Was just looking at the 2014 Grand Cherokee SRT. 0-60 in 4.8 seconds, 160mph top speed, and almost 500HP, all from a production SUV. Pretty impressive

 

No frame, and the body must be tissue paper by now.

 

Isn't everything nowadays though? plus it only costs a cool $63k

 

Haha if I had that much I'd buy a 2014 Ram.

In other news Chrysler is doing some great things behind the scenes. Factory turbocharged engines. Wow. Been ages since those have been around...

http://www.allpar.com/mopar/SRT-V8.html

Somewhere I read the rumour that the Ram 1500 will get this engine as well!!!

And the absurdly ugly 2015 Ford F150... Looks like a toyota...

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...50_first_look/

The interior isn't too bad but I like the Ram interior MUCH better..

AND FINALLY! Uniform tow ratings are coming out.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...ined-tech-dept

Or for anyone who wants to spend $70...

http://standards.sae.org/j2807_201205/

This will definitely help create uniform tow ratings...

 

^ Actually, the new Ford F150 is pretty sweet!

 

That's what I loved about living in Washington. When the local radio station would break for a commercial, the DJ would play a phone call from a listener saying, "Yeah, I'm in <insert name of town> and we can see Mt Rainier." An awesome way of telling people how clear it was that day.

As an aside, I drove from Washington to Illinois on leave, and as I was crossing over the Cascades I was literally driving through clouds.

 

If you wanna see ugly... that new Chevy "Reaper" is FUGLY!

Supposed to be Chevy's competition for Ford's "Raptor"

I'm not a Ford guy by any means, but I would own a Raptor long before I ever even considered owning a reaper...

The raptor actually doesn't look half bad.


I've gotta hand it to Ford, they really have stepped up their game in recent years with styling.

The Raptors actually look pretty slick, and the mustangs were off the hook when they brought back a modernized version of the original 60's era styling. And the second gen Ford Fusion's are off the hook! Look almost like an Aston Martin from the front.

look pretty sick murdered out as a police car too in almost human.

 

Say Jig, what brand of turbo are you using for the VGT? Holset? Garrett? Borg Warner?

Also just curious what tuning place you use.

 

Agreed! I'd hit it.

 

Anyone else try it? Pretty good