![]() The sound system packaged in the SRT with the panoramic sunroof is a 19-speaker Harman Kardon unit. The Grand Cherokee SRT retails for $109,900, but our test vehicle wore the split five-spoke Spider Monkey wheels ($1250) and the Harman Kardon audio/panoramic roof combination package ($5300) which brings the total to $116,540. The SRT is differentiated from other Grand Cherokee models by the the glossy blackout treatment across the headlamps and radiator grille which one fellow motoring correspondent has referred to as the “Lone Ranger Mask” as well as LED daytime running lights, lowered suspension, monochrome wheel arch treatment as well as numerous SRT and Hemi 6.4 badges splashed around the body panels.īut its not just about show and go, the SRT also picks up functional features such as the Red-painted six-piston Brembo brake callipers on the front wheels and similar coloured Brembo four-piston brake callipers on the rear wheels, as well as dual heat extractors on the hood.įor a six-figure car the Grand Cherokee SRT doesn’t disappoint with its level of active and passive safety systems as well as its level of standard equipment. The permanently all-paw Grand Cherokee SRT is powered by a 6.4-Litre Hemi V8 that will accelerate from standstill to 100km/h in five seconds.Īnd yes there is a launch control function and a lap timer should you desire to take your new SRT to the Taupo motorsport park rather than the snow line at Ruapehu national park. SRT is an acronym which means Street & Racing Technology and is used on high performance models in the Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge stable. The 2015 Grand Cherokee SRT is a long distance cruiser rather than a bush bashing bruiser as witnessed by the availability of a sport and track mode setting on the adaptive damping system. There’s a delicious irony about piloting a high-performance V8-powered Jeep SUV which most self respecting people will never take off road.
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