Can A Grand Cherokee SRT Beat A Challenger Hellcat In A Drag Race?

With four-wheel drive traction off the line, does the less powerful Grand Cherokee SRT stand a chance against a Challenger Hellcat?
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While we’d very much like to see a Challenger Hellcat take on the monstrous new Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk (and that’ll surely happen as soon as the first press cars arrive), we get the feeling it’d be a bit of a walkover. What we have here on the other hand has the potential to be a little closer.

While the Jeep is much slower and less powerful than the Hellcat on paper, the Dodge is notoriously difficult to launch cleanly owing to its 697bhp being channelled through relatively modest 275-width rear tyres. The track used by The Fast Lane Car isn’t exactly long, either, further helping the Jeep.

So, does the four-wheel drive car stand a chance? Time to find out…

Comments

TheBagel

Time to dig through my photos and find something that might be top 10 worthy! Here’s something extraordinarily random!

07/10/2017 - 10:26 |
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Anonymous

waiting for a Demon vs Trackhawk drag race

07/10/2017 - 10:28 |
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5:19.55

People talk about computers being too assisted, the challenger didn’t add any wheelspin…

07/10/2017 - 11:14 |
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My Name is Joel

In reply to by 5:19.55

????? And your stance on that is????

07/10/2017 - 12:00 |
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Max Schmalfuß

Speirs intensifies

07/10/2017 - 13:49 |
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TheMindGarage

I was not expecting that. I thought the Hellcat would lead from the start. But it seems that AWD gives a bigger advantage than the weight difference, power and lower center of gravity. Looks like what happens when you race a Tesla against a petrol car (the Jeep being the Tesla).

07/10/2017 - 15:16 |
2 | 0

They probably weigh the same hahaha

07/10/2017 - 16:44 |
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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

skip to 4:07, you’ll thank me later

07/10/2017 - 19:19 |
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and stop watching at 5 LOL

10/30/2017 - 21:54 |
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Anonymous

Skip to 4:10

07/10/2017 - 20:26 |
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Anonymous

Hmm… another 8 minute long drag race…

07/10/2017 - 22:04 |
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Advanced Handling Flags

This might actually be the first time the Hellcat’s beaten anything lol

07/11/2017 - 21:47 |
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Anonymous

40 seconds of video, 7 minutes of filler.

10/30/2017 - 21:54 |
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