Muscles & Manners

Just the other day, Jeep, an up market brand of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles launched a handful of Jeep products in India.

- P. Tharyan

These included the iconic Wrangler SUV and the Grand Cherokee in three different variants—Limited Trim, Summit and SRT. We got our hands on the SRT which is the most powerful of the lot and the most expensive. This vehicle is powered by a 6.4 litre, Hemi V8, petrol, which produces massive doses of power and torque.

The Jeep has a legacy so awesome, that the wars we fought in the past would have looked like boring arm wrestling matches had it not been for the rugged looking Jeep (Willys) vehicles that transported brawny US soldiers with their machine guns and pistols to the war front. The hardy design of the Jeep has since been copied by so many vehicle manufacturers in India that an ordinary onlooker is bound to get confused trying to spot the real Jeep!

The moment I set my eyes on the Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl coloured Grand Cherokee SRT, the most powerful and technologically advanced Jeep ever built, I was bowled over by its girth and design element. And later in the day when I drove this mammoth vehicle, I was truly impressed by this fleet-footed vehicle. It’s not just a brawny beast; it’s a well mannered one which offers dollops of luxury.

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