Probably the most highly effective, technologically advanced, high-efficiency Jeep vehicle ever - the all-new 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 - arrives in the summertime of 2011 with a combination of Jeep's legendary functionality and utility, merged with the famend advanced efficiency engineering from Chrysler Group LLC's Street and Racing Know-how (SRT) team.
Delivering outstanding driving efficiency in all circumstances, and complemented by key SRT attributes - including purposeful, efficiency-oriented styling, world-class trip and handling, benchmark braking and race-impressed interior appointments - the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 broadens the Jeep car lineup and builds upon the successful launch of the award-profitable 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
"The all-new 2012 Grand Cherokee SRT8 is the final word efficiency SUV, delivering a combination of Jeep functionality and utility, world-class performance, luxury and refinement, and advanced innovative know-how," mentioned Mike Manley, President and CEO - Jeep Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. "Jeep autos have long been recognized for their off-road capability. Along with Jeep four-wheel-drive traction and utility, the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 takes functionality to a brand new stage by giving driving enthusiasts excessive efficiency for the road and track.
"Our new benchmark efficiency SUV effectively broadens the Grand Cherokee portfolio, and will continue to attract new prospects into Jeep showrooms," Manley added.Designed and constructed using the confirmed SRT system that raises the efficiency to astonishing ranges, the brand new 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 runs from zero-60 mph in 4.8 seconds, zero-one hundred-0 mph within the mid-16 second vary, can cowl the quarter mile in the mid-thirteen second range, has a high velocity of one hundred fifty five mph, and brakes from 60-zero mph in 116 feet.
Homeowners of any Chrysler Group SRT automobile obtain one day of professional driving instruction from the Richard Petty Racing Faculty as a part of the SRT Track Expertise, designed to maximise their driving knowledge and abilities on the road or track. Periods are held all year long at selected tracks.
Awe-inspiring powertrain
Powering the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is Chrysler Group's all-new 6.four-liter HEMI V-8 with Fuel Saver Know-how that delivers an estimated 465 horsepower and 465 lb.-ft. of torque - an enchancment of 45 horsepower and forty five lb.-ft. torque over the 6.1-liter HEMI V-8 it replaces.
An energetic intake manifold and high-elevate camshaft with cam phasing delivers maximum low-end torque while optimizing high-end energy throughout a wider and improved rpm band. Specifically, 90-% of peak torque is offered between 2,800 and 6,000 rpm, allowing for impressed standing begins and improved straight-line performance.
Commonplace Gas Saver Expertise and a new-for-2012 active valve exhaust system permits 4-cylinder operation to interact over a wider rpm range, to ship both improved fuel effectivity - an estimated thirteen-percent improve on the highway - and an prolonged range of approximately 450 miles on one tank of gas.
Customary steering wheel mounted paddle shifters be part of the standard AutoStick on the floor. Each are mated to a confirmed computerized transmission, permitting a selection of spirited shifting on the road and the race track. Both methods give the driving force the flexibility to shift whereas the transmission controller calibration prevents situations that may over rev the engine. Fully adaptive digital control of all shifting makes the powertrain more responsive while minimizing harshness.
Excellent experience, dealing with and functionality
For 2011, all Jeep Grand Cherokee models boast an improved and refined on-highway trip thanks partly to the automobile's body structure. Torsional stiffness was improved 146 percent versus the earlier model, for improved ride, sturdiness and lowered noise, vibration and harshness. The improvement is achieved with more than 5,400 welds in the body alone, marking a 53-% increase in spot welds, a forty two-percent enhance in arc welds and a 38-percent improve in structural adhesive.
With the new 2012 Grand Cherokee SRT8, engineers have improved dealing with even further.
The most effective handling Jeep vehicle ever - capable of .90 g on the skid pad - contains a new SRT-tuned, adaptive damping suspension managed by the brand new Jeep Selec-Observe system that interacts with several completely different techniques (stability control, adaptive damping, transmission shift strategy, switch case torque proportioning, Digital Restricted Slip Differential efficiency, throttle management and cylinder de-activation) to mechanically tune the dynamics of the vehicle. Drivers can manually choose between five dynamic modes for particular driving situations:
* Auto: gives the most compliant ride and mechanically adapts to any road scenario utilizing the adaptive suspension tuning
* Sport: supplies enhanced body management for a sporty, fun-to-drive trip for the road
* Tow: offers a secure reduction in pitch and bounce for enhanced towing functionality
* Track: supplies the high-performance, agency, "track-tuned" suspension option to lock down body motion for the final word handling experience
* Snow: provides the most conservative dynamic mode, so the automobile will safely keep in-line in inclement winter weather conditions
The standard Jeep Quadra-Trac active on-demand four-wheel-drive switch case makes use of input from a variety of sensors so as to decide tire slip on the earliest possible moment and take corrective action. The system uses Throttle Anticipate to sense fast motion in the throttle from a cease and maximizes traction before slippage occurs. When tire slippage is detected, the Jeep 4x4 system can switch as much as 100 percent of available torque to 1 rear wheel.
The transfer case also enhances handling by proportioning torque between the entrance and rear axles to maintain the driver's meant path. The brand new Grand Cherokee SRT8 also features an Electronic Restricted Slip Differential that eliminates rear wheel slip and improves handling.
The efficiency-tuned, totally-hydraulic steering system is improved with a brand new, heavy-responsibility pump and pump cooler. Revised gearing offers drivers extra direct feel and on-center response.
New cut up 5-spoke, 20-inch forged aluminum wheels trip on P295/45ZR20 Pirelli PZero run-flat tires (normal All-season or obtainable Three-season).
Rounding out the aptitude of the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is a trailer tow ranking of 5,000 lbs.
Outstanding braking
Chrysler Group's SRT vehicles are well-known for his or her world-class braking. Stopping energy for the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 comes courtesy of recent SRT high-efficiency Brembo brakes with four-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS).
Stopping distance efficiency of 116 toes from 60-0 mph is made doable by new purple-painted, Brembo 6-piston (front) and four-piston (rear) calipers, and vented rotors at all four corners measuring 15-inches (entrance) and 13.eight-inches (rear).
Aggressive and useful exterior
The functional efficiency exterior of the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 options the "planted" look of a excessive-efficiency sports automotive by being lowered 1 inch and including new, SRT-exclusive, physique-coloration wheel flares and aspect sill cladding.
A one-piece front fascia incorporates new LED multi-function daytime operating lamps that end in an exclusive face for the brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, whereas a physique-colored entrance grille with a unique black display screen background and chrome bezel inserts adds to the aggressive look.
The built-in lower front grille is painted in gloss black and a newly designed underbody stomach pan features built-in brake ducting to improve cooling and fade performance. Completing the brand new entrance finish is a newly sculpted hood with practical twin black warmth extractors for added engine cooling.
On the rear, the SRT performance influence continues with a new liftgate spoiler that reduces drag and improves downforce. A novel one-piece rear fascia features a separate air diffuser together with an available trailer receiver and entry cover. New for the 2012 version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 is the twin-sport exhaust system featuring four-inch exhaust tips.
Race-inspired and practical interior
The 2012
Jeep Grand Cherokee's refined, luxurious inside takes on a efficiency feel in SRT8 type with race-inspired technology and SRT-exclusive appointments.
An all-new, leather-wrapped, heated steering wheel contains a unique rim section with a flattened backside surface - evoking a race-impressed cockpit - that showcases the SRT logo. Commonplace paddle-shift controls flank either side of the new contoured palm rests while all audio and Digital Automobile Data Middle (EVIC) controls are accessible from the horizontal spokes on the steering wheel. A power tilt and telescoping steering column is also standard.
SRT-unique Performance Pages are new for 2012 and show instant feedback on steering input measurements, horsepower, torque, zero-60 mph time, 60-0 mph braking distance, g-forces, and one-eighth mile and quarter-mile instances, together with expanded engine information.
New SRT-styled Nappa leather-based and suede seats, with sculpted bolsters and adjustable headrests, present all the comfort for day by day drives - and "grip" to maintain the motive force and passengers in place during spirited driving. The embroidered SRT logos and distinction stitching accent the 2 front seats. Heated (entrance and rear) and ventilated (entrance) seats are standard.
Carbon fiber accents are integrated into the instrument panel and door trim panels and new vibrant, racing model brake and pedal pads add to the excessive-efficiency look inside the cabin.
An accessible CommandView dual-pane sun roof supplies twice as much glass floor than a typical solar roof and extends from the windshield to the rear of the vehicle.
The available Luxurious Group package deal adds premium leather to the door trim panels, instrument panel and center console together with a power liftgate, adaptive cruise management, Forward Collision Warning and Blind-spot Monitoring.
Security and security
Already a recipient of the 2011 Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security (IIHS) 'High Security Decide' for the volume Grand Cherokee fashions, the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 offers shoppers 45 safety and safety features together with:
* Energetic head restraints: Deploy within the event of a rear collision. Restraints are designed to scale back injuries by minimizing the hole between the top restraint and the passenger's head
* Energetic flip signals: Turn signal flashes three times when stalk is depressed for one second to point a lane change
* Adaptive cruise control (ACC): The system decreases the automobile's pre-set cruise-management velocity when closing in on another car in the same lane, or when another car pulls into the identical lane. The system will speed up to the pre-set pace when the automobile in front hurries up or strikes into another lane. ACC will maintain a driver adjustable distance between the car and the one in entrance of it, allowing the usage of cruise control in light visitors without having to repeatedly adjust settings
* Advanced multi-stage air luggage: Inflates with a pressure applicable to the severity of the influence Meets FMVSS 208 advanced air bag necessities for smaller, out-of-position occupants
* Anti-lock brake system (ABS): Senses and prevents wheel lockup, providing improved steering management under excessive braking and/or slippery circumstances
* Anti-lock brake system with tough-street detection: Anti-lock brake system able to detecting if the car is driving on a rough highway by the oscillations in the wheel speed signals. When tough road is detected on off-road surfaces or trails, ABS enters a distinct strain management where it would maintain the brake pressure for longer pulses
* BeltAlert: Prompts a chime and/or illuminates an icon within the instrument cluster to remind the driver and entrance passenger to buckle up if a automobile is driven with out belted entrance-seat occupants
* Blind-spot Monitoring (BSM): Uses twin extremely-wideband radar sensors to help the driving force when changing lanes, or if being handed by or passing unseen vehicles. The system notifies the driver of vehicle(s) in their blind spot by way of illuminated icons on the sideview mirror and with a driver-chosen audible chime
* Brake Assist: In an emergency brake situation, the system applies maximum braking energy, minimizing the stopping distance
* Brake Override: When a disagreement exists between the throttle and the brake, the brake signal causes the engine controller to scale back engine power, allowing the operator to cease the automobile
* Brake-traction control system (BTCS): Helps to keep driving wheels from spinning during acceleration from a cease or during gradual speeds by applying individual brakes to the slipping wheel(s)
* Baby seat anchor system: LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) is designed to ease set up of suitable aftermarket youngster seats
* Fixed-drive Retractors (CFR): Regulates the power exerted on the occupant by the seat belt, after which progressively releases seat-belt webbing in a controlled manner
* Electronic roll mitigation (ERM): An extension of electronic stability management (ESC). Makes use of enter from ESC sensors to anticipate if the car is at risk of entering a potential roll state of affairs, then applies the brakes individually and modulates the throttle position as needed
* Digital stability control (ESC): Enhances driver control and helps keep directional stability below all conditions. Supplies the profit in vital driving conditions similar to turns, and is efficacious when driving on mixed floor situations together with snow, ice or gravel. If there's a discernible difference between driver input by means of the steering wheel and the automobile's path, ESC applies selective braking and throttle input to guide the car back on to the driving force's meant path
* Vitality-absorbing steering column: The facility-alter steering column employs a calibrated bending ingredient that deforms throughout column stroke for optimum energy administration
* Enhanced Accident Response System (EARS): Makes it simpler for emergency personnel to see and reach occupants in the event of an accident by turning on the interior lighting and unlocking doors after air bag deployment. Also shuts off circulate of gasoline to the engine
* Express Up/Down Windows: One-touch powered specific up/down window button located on the entrance driver and passenger-aspect door
* Ahead Collision Warning (FCW): Using ahead-dealing with radar sensors, this technique detects when the car could also be approaching another automobile too rapidly and alerts the motive force so the driver can decide what action have to be taken as a way to stop the vehicle from a collision
* High-intensity discharge (HID) headlamps: Provide approximately 3 times the sunshine output of typical reflector lamps for improved nighttime illumination
* Hill-start Help (HSA): Assists drivers when beginning a automobile from a stop on a hill by sustaining the extent of brake stress applied for a brief time period after a driver's foot is removed from the brake pedal. If throttle shouldn't be applied within a short time frame after the driver's foot is faraway from the brake pedal, brake pressure shall be released
* Keyless Enter-N-Go: When an individual enters the car, electronic sensors detect if the car key fob is present. The car will then allow the person to push a button to start out the car with out having to insert the key into the ignition
* Knee bolsters: The decrease instrument panel and the glove-box door are designed to properly position the occupant throughout affect, enabling air baggage to work effectively
* Navigation system: Voice-activated navigation system out there with actual-time traffic to provide exact guidance to vacation spot by means of the use of global positioning system (GPS) satellite expertise
* ParkSense rear park assist system: Assists at low speeds in reverse to detect stationary objects. Consists of audible warnings for the driver and has a show within the Electronic Vehicle Info Center (EVIC) integrated into the instrument cluster
* ParkView rear back-up digicam: Offers a large-angle view of the area instantly behind the automobile, giving the motive force greater peace of mind before reversing at low speeds. Comprises grid line to aid the motive force when maneuvering into parking areas or narrow areas. Also aids in lining up a trailer to the automobile's trailer hitch, when so equipped. The image is displayed on the navigation display screen when the transmission is shifted into Reverse
* Power tilt-and-telescoping steering column with memory: Allows steering column to tilt and move towards or away from the driving force to attain a protected and comfy distance from the advanced multi-stage front driver air bag, if deployed
* Rain Brake Help: Makes use of the ESC pump to often push brake pads flippantly in opposition to brake rotors in wet conditions with a view to maintain rotors dry
* Rain-sensing wipers: A driver convenience characteristic that robotically senses moisture on the windshield and activates wipers
* Ready Alert Braking: Anticipates conditions when the driving force may initiate an emergency brake stop and makes use of the ESC pump to set brake pads towards rotors so as to decrease the time required for full brake utility
* Rear Cross Path (RCP): In parking zone conditions, this system warns drivers backing out of parking spaces of visitors moving toward their vehicle. It activates any time the vehicle is in Reverse. The driving force is notified of car(s) crossing behind the vehicle via illuminated icons on the sideview mirror and with a driver-chosen audible chime
* Distant (fob) operated home windows (front windows - down solely): Allow a person to chill down the automobile passively by opening front home windows remotely
* Remote keyless entry: Locks and unlocks doorways and turns on interior lamps. If the vehicle is equipped with a security alarm, the distant additionally arms and disarms that system
* Distant begin: Conveniently starts the engine and activates key consolation settings based mostly on ambient situations by utilizing the important thing fob whereas maintaining automobile security
* Rollover crash sensing: Senses a rollover and deploys seat belt pretensioners and/or commonplace full-length facet-curtain air luggage as needed
* Seat belt pretensioners: During a collision, impression sensors initiate front seat belt pretensioners to remove slack in the seat belt system, thereby reducing the forward movement of the occupant's head and torso
* Sentry Key engine Immobilizer: Makes use of an engine key that has an embedded transponder with a preprogrammed safety code to discourage automobile theft. When the hot button is inserted into the ignition, the controller sends a random quantity to the transponder and the engine is allowed to start. If an incorrect secret is used, the engine will shut off after a few seconds
* Sign mirrors: Signal lamp built into the housing of exterior mirrors allows flip alerts to be considered from the entrance, in addition to the sides and rear of the automobile in order to alert oncoming site visitors and pedestrians
* SmartBeam headlamps: Headlamp system adjusts to ambient gentle and oncoming traffic to deliver most lighting
* Customary full-size facet-curtain air baggage: Prolong safety to all outboard entrance- and rear-seat passengers. Either side air bag has its own affect sensor that autonomously triggers the air bag on the side the place an impact occurs. The sort of air bag is housed within the headliner just above side home windows
* Normal seat-mounted aspect thorax air bags: Present enhanced safety to thedriver and entrance outboard passenger in certain impacts. Both sides air bag has its personal impression sensor that autonomously triggers the air bag on the side the place an impression occurs. Commonplace aspect air baggage are housed throughout the outboard facet of every front seat
* Three-point seat belts: Front outboard seating positions and all rear seating positions have lap and shoulder belts
* Tire-pressure monitoring (TPM): Informs driver when tire strain is too low. Stress-sensor modules inside the valve stems of all 4 street wheels send continuous radio-frequency alerts to a receiver and the system
* Trailer-sway management (TSC): Reduces trailer sway and improves handling in hostile towing situations attributable to crosswinds and traffic. The system screens the vehicle's movement relative to the driving force's supposed path, then applies alternating brake stress to sluggish the automobile after which increases the stress on one entrance wheel to be able to counteract the sway induced by the trailer
* Uconnect Phone: In-automobile, voice-activated communication system that enables clients to talk on their Bluetooth compatible phone along with your palms on the wheel and eyes on the road. The constructed-in phonebook sync function mechanically downloads as many as 1,000 phone e-book entries from supported telephones, which may then be chosen by simply saying contact title
Connectivity and Infotainment
New for 2012 is the out there 825-watt, 19-speaker premium SRT performance audio surround-sound system from Harman Kardon that features a 10-inch subwoofer for the last word in sound quality.
A wide variety of straightforward-to-use infotainment options can be found with options that provide clients with seamless integration of client electronics, delivering drivers and passengers the conveniences of house and office.
Garmin Navigation and SIRIUS Travel Link are normal with the 430N AM/FM/CD/DVD radio. Additionally standard are a large number of options together with SIRIUS Satellite tv for pc Radio and Uconnect Phone.
The available Car Leisure System (VES) features a DVD participant and rear seat overhead display that ship quite a lot of programming choices, with ports to attach video games and media players with audio and video output capability, together with iPod connectivity. The Media Center or the VES remote can management a number of display screen inputs and each screen can play something different
