If you were interested in the tuner-craze-trend of the early 2000’s, then you surely remember Geiger. The German tuning house specialized in American cars, especially in H2 Hummers. The modification carried away for the enormous vehicles were next to ridiculous: supercharged V8s boasting up to 600-horses scissors doors, huge chromed rims and the list goes on and on…
Apparently, Geiger has grown up over the years and now offers cars for a more poised audience. No, we’re kidding, they’re just as bonkers. Don’t believe us? Well, just take a look at this matte-brown Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Let’s be honest here; the tuning style of the Jeep follows a trend that will be obsolete in 7 years or so. But it won’t really matter, because the power it develops now, will remain relevant – on the streets – 14 years from now.
It all started with a SRT Grand Cherokee with a 6.4-litre, naturally aspirated HEMI V8, but the Germans thought a 2.9-litre Kompressor is missing from the equation. Of course, without toying around with the ECU and adding some heftier pistons, the Jeep wouldn’t turn its 470hp into 708 -horses.
Yes, you read that right, the Cherokee now has 708 ponies. That’s good for a 0 to 100km/h (62mph) sprint time of 3.9 seconds and a 295 km/h top speed. The 776 Nm of torque has something to do with this performance, as well.
Of course, no such power was extracted from the engine without revising the suspension. So, sport springs and anti-sway bars to reduce body rolling can be opted by the customer. All this for €23,900, not including the Grand Cherokee.
Or, you can find a slightly de-tuned model all prepped and ready on Geiger’s official site.
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