while the transmission controller calibration prevents situations that could turn the engine over. Fully adaptive electronic control of all shifts makes the powertrain more responsive while minimizing harshness.


Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 2012
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 2012
Excellent ride, handling and performance.

For 2011, all Jeep Grand Cherokee models equipped with an improved and refined over the road, in part, to the structure of the vehicle body. The torsional rigidity has improved 146 percent from the previous model, for improved ride, noise and reduced longevity, vibration and harshness. The improvement is obtained with more than 5,400 welds in the body alone, represented a 53 percent increase in spot welds, a 42 percent increase in arc welds and a 38 percent increase in adhesive structural.

With the new 2012 Grand Cherokee SRT8, engineers have improved the handling even further.

The Jeep vehicle handling even better - capable of 0.90 g on the skid pad - has a new SRT-listening, adaptive damping suspension managed by the new Jeep Selec-Track system that interacts with several different systems (control stability, adaptive damping, the strategy of changing the transmission, determining the torque transfer case electronic performance limited slip differential, throttle and cylinder activation) to automatically adjust the vehicle dynamics. Drivers can manually choose between five dynamic modes for specific driving conditions:

• Auto: offering around the most compatible and automatically adapts to any situation using road suspension tuning adaptive

• Sport: Provides enhanced control of the body for a sportsman, fun to drive, walk down the street

• Towing: Provides a safe reduction in pitch and bounce to an increased towing capacity

• Track: provides a high performance, the company, "track-tuned" suspension the opportunity to block the movements of the body of all-time processing of experiences

• Snow: To provide the most dynamic conservative, the vehicle in order to stay safe

line in severe winter conditions

The standard Jeep Quadra-Trac active on-demand four-wheel drive transfer case uses input from a variety of sensors to determine tire slip at the earliest opportunity and take corrective action. The system uses gas Anticipating the sense quick movement in the gas from a stop and maximizes traction before slippage occurs. When discrepancies are detected tires, the Jeep 4x4 system transfer up to 100 percent of available torque to one wheel.

The transfer case also improves handling by measurement of torque between the front and rear axles to maintain the driver's intended path. The new Grand Cherokee SRT8 also features an electronic limited slip differential that eliminates rear wheel slip and improves handling.

Adjusted performance, fully hydraulic steering system has been enhanced with a new pump and pump heavy cold. Prepare revised offers drivers more direct feel and response center.

Redistribution of 5-spoke 20-inch forged aluminum wheels on the tower P295/45ZR20 Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season or run-flat tires Pirelli P Zero are three seasons.

To complement the ability of the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is rated to tow 5,000 pounds.

Benchmark braking.

Chrysler Group SRT vehicles are known for their world-class braking. Ability to stop the 2012 Grand Cherokee SRT8 is courtesy of new SRT high-performance Brembo brakes with four-wheel antilock braking system (ABS).

Distance stopping performance of 116 meters from 60 to 0 mph is made possible by new red-painted Brembo 6-piston (front) and four-piston (rear) calipers and ventilated discs measure about 15 inches (before) and 13 , 8 inches (rear).

Aggressive and functional out.

The operating performance of the outer shell 2012 Grand Cherokee SRT8 features the "planted" the appearance of high-performance sports car is reduced by 1 inch and adding new, SRT-exclusive, body-color wheel flares and a half covering the threshold.

One-piece front fascia is a new multi-function LED daytime running lights that lead only to face the new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, the Body-colored grille, which has only a black screen background and chrome frame adds a more aggressive appearance.

The integrated lower grille is painted shiny black shoes base new design features integrated brake ducts for improved cooling performance and fade. Complete the new front hood is a newly carved with two functional heat extractors engine cooling black added.

In the rear, the SRT performance influence continues with a new rear spoiler reduces drag and improves compatibility. A unique rear fascia, one room has a separate air diffuser with a receiver available towing coverage and access. New version is 2012 Grand Cherokee SRT8 dual exhaust system, sports exhaust tips with four inches.

Race-inspired interior and high performance.

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee is refined, luxurious interior is an idea of ​​performance in SRT8 form with race-inspired technology and SRT-exclusive appointments.

A new, leather-wrapped heated steering wheel has a section unique satin chrome wheels with a flat bottom surface - evoking a race-inspired cockpit - which features the SRT logo. Paddle Shift standard controls flank both sides of the palm of the new contours and then all sound vehicle electronics Information Center (EVIC) controls are accessible from the horizontal spokes of the wheel. A power tilt and telescoping steering wheel is standard.

Pages are new exclusive SRT performance for 2012 and measures to establish a direct feedback from the steering wheel, power, torque, 00-60 mph time, 60-0 mph braking distance, g-forces, and the eighth quarter-mile times and miles, and extended motor data.

New SRT-style Nappa leather and suede with reinforced sculpted seats and adjustable headrests, offer every comfort for readers of newspapers - and "grip" to keep the driver and passenger in place during sporty driving . SRT embroidered logos and contrast stitching accent both front seats. Heated (front and rear) and ventilated (front) seats are standard.

Carbon fiber accents are integrated into the dashboard and door panels and new bright trim, brake pads and running style pedal to add to the appearance of high performance in the cockpit.

A roof of Sun Command View ® available surface double pane glass offers twice as much as a standard sunroof and extends from the windshield to the rear of the vehicle.

The luxury group Groupe adds premium leather door panels, dashboard and center console with a power liftgate, adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning and blind-spot monitoring.

The safety and security.

As early as 2011 recipient of the Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) "Top Safety Pick" number of models of the Grand Cherokee, 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 offers consumers 45 safety and security features, such as:

• constraints active head: the introduction, if the back of the collision. Safety devices designed to reduce injuries by minimizing the difference between the headrest and the passenger's head

• Activity Indicators: three times, when the arm is pressed a second lane shows

• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC): The system is reduced to set vehicle speed cruise control when you close the other vehicle in the same direction, or when another vehicle pulls in the same corridor. The system will accelerate the preset speed when the vehicle speed from the beginning or moves into another lane. CAC adjustable driver maintain a distance between the vehicle and the one before him, allowing the use of speed control in light traffic without having to constantly adjust the parameters

• Advanced air bags in several steps: inflate with a force proportional to the severity of impact requirements Meets FMVSS 208 advanced air bags for the children of the occupants of the position

• Anti-lock brakes (ABS): Senses and prevents wheel lockup, offering improved steering control under extreme conditions of braking and / or slippery conditions

• Anti-lock braking system is a rough-road detection: Anti-lock braking system detects if the vehicle is driving on a bumpy road swings the wheel speed signals. After a rough road surfaces or the ground is detected paths, ABS is available in different pressure control where it attaches to the brake pressure for longer pulses

• Belt Warning: Use a bell and / or illuminates an icon in the dashboard to remind the driver and front passenger to buckle up if a vehicle is driven unbelted front passengers

• Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM): Uses a dual ultra-wideband radar sensors that help drivers when changing lanes, or if you have passed or passing unseen vehicles. The system will warn the driver of the vehicle (s) in their blind spot via illuminated icons on side-view mirror and guide selected Ringing

• Brake Assist: braking in an emergency situation, the system applies maximum braking power, minimizing the stopping distance

• Brake Override: When a disagreement between the accelerator and the brake, the brake signal causes the engine controller to reduce engine power, allowing the operator to stop the car

• Control wheel braking system (BTCS): Helps keep the wheels turning

when accelerating from a stop at low speed or applying the brakes individually to the slipping wheel (s)

• Child seat anchor system: LATCH (Lower Anchors and children) is designed to facilitate the installation of compatible child seats to spare

• Constant Force Retractors (CFR): Adjusts the force exerted on a person with a seat belt, and then gradually release the seat belt strap in a controlled environment

• Electronic Roll Mitigation (ERM): Extension of Electronic Stability Control (ESC). ESC to use the input sensors to anticipate if the vehicle is in danger of getting a potential roll situation, then the brakes individually and modulating throttle position required

• Electronic Stability Control (ESC): Enhances driver control and helps maintain directional stability under all conditions. Provides helpful critical driving situations such as turns, and is valuable when driving on mixed surfaces such as snow, ice or gravel. If there is significant difference between the input by the driver through the steering wheel and the vehicle's path, ESC applies selective braking and throttle input to control a vehicle back in the driver's intended path

• energy-absorbing steering column: The steering column employs an adjust-calibrated bending that deforms during column stroke for optimal energy management

• Enhanced Accident Response System (ears) to facilitate emergency personnel to see and reach of passengers in accident situations, start the interior lighting and unlocking doors after air bag deployment. Even off the flow of fuel when the engine

• Express Up / Down Windows: one-touch power button in the window express up / down is in the driver and front passenger side of the door

• Collision Warning (FCW): Use forward radar sensors, the system detects whether the vehicle is approaching another vehicle too rapidly and alerts the driver when the driver can determine what action should be taken to prevent the vehicle from a collision

• High intensity discharge (HID) headlamps: Provide approximately three times the light output of conventional reflector lamps for improved night lighting

• Hill Start Assist (HSA): Assists drivers when starting a vehicle from a stop on a hill by maintaining the level of brake pressure applied for a short time after a driver's foot is removed from the pedal the brake. When the lever is not used in a short time after the driver's foot brakes, the brakes are released

• Keyless Enter-N-Go: When a person enters the vehicle, electronic sensors detect whether the vehicle key is present. The vehicle will allow the person to press a button to start the car without inserting the key into the ignition

• Knee strengthens: the lower dash and glove box door are designed to properly position the person during the impact, the airbags to work effectively

• Navigation system: voice-activated navigation system with available real-time traffic to provide clear guidance to your destination by using Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite

• Park Sense ® Rear Park Assist System: Assists at low speeds in Reverse to detect stationary objects. Acoustic signals consists of a driver and a display of the vehicle's electronic information center (EVIC) integrated into the dashboard

• Parkview ® Rear Back-up Camera: Provides a wide viewing angle of the area immediately behind the car when the driver peace of mind before reversing at low speed. Contains one row of the grid to help the driver while driving should be space for parking or in tight spaces. It also helps in the tail of the towing vehicle, when it exists. Image is displayed on the navigation screen when the transmission is shifted to Reverse

• Steering column tilt and telescopic with memory: Does the tilt steering column and move towards or away from the driver for a safe and comfortable distance of the advanced multi-stage driver airbag, if deployed

• Rain Brake Support: Use the ESC pump to push the brake pads on occasion lightly against the brake discs in the rain to keep the rotor dry

• Wipers: a function of driver comfort that automatically senses moisture on the windshield and the windshield assets

• List brake warning: Anticipate situations where the driver can initiate an emergency brake stop and the pump uses ESC to brake pads against the rotors to reduce the time required for the brakes,

• Stations of the Cross-back (RCP): In the parking situations, the system alerts the driver to back up parking spaces of traffic moving toward their vehicle. It is activated when the vehicle is in reverse. The driver is notified of vehicle (s) crossing behind the vehicle through the illuminated icons on the driver side mirror and a bell sound selected

• Remote control (FOB) windows (front windows - down only): Take one vehicle to cool passively by opening the front windows remote

• Remote Keyless Entry: Locks and opens the door and turn on interior lights. If the vehicle is equipped with a security alarm, the remote also arms and disarms that system

• Remote start: Good start the engine and activates comfort settings based on key environmental conditions while maintaining the key vehicle safety

• rollover detection, rotation direction and displays the seatbelt tensioners and / or standard-length side curtain airbags, as needed

• Seat belts: the collision impact sensors initiate front seat belts remove slack in the belt system, which reduces the forward movement of the passenger's head and body

• Sentry Key ® engine immobilizer: Use the key to the engine that has a built-in transponder programmed with a security code to prevent vehicle theft. When the key is inserted into the ignition, the controller sends a random number to the transponder and the engine must be started. If the wrong key is used, the engine shuts off after a few seconds

• Signal mirrors: integrated signal lamp in the house of mirrors gives indicators must be viewed from the front and the sides and rear of the vehicle to warn oncoming traffic and pedestrians

• SmartBeam ® drive: headlamp system adjusts to ambient light and oncoming traffic to deliver maximum lighting

• Standard length side curtain airbags Air: extend protection to all the front side and rear passengers. Each side air bag has its own impact sensor which autonomously causes the air bag on the side where an impact occurs. This type of air bag in the pavilion just above the side windows

• standard seat-mounted thorax side airbags in the air, provide greater protection for the driver and front passenger in certain external shocks. Each side air bag has its own impact sensor which autonomously causes the air bag on the side where an impact occurs. Standard side air bags are on the outside of each front seat

• Three-point seat belts: Front outboard seating positions and rear seats have lap belts and shoulder

• Monitoring tire pressure (TPM): Informs driver when tire pressure is too low. Pressure sensor modules within the valve body of each of the four wheels send continuous radio frequency signals to a receiver and the system

• The control trailer prevalent (TSC): Reduces trailer sway and improves handling in adverse towing conditions because of crosswinds and traffic. The system monitors the movement of the vehicle relative to the driver's intended path, then apply alternating brake pressure to slow the vehicle and then increase the pressure on one front wheel to counteract the fluctuations caused by trailer

• UConnect ® Phone: voice activated in car communication system that allows customers to talk about their compatible Bluetooth phone with the hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. The built-in directory synchronization automatically recovers as much as 1000 entries in the directory of supported phones, which can then be selected by simply saying the name of the contact

Connectivity and entertainment.

A wide range of options for easy-to-use infotainment functions that provide customers with a consumer electronics seamlessly, to give drivers and passengers in the comfort of home and office.

Prize navigation and SIRIUS Travel Link is standard on the radio CD/DVD/MP3/HDD Media Center 730N. Also there are many standard features like Sirius Satellite Radio and Uconnect Phone.

The vehicle entertainment system available (VES) includes a DVD player and overhead display at the back that offers a wide range of programming choices, with ports to connect games and media players with audio output capacity and video, including iPod ® connectivity. The Media Center or VES remote control can control the display of multiple entries and each screen can play something else.

The new 2012 is available in 825-watt, 19 speaker premium surround sound audio system, SRT with a Harman Kardon ®. The system offers a world leader in innovation, with 32-volt TPS (Tracking Power Supply) 12-channel Class D amplifier, which provides excellent sound quality, and brings a multi-dimensional, the sound quality of all inhabitants of the interior.

The new system uses the Green Edge ® loudspeaker and amplifier technology to provide superior sound quality and high sound output with minimum energy. enhancers on green alone surpass traditional amplifier efficiency by up to 55 percent, representing a net return of over 90 percent in some cases. The speakers are configured for maximum efficiency and perfectly adapted to the output of the amplifier.

The system of 19 speakers on green very effective include nine tweeters, five midrange speakers, two mid-woofers and three subwoofers placed in the cabin.