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Macans $52,000 starting price point smacks it down right in the middle of the Grand Cherokee lineup. More specifically the Grand Cherokee SRT. I had the chance to sit in a friends the other day and he took me for a little spin around the block and boys do i have to say was i ever impressed.
Fit and finish was fantastic for a Jeep, I'd written off all chrysler products for exactly that reason but the GC SRT actually brings a European feel to the interior. I only took one picture of the cluster and steering wheel but you can already see the attention to detail in the GC.
Real Carbon Fiber trim, flappy paddles that aren't flappy at all, Launch Control conspiring to send you to the moon and the throatiest, heftiest rip your face off low end pull.
Seriously, I know some of you will throw the SRT GC out the window and dismiss it as not a luxury product but I have to tell you its much nicer inside and out than my brothers Mercedes ML550. The Dash is leather wrapped and stitched with quality, big panoramic moonroof and the touch screen info system blows away the stupid wheels of BMW or Mercedes.
Speaking of BMW and Mercedes you know the SRT GC will eat their lunch right? Stock P-Zeros, 6.4L HEMI that kicks out 470 horses and 465 ft-lbs of twist which by the way outclasses all BMW X5 models except for X5M, same goes for ML, outclasses all MLs power wise except the north of $100K AMG.
Suspension is balanced, adjustable Bilstein dampers I believe he said, sport mode holds the revs on tap, quite the engaging drive.
So you may not get all the longing looks of a Cayenne or Macan but when you want to blow the doors of the smug Mercedes punk theres no better way to do it than in a Jeep, starting at $63K... for that type of performance and options from a Cayenne you're looking to at least the $100K+ Cayenne GTS...
This has quickly moved to the top of my list in a tie with Macan, and TBH the GC has more cargo space and more power. It will be tough for Macan to win outright but I wont make that decision until I've gotten my hands on one...
Fit and finish was fantastic for a Jeep, I'd written off all chrysler products for exactly that reason but the GC SRT actually brings a European feel to the interior. I only took one picture of the cluster and steering wheel but you can already see the attention to detail in the GC.

Real Carbon Fiber trim, flappy paddles that aren't flappy at all, Launch Control conspiring to send you to the moon and the throatiest, heftiest rip your face off low end pull.
Seriously, I know some of you will throw the SRT GC out the window and dismiss it as not a luxury product but I have to tell you its much nicer inside and out than my brothers Mercedes ML550. The Dash is leather wrapped and stitched with quality, big panoramic moonroof and the touch screen info system blows away the stupid wheels of BMW or Mercedes.
Speaking of BMW and Mercedes you know the SRT GC will eat their lunch right? Stock P-Zeros, 6.4L HEMI that kicks out 470 horses and 465 ft-lbs of twist which by the way outclasses all BMW X5 models except for X5M, same goes for ML, outclasses all MLs power wise except the north of $100K AMG.
Suspension is balanced, adjustable Bilstein dampers I believe he said, sport mode holds the revs on tap, quite the engaging drive.
So you may not get all the longing looks of a Cayenne or Macan but when you want to blow the doors of the smug Mercedes punk theres no better way to do it than in a Jeep, starting at $63K... for that type of performance and options from a Cayenne you're looking to at least the $100K+ Cayenne GTS...
This has quickly moved to the top of my list in a tie with Macan, and TBH the GC has more cargo space and more power. It will be tough for Macan to win outright but I wont make that decision until I've gotten my hands on one...