Of Course You Want To See A Jeep Trackhawk Race A McLaren 570S

Jeep's Hellcat-engined Grand Cherokee takes on a McLaren 570S on Hennessey's drag strip, with interesting results

26 Jan 2018

Thanks to the wonders of all-wheel drive traction and a 697bhp Hellcat V8, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is far quicker than any big, heavy SUV has the right to be. In fact, with a 0-60mph time of 3.5 seconds, it’s faster to 60 than a Lexus LFA, the Aston Martin DB11 and even the Dodge Challenger Hellcat it shares an engine with.

The natural thing to do then, is drag race it against supercars for the sake of YouTube lolz, something Hennessey did using its own quarter-mile strip and a McLaren 570S. Judging by the raw figures alone this is a fight the Trackhawk can’t win, and sure enough it doesn’t. But it does give the 570S a bloody nose by getting the jump on mid-engined supercar on both runs.

Seeing that big chunk of ‘Murica bolt off the line from each angle is quite a sight to behold.

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

Im happy that the McLaren caught him

I bet most of 570S owners are too.

Well I new the launch would be better in the trackhawk but i honestly thought it would do slightly better with all the power (yes i know it weighs like a boat)

The Jeep Trackhawk is a good 1000 kg heavier than the McLaren. Or, to put in another way, if you were to stack up a McLaren 570S and a Lotus Elise, you’d still be lighter than the Jeep Trackhawk. 200 bhp more doesn’t really make up for that, and the fact that it’s less aerodynamic than a cupboard doesn’t help either.
People don’t buy the Jeep Trackhawk because it’s of it’s acceleration, or any rational reasons on that matter, they buy it because it’s the single goofiest car that you can possibly buy from the factory. A 700 bhp SUV, nobody ever needed a car like this, yet this is exactly what makes it desirable.

Ahhh…Just like listening to the sound of pure ICE performance…❤❤😍😍

Amazing how quickly the McLaren pulls away.

I’m kind of an hellcat 12 yo fanboy and when i see things related to them, i feel the urge to support them, even if they are silly. Is it curable?

That V8 actually makes 750 hp

Nahhhhhhhhhhh 707 claimed HP

That trackhawk is insane!
If only they’d stick about 1100hp in it and then you could destroy everything in a huge SUV! I must imagine that floring it must feel like beeing on a huge battleship propelled fowrward by at least 1000 NASA rockets.