By now you’ve probably heard that Jeep will be producing a 707 hp Grand Cherokee with the heart of a Hellcat. Ever since the Hellcat Challenger started making waves in the press, the automotive community has been eager to see what else Dodge can cram their monster powertrain into.
Fortunately for us, the Jeep Grand Cherokee is their next target, with a Hellcat-powered Trackhawk edition being shipped later this year. If, for whatever reason, you decide you can’t wait that long or don’t really care for the body style of the new Jeep, fear not:
You can build your own.
Dubbed “The Hellhawk”, what you’re feasting your eyes upon is a Hellcat-powered 2006-2010 WK1-generation Grand Cherokee from New York State. It was professionally built by True Street Performance and revealed to the world via Facebook and Instagram.
However, simply cramming the 707 hp engine into an old Cherokee’s engine bay was not a realistic solution, so the power plant had to be hot-rodded to 790 hp and 739 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels. The car is equipped with the standard four-wheel drive, but most of the time it sends power to the rear wheels in an effort to preserve the driveline.
When it’s on the drag strip, those 790 horses are sent to all four wheels, bringing The HellHawk fully into its element. With a quarter mile time of just 10.84 seconds at 128 mph, this family-sized SUV can put most of the world`s supercars to shame.
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