2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Sketch Leaks

Am i the only one who doesnt like the design of the 2011 Grand Cherokee??

yes lol... have u SEEN the previous cherokee??

Yeahh I have - and I dont like that either

hold on!!! WHAT IS GOING ON THERE????

what are the us automakers getting those tons of millions of taxpayer's bailout cash for???

for planing further unsensible cars like this?

i can't believe it!

i thought they where supposed to build future cars from now on! such as the tesla models.

but instead they're continuing with their careless stupidity of gas guzzling monstercars idealogy with totally envirement wrecking V8 engines?

where's obama? shouldn't he have told them useless detroit-auto-CEO-dummies to get their brains together and start thinking?

our world climate is going down the drain everywhere and they're still planning new combustion engines? i mean the time is over!

this is unbelievable.

can someone PLEASE tell GM, Chryler & Co. what to do?

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Please get off your soapbox and stop the hysterics... Car development takes years...so the 2011 Grand Cherokee was in development long before the economic meltdown. BTW all of the automakers will continue making internal combustion engines while we perfect the electric vehicle...

Hey, magnum, this not a Greenpeace site, so drop it, as for Obama I think he's searching for the perfect dog.

As I browsed through the news today I realized that this is just what was missing, another SRT SUV, that according to benzian, took years to develop yet the technology was invented 20 years ago. I always wanted a Jeep SRT, I just didn't know it until now!

As we speak millions of Europeans are gathering outside the Jeep dealership ('the' - as in singular, as in the only dealership in Europe) somewhere in Poland and are placing their orders. It has been reported that the recent flood of orders will completely revive the American auto industry.

Americans are the only idiots who buy American SUVs, how is that for a fact? I'd say this article is like automotive masturbation, only 'Jeep' enjoy it.

So when is the bankruptcy being filed?

If the X6M is allowed to exist, then this thing certainly should be.

Don't trust everything & everybody you watch in TV... Firstly, check out the facts & infos about global warming by yourself instead of listening people who have no clue about climate. Try search e.g. real climatologists' opinions. Secondly, even if it's all true, what you heard "our world climate is going down the drain everywhere"-you can't stop or even evidently reduce this disaster by forcing everybody to drive Smarts and Teslas. Learn the emission's statistics... Furthermore, accusing this kind of vehicle (and its producer) is totally senseless. How many SRTs does GM sells?? It's a rare, special version not for mass use... Fully electric cars are still rather utopia. Tesla in her tests proved it-factory parameters are bullshit, especially range. However I believe in Fisker's projects-that's a good solution with nice exterior. :)

Good post Kuba and Benzian. No offence Magnum, IMHO if they will need a lot more money than what US government is offering, to spend on new manufacturing facilities, training the workforce and better research etc etc..which does take time and a lot of money which can only be pumped in as time passes by. I find it positive that there are still people with enough money to buy such vehicles, note in mind that the economic situation is expected to improve (don't know if it could be dramatic) by the time the new Jeep is launched. BTW, I like the new jeep.......it looks very Jeep.

Meh, not bad but there are still better SUV's out on sale.

Looks good.You can't give up tradition of HEMI.

excuse me benzian,

but i don't give a d.... since when this project has been in development. the artical says it's planned for !2012!. thats still long enough ahead of time. if it were only tomorrow i'd say "alright", but not 2012!

now with those billions bailout they are to cut that non-sence JEEP project immediatly and invest in electric motion power technology. i mean, tell me why tesla with a much smaller budget only took a few years to come up with the only correct technology and have already presented their second model also for 2012?

i also don't care that the economic meltdown will be overcome someday, that is of course certain, i know that, the only thing thats relevant is: we are also crashing envirementally and we all need to wake up behind the wheel.

in ten years the poles ice will be gone, natural disasters are increasing each year. all because of co2 emissions.

and because the ordanary heads are to shortminded, dumm, ignorant and arrogant to make the right decissions on their own, or simply because they can't build their own cars, certain people who are in charge there fore have to dicide even more responsable, speaking of all CEOs of the traffic & production industry.

especially when they are lent taxpayers money.

now i don't know if you're american, but i hope you don't have children who must try to survive on this burning earth thirty, fifty years from now, thanks to the ignorant & arrogant AHs of today.

i also don't mean to affend you, but if you too still believe everything is going fine, i just hope you and all blind knobs wake up soon, cause else we all will have to be driving SOAPBOXES to work in our livetime instead of 2ton-SUVs each.

and, of course i love fast and beautiful cars like bugattis, lambos, vettes, vipers, camaros, bigblocks, etc. too, but i rather give those up than this earth respectively quality life on this earth for our next generations. and we all ought to.

BTW: this doesn't have to be a greenboard to post responsable up to date opinions.

thanks to all.

cheers.

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You are histerical. Jeeps are burning the Earth and we'll drive soapboxes!! oh the taxpayer money!!

Magnum - I don't know why but you seem to have singled me out though there was enough criticism of your statements from others that I find it peculiar...but while I appreciate your enthusiasm and concern for our environment...as someone else said this is not a green peace forum...and no amount of screaming by you...unsupported by facts will change that... The internal combustion engine will still be here for a long time until we can produce electric vehicles at a reasonable cost. The green movement is funny...promoting hybrids such as the Prius...when we have diesels engines in cars right now that exceed their mpg without several thousand in additional vehicle cost or compromises in vehicle usefulness. What you need to do is learn to live in the real world rather than deliver poorly constructed diatribes on subjects that all of us can plainly see you know next to nothing about...

alright, you just wait ten years, of course then it will be way too late. good night.

Magnum (from what this nick?, maybe Dodge Magnum-very friendly car :))Read this one more time carefully!! Don't trust everything & everybody you watch in TV... Firstly, check out the facts & infos about global warming by yourself instead of listening people who have no clue about climate. Try search e.g. real climatologists' opinions. Secondly, even if it's all true, what you heard "our world climate is going down the drain everywhere"-you can't stop or even evidently reduce this disaster by forcing everybody to drive Smarts and Teslas. Learn the emission's statistics... Furthermore, accusing this kind of vehicle (and its producer) is totally senseless. How many SRTs does GM sell?? It's a rare, special version not for mass use... Fully electric cars are still rather utopia. Tesla in her tests proved it-factory parameters are bullshit, especially range. However I believe in Fisker's projects-that's a good solution with nice exterior. :)

While I miss racing finance geeks in porsches, I am glad I got rid of mine.

Now why would you do something like that?

Magnum...

Its ironic you call those shortminded and ignorant while you rant about how V8s are ruining the environment. Let me give you some insight on a few things.

You've been listening and reading way too much from the media to think that Chrysler or the other D3 have to go and build electric and hybrid cars to be profitable. I think GM is taking a huge risk by putting all their eggs in one basket(Volt). If electric cars don't work out in the future, GM is up the S*** Creek. I have my reservations about hybrids and electric cars because they are not the answer nor are they environementally friendly like the media makes them out to be.

Yes V8s don't help the environment, but neither do the 4 cylinders nor 3 or 2 cylinder engines,not even hybrids or electric cars. Heres is something that you might not know. Ships used worldwide to transport goods and materials create more damaging pollutants than all the cars in the world do each and every year! Thats right you read that correctly, there were approximately 60,000 of these ships about 3 years back, there were millions of automobiles worldwide. To build the Toyota Prius these ships have to sail from Canada(East Coast), to China, then to Japan, Japan back to Canada(Vancouver). If you think hybrids or electric vehicles are saving the environment in anyway, you are dead wrong! There needs to be another solution. Hybrids and electric cars are not environmentally friendly. Stop believing everything you hear and read.

Plans for the 6.4 Litre V8 by Chrysler was in development as long as 3 years back that I know of. The 6.4L V8 was intended to go in Challenger SRT8 not the current 6.1L V8. There is more than just the engine to a car. It takes years to bring a car into production. These plans have been in place well before the start of the financial crisis. And keep in mind that even though the release date is 2012, which means it will go on sale most likely half way through 2011, you would see trial runs in assembly in around summer to fall of 2010.

FYI I do not believe Jeep will sell a large amount of these new SRT8 Cherokees. Nor do I think the Cherokee will be the volume seller to save Chrysler. It is Jeep's "Halo" car, and does make sense to bring into production.

Because it got 11.6 miles to the gallon, I felt every bump in the road with the 20 inch rims and all season run flats, and it sucked in the snow.

ok, you guiys missed a point here...i partially agreed with magnum first of all. i know i'm not comparing apples to apples...but look at the facts: Jeep unveiled 2012 Jeep SRT8, while Porsche unveiled Cayenne Hybrid. American keep pumping out big V8 sedans, Mercedes unveiled BlueMotion/ BlueHybrid S/ E Class... do you guys see the different directions these companies heading? who's gonna win, who's gonna fall? who's get insight for the future & who's not? time will tell... the MAJOR problem is, when American automaker present a new "generation" of the model, besides tweak around for engine displacement & output, revise or brand new exterior/ inetrior design, that's ALL, nothing else. but when you look at Japanese/ European (even South Korea, China) automaker, everytime when they came up with new model, there is always some innovation/ invention/ new technology with it. do you see the different directions they're heading? yes, a product takes more than few years from drawing board to final products, but, it's time for U.S. automaker to "re-think" the future, put some senseless products on planning board to chopping board, get something makes more sense (or politically correct) to start from drawing board! one last example...GM's micro/ city/ urban car Spark, still not materialized yet since couple years ago they showed as concept, they're "planning" for 2011/ 2012 enter to the market...come on! give me a break! Honda Jazz, Kia Soul, Toyota iQ ALREADY in the market!! plus all other current offering...don't you think GM is reacted little...SLOW?? forget about "halo" car for the brand, the first priority for U.S. automaker is: SURVIVE!! let the other makes the "halo" car for the brand...U.S. Automaker NOT deserve to put their resources "borrowed" from taxpayer for this stupid "halo" car.

Your comments illustrate that most people are still talking about American Car Companies as if it was still the 90s. GM & Ford have matched Toyota/Honda Quality check the latest J. D. Power report. GM has better model mpg average than Toyota. GM has more hybrid models than Toyota or Honda. One major problem is the American public also continues to believe some of these out-of-date stereotypes as well. The 2nd problem is that without $ 4 or higher gas prices the American public prefers larger vehicles. GM & Ford driven by the economy, public perception, new mpg laws, and in 1 case the Federal government to bring to market many smaller, more fuel efficient cars...while the American buying public has abandoned hybrids and the additional associated cost as long as gas is cheap. The American Automakers could have moved faster to reinvent themselves...I agree...except for the fact that the American Public fails to support their efforts through sales. Supply and demand. It does no good to rail at companies that produce products their customers want to buy (Larger Vehicles...blame the people that buy the larger vehicles...GM is in trouble...because of past decisions and not moving fast enough. GM is in trouble as public perception and federal oversight force them to produce many more small, fuel efficient cars...at a time when the market is exceptionally weak and sales of small cars and hybrids have collapsed... The Volt won't save them as it will be priced too high with 1st gen cost...but the Volt is the next step...BEYOND...the current hybrid tech...yes, do your research and you will find that the VOLT leap-frogs the Prius in technology...it is at least a generation ahead...and IF...GM can survive the next couple years they just might last another 100...

Tell me, what do you know about new Grand Cherokee?? Step back to this news-http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090408.007/all-new-2011-grand-cherokee-revealed... It's totally new vehicle with much better fuel economy (you priority), modern engines, new ex-/interior and there's plenty of "innovation/ invention/ new technology" in it. These, what you mentioned, are only a special versions of current cars and if you want you've got american Malibu Hybrid, Fusion Hybrid, Escape Hybrid, etc. There is also Chevy Aveo in really small cars segment.

By the way, your beloved german brands are now developing super sports SUVs too, lately even more than ever:e.g BMW X5M, X6M.

In my opinion the reason, why GM don't start selling Spark now, is low gas prices. Perhaps, they're afraid that no one will buy it. American brands make the best big cars, their small models are badly perceived, but I'm sure that it'll change. In addition, Jeep is Jeep-do you want they started to make rivals for IQ (tiny overpriced soapbox-what "invention" do you see??)

"American keep pumping out big V8 sedans"-where???? I'll go there and admire this event... :) In almost all new projects, even in top models, V6 pushed out V8.

Where did you get the information that the new GC is based on the Mercedes M-Class?

Machida...

States right under the title that the new GC is based on the Mercedes ML

http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090408.007/all-new-2011-grand-cherokee-revealed

What is the argument here? It started as the SRT-8 being a pollutant and how global warming is going to melt us all. Then it became how American car companies are crap because they develop SRT-8s instead of the "cars of the future." Here's a couple of thoughts-

1) If everyone drove an electrical, 50 million cars would put a helluva strain on the electrical grid, demanding more energy- now you got more coal plants and nuclear plants to satisfy demand. Both, in my opinion, way worse to the environment than gasoline cars. Higher demand will drive price of energy up, affecting everyone's pockets especially during winter when those house heaters kick in.

2) Fact- cars fall out of the Top 5 contributors to global warming. Even methane from cows pollute more. Ships, power plans. The argument for hybrids/electrical vehicles is oil independence first, environment second.

3) The SRT-8 is a great SUV, and I'm sure Chrysler did a great job with the new gen. The fact is, despite of people's political agenda, high power SUVs sell VERY well- Cayenne Turbo, MLs AMG, Land Rovers Supercharged. That's a very lucrative sector of the market. Chrysler knows that. So don't worry about the tax payer's money, it's a lot easier to pay back loans if you're hitting the market that sells rather than shove electrical cars down people's throat. GM, for example, won't make a dime on the Volt. You just watch.

all right, you want the facts? please double check on http://www.jdpower.com/autos/car-ratings/ don't fool yourself by "particular model/ bland", check the overall ratings on GM, Chrysler & Ford. besides Buick, NON of them surpass Toyota/ Lexus, Honda, even Hyundai, ok? i don't mean to offend anyone, but my point is, the "direction" of U.S. Automakers heading. more is not always better, don't fooll yourself with quantity over quality. btw, new Jeep GC is NOT new, it's build on the revised platform of OLD Mercedes ML, ok? where is the innovation & invention?

...it's a smart move. Even the last gen ML platform is better than most mass market SUV platforms...and it's development is already paid for...no retooling costs...and the platform is an upgrade from the last GC. Daimler still owns almost 20% of Chrysler and this is one example of where you see the benefit to Chrysler and the consumer. Too bad Daimler didn't start this way with Chrysler...and...stop bashing the Americans...MB, BMW, Fiat, Audi, Porsche, VW,Infiniti, Lexus, Toyota and many more are building big honkin SUVs...with V8s, twin-turbos, superchargers...it's not just an American problem...its all of us as the SUVs sell all over the world...

I'm doing that, and I like what I see.

yes, wickedated, there are hi-power SUV like Cayenne turbo, AMG ML, X5M...but Jeep is Chrysler, nothing close to those "prestige" or heritage brands. just like, if people has more than $100k to burn, most of them will NOT buy the Corvette ZR1, they probably buy the "slower" Porsche 911, M3, M6, SL or even GTR instead, why? dig your heart & brain out & think why. businese 101, "goodwill" is play the major part of a company success or not, it's "priceless". toyota, honda, nissan, mercedes, bmw, audi, vw...all spent lots of efforts to maintain their "goodwill". now look at american made...what do you see? people lost their confident in their brands, it's got to be some reasons, right? anyway, this kind of debate will keep going on & on...& there won't be any absolute answer. poeple can keep saying american brands made great products...well, time will tell, & the time is almost here as we all can see...June 1, get ready for bankruptcy for the "bad" GM they're gonna create to protect the "good" GM...what a joke.

I'm not arguing who's a better brand. I agree with you that a Chrysler is not Porsche or Mercedes. My point was that at least Chrysler knows where the market is, and is attempting to take a piece of the high performance pie. Whether or not they'll be successful wasnt my point, it's just the fact that they know high powered SUVs sell and theyre tryin to make a buck

The sun contributes more to the earths climate than human ever will, the sun spot cycle( the suns at a sunspot minimum, lowest activity in 100 years) and our positioning in space makes a huge difference believe it or not, sure we properly have done damage but studies show that co2 increases with the increase of the earths temp, what do you think happens when a volcano erupts and spills tones of pollution into the atmosphere all over the planet and has done so for billions of years long before we where here. also the earth has been through cycles when its been warmer and cooler than has been recorded and when the human population was small or non existent. Having a electric vechile still contributes to pollution depending how the energy is powering the power point that charges it. Here in NZ we use hydro power and at the end of summer when the dams are low there are power shortages, imagine if 50% of new zealand's population (around 2 million) had electric cars what do you think would happen then? wheres the power going to come from? Well that's just my view.

Since the SRT-8 GC was released i have seen a grand total of 4 on the road, i can't even remember how many ML 63s or Cayenne Turbos i have seen. The point is these things don't sell well enough to warrant the R&D costs, regardless of if it's the best SUV on the earth it just doesn't sell well enough, and since Chrysler is almost bankrupt i think they should be more careful with their spending.

wickedated, i know your point. but what i mean is, yes, there is market for hi performance SUV, but DEFINITELY not from Jeep. market goes to Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, Audi...just NOT Jeep (or other American brands). remember SRT Durango? Ford is smarter, never seen they plan/ make a SHO Explorer! how about GM? SRT-V? 'coz they KNOW the fact that hi-performance SUV is NOT their ground. you understand what i'm saying? so, why spend R&D funds on a market that's NOT belongs to you??

& please, don't take it offensive...my point is, American brands has NO progress. look at Chrysler, HEMI this & that...that's it? GM? Corvette engine to other models! come on! those high-paid product development executives should came up something else! don't be too damn lazy! the same formula may not work EVERYTIME! they react to the market too slow, or NOT even see how's the market change nowadays...

quote from Magnum ..."can someone PLEASE tell GM, Chryler & Co. what to do?"

Wait a minute, you drive a MAGNUM and you're worried about global warming? Better trade it in for a Prius! I think Chrysler is doing a GREAT job with their vehicle lineup. GLAD to hear the Viper is continuing! I LOVE my 2006 Jeep SRT8, I look forward each and every single day to driving around and using every ounce of fuel I can. Global warming is a farce. We have more than enough petrol to last as long as we need it. We need MORE big V8's! Can't wait for the rumored 6.4L HEMI! Yeah baby, power to the people!!!!