2018 Jeep Trackhawk
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I have got to stop ordering things for a car that I don't have yet!
Ordered the GT Haus exhaust that sounds absolutely ridiculous with the valves open.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRhNDpwCtGE
Ordered the GT Haus exhaust that sounds absolutely ridiculous with the valves open.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRhNDpwCtGE
Haha, I've just got back from a bucket list trip to Pebble Beach playing golf. What a fantastic place.
Delivery is Saturday morning, doing backflips!
The wheel situation has gone beyond silly. I ordered them at the end of May with a promised 5 week production schedule and a week shipping. Well, they still aren't finished after 8 weeks and they are apparently being shipped on Friday. I was extremely hopeful of having them on prior to delivery but I'll take delivery of the car as is and get the wheels fitted along with the suspension and intake at the end of next week.
All being well, the exhaust should arrive in 7-10 days. I've also booked the car in for a full XPEL ppf on the 13th August.
Delivery is Saturday morning, doing backflips!
The wheel situation has gone beyond silly. I ordered them at the end of May with a promised 5 week production schedule and a week shipping. Well, they still aren't finished after 8 weeks and they are apparently being shipped on Friday. I was extremely hopeful of having them on prior to delivery but I'll take delivery of the car as is and get the wheels fitted along with the suspension and intake at the end of next week.
All being well, the exhaust should arrive in 7-10 days. I've also booked the car in for a full XPEL ppf on the 13th August.
Wow! The Trackhawk is absolutely savage. I collected the car around midday and had the family with me so we went and did a few weekend chores and just general everyday town driving. The consultant said to not baby it and don't be shy with it so I took him literally and haven't been afraid to give it a good poke in gear.
I had the drivers window down and honestly there is so much going on, it's hard to focus on one thing. There's the noise with the bark of the exhaust as it shifts gear, the supercharger whine as you build boost and the sheer volume of all 3 combined makes for an aural treat. Then you have the speed, and lots of it. Rolling around 20-30 mph and a stab of the throttle for 2-3 seconds sees you edging very close to triple figures and it was quite a shock as to how quickly it builds.
Some other initial thoughts; the leather interior is actually very nice and makes for a pleasant place to be, the consultant tried to tell me it's the same hide as used by Bentley but I'm calling BS on that one. The reversing camera looks like it's from 2005 with quite a grainy image, and no surround view. The A pillar combined with big side mirrors makes it quite difficult to place the car going round right hand corners as the front end is obscured and will take a while to get used to the size/dimensions of it.
Fuel consumption is as hilarious as expected. I left the dealership with a full tank and an expected range of 350km (95L tank). After 40km I'd used a 1/4 of a tank and my range is now down to 269km.
I've removed the Jeep badge from the front and will remove the rather large Grand Cherokee badges in the morning. Undecided if I keep the HEMI 6.2 on the side fender.
The new wheels have finally left the States and are due to be fitted on Thursday.
I'm off to Mopar Sunday tomorrow, looking forward to stretching its legs.
I had the drivers window down and honestly there is so much going on, it's hard to focus on one thing. There's the noise with the bark of the exhaust as it shifts gear, the supercharger whine as you build boost and the sheer volume of all 3 combined makes for an aural treat. Then you have the speed, and lots of it. Rolling around 20-30 mph and a stab of the throttle for 2-3 seconds sees you edging very close to triple figures and it was quite a shock as to how quickly it builds.
Some other initial thoughts; the leather interior is actually very nice and makes for a pleasant place to be, the consultant tried to tell me it's the same hide as used by Bentley but I'm calling BS on that one. The reversing camera looks like it's from 2005 with quite a grainy image, and no surround view. The A pillar combined with big side mirrors makes it quite difficult to place the car going round right hand corners as the front end is obscured and will take a while to get used to the size/dimensions of it.
Fuel consumption is as hilarious as expected. I left the dealership with a full tank and an expected range of 350km (95L tank). After 40km I'd used a 1/4 of a tank and my range is now down to 269km.
I've removed the Jeep badge from the front and will remove the rather large Grand Cherokee badges in the morning. Undecided if I keep the HEMI 6.2 on the side fender.
The new wheels have finally left the States and are due to be fitted on Thursday.
I'm off to Mopar Sunday tomorrow, looking forward to stretching its legs.
There's a cold start up on my insta stories...doesn't do it justice but best I had with me at the time.
https://www.instagram.com/stories/wheatlandj/
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