{"id":4923,"date":"2015-06-02T12:32:10","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T16:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4923"},"modified":"2015-06-02T12:32:10","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T16:32:10","slug":"rumor-jeep-will-stuff-a-hellcat-v8-into-the-2017-grand-cherokee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4923","title":{"rendered":"Rumor: Jeep Will Stuff A Hellcat V8 Into The 2017 Grand Cherokee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2017-Jeep-Grand-Cherokee-with-Hellcat-V8.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6416\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=6416\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2017-Jeep-Grand-Cherokee-with-Hellcat-V8.jpg?fit=1600%2C762&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,762\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee with Hellcat V8\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee with Hellcat V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2017-Jeep-Grand-Cherokee-with-Hellcat-V8.jpg?fit=1024%2C488&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2017-Jeep-Grand-Cherokee-with-Hellcat-V8.jpg?resize=640%2C305&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee with Hellcat V8\" width=\"640\" height=\"305\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2017-Jeep-Grand-Cherokee-with-Hellcat-V8.jpg?resize=1024%2C488&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2017-Jeep-Grand-Cherokee-with-Hellcat-V8.jpg?resize=600%2C286&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2017-Jeep-Grand-Cherokee-with-Hellcat-V8.jpg?resize=300%2C143&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2017-Jeep-Grand-Cherokee-with-Hellcat-V8.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Car &#038; Driver is reporting Jeep will stuff a Hellcat V8 into the 2017 Grand Cherokee. It will costs around $65,000 and when paired with AWD,<br \/>\nthe SUV could reach 0-60 mph in less than four seconds. They report Jeep is having trouble building the drivetrain strong enough to handle the torque. Lets hope they figure it out because not only would it be an amazing vehicle, it would also provide a lot of parts and research for custom projects.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/features\/2017-jeep-grand-cherokee-trackhawk-25-cars-worth-waiting-for-feature\">Car &#038; Driver<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onallcylinders.com\/2015\/06\/01\/is-the-jeep-grand-cherokee-hellcat-on-the-way\/\">On All Cylinders<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car &#038; Driver is reporting Jeep will stuff a Hellcat V8 into the 2017 Grand Cherokee. It will costs around $65,000 and when paired with AWD, the SUV could reach 0-60 mph in less than four seconds. They report Jeep is having trouble building the drivetrain strong enough to handle the torque. Lets hope they&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4923\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rumor: Jeep Will Stuff A Hellcat V8 Into The 2017 Grand Cherokee<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jeep"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16860,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16860","url_meta":{"origin":4923,"position":0},"title":"Jeep Grand Cherokee with a Hellcat V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 29, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"It might be another year before Jeep ships a Grand Cherokee with a Hellcat V8 but True Street Performance in New York decided to build one now. 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