Ferrari F1 Drivers Get New Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Company Cars
Or, more accurately, Alonso drove a Maserati GranTurismo. We’re betting that his current ride of choice is the new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 presented to both Alonso and teammate Felipe Massa by Beth Paretta, director of marketing and operations for the SRT brand.
If you’re puzzled by why Ferrari drivers are being presented with Jeeps, it all ties back to Fiat. The Italian auto giant is the parent of Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, SRT, Ferrari, Maserati, Lancia, Abarth and Alfa Romeo.
The Jeep SRT8s presented to the Ferrari team drivers aren’t off-the-shelf versions, either. Each is sprayed in Ferrari’s signature Rosso Corsa paint, and trimmed with an offset black racing stripe. The roof is finished in matte black, and an italian flag is painted underneath the rear spoiler, as on the F150th Ferrari F1 car.
To improve handling, the ride height on these custom SRT8s has been dropped by 1.5 inches, and each gets a set of black-painted 20-inch wheels.
Inside, the seats are finished in Ferrari Red leather, as are the door panels, armrest and instrument panel. The steering wheel gets red accent stitching, and the gauge faces are done in Maranello Yellow to match Ferrari’s GT cars.
Under the hood, Alonso and Massa will have to make due with the stock 6.4-liter Hemi V-8, which puts out 470 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. That’s good enough to get the plus-sized SUV from 0-60 mph in just 4.8 seconds, on its way to a top speed of 160 mph. Not bad for an all-wheel-drive grocery-getter.
The pair of Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8s are the first delivered in Europe, and the SUV goes on sale to European customers this summer.
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im trying to put my sensible cap on here, the GC wasnt designed to house a beefed up engine, but it was added later on. something like the Cayenne or the Tourag, or the X5 or the ML were designed with the intention of having large powerful engines. As such their road manners reflect the positive engineering that took place during the desing process, and not as an afterthought.
hope that makes sense
When you're trying to lay in firewood for winter, the hydraulic ram is a much better option. On the other hand, there's something that just feels good, on a visceral level, about splitting firewood by hand.
That's what the JGC SRT8 is about...
then let me put this to you, why all the mod cons if its supposed to appeal to all those visceral sences that the rugged man craves in his down to earth car?
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