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Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk

Jeep states 180 mph for the 2018 Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. MotorTrend and Car and Driver print that same governor.

Also known as Trackhawk, Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
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Top speed

Published as 180 mphPublished as 180 mphPublished as 180 mph

Manufacturer claim and governor for the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. Jeep states 180 mph. MotorTrend and Car and Driver both print that 180 mph claim. No 0–60 or quarter mile is stored: Jeep's 3.5 seconds and 11.6-second quarter do not match Car and Driver's tested quarter.

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In context

  • 2.8× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 1.1 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)
  • London to New York in 19 h 14 minConstant · London to New York, 5,570 km great-circle

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

This list

Why it's so fast

A car is fast when the force pushing it forward still beats the air, and when the tires and the gearing can use that force. A limiter is a different fact from an unlimited run.

  1. Drag and gearing

    Top speed is the balance point: thrust equals aerodynamic drag. The gearing has to still be pulling when the car gets there, or the engine falls off its power.

  2. What the sources signed

    A manufacturer claim, a magazine test and an electronic governor are not interchangeable. The measurement line says which one this page ranked.

A limited example is the Bugatti Chiron.

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Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 290km/h180mph80.5m/s156knRanked figure

    Manufacturer claim and governor for the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. Jeep states 180 mph. MotorTrend and Car and Driver both print that 180 mph claim. No 0–60 or quarter mile is stored: Jeep's 3.5 seconds and 11.6-second quarter do not match Car and Driver's tested quarter.

    Claimed
    Jeep (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Model year
2018
Layout
All-wheel-drive SUV
Limiter
Governor, 180 mph

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