Finding meaning in the world’s most powerful SUV
IF YOU think the old “where do babies come from?” question brings a challenging conversation to have with a small child, give yourself an uppercut. It’s nothing compared to explaining to a curious kid the rise of the ultra-performance SUV.
Dad: “We’ve bought the world’s most powerful SUV, son. We’ve got 522 killa-whatsits under that hood...”
Boy: “Oooh goodie, so we can go camping?” Dad: “No, son. It’s not designed to go off-road.” Boy: “Oooh, so can we go to the race track?” Dad: “No son, it weighs two and half tonnes. That’s not so good at the race track.” Boy: “So what will we do with it, dad?”
Dad: “Umm…
” The correct answer is more like: “Silence, my child! Buckle up and prepare to have your tiny soul rearranged as I deploy seven hundred of Satan’s most unhinged horses!”
Okay, you may not speak in a God-like tone when kicking the Jeep Trackhawk where it loves it most, but I promise you will not sound like your regular self. Things change when you drive Jeep’s beast. Your walk will become a strut. Your head may wobble, just a little.
OUR drive starts by pointing the bluff, more air-hungry snout sedately towards the Interstate out of Maine, in the northeast corner of the USA. It’s a chance to see how well the Trackhawk can do the daily stuff, and what compromises come with the transition to the World’s Most Extreme SUV.
Denne historien er fra October 2017-utgaven av Wheels Australia Magazine.
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