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There’s no confusion as to which drag racer wins this match. The SRT8 Jeep runs away from the single-cab as if it were standing still. See for yourself in the video after the jump.

GM isn’t the only automaker recalling droves of vehicles for ignition-switch-related problems. Chrysler Group is getting in on the action, too. It’s going to recall certain 2006-2007 Jeep Commanders and 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokees.

It’s official. I’ve now seen it all. I thought I had when the original Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 came out several years ago. It turns out I was wrong.

What do you get when you add length and luxury to a Grand Cherokee? In 2018, you’ll get the reborn Jeep Grand Wagoneer and an American competitor to Land Rover with a seven-slat grille. The off-road vehicle company plans to redesign the Grand Cherokee for 2017. Its new platform architecture will serve as the basis for the Wagoneer, which will pack three rows of seats, and offer what Car and Driver thinks will be “a more opulent interior than other Jeeps.”

Given that the 2015 Ford F-150 will be aluminum-bodied, and that the next Silverado will follow suit, it’s logical to assume that Ram will be getting in on the weight-saving action with its next generation of trucks. Nope. The fuel-efficient metal actually might find its way into the next Jeep Wrangler.

Canada has plenty of cold, unforgiving wilderness, but the country’s certainly been a warm, welcoming place for the 2014 Jeep Cherokee. After competing for the affections of 80 journalists in last fall’s TestFest, the $33,160 mid-sizer drove off with the “Best New SUV/CUV Under $35,000” award from the Automobile Journalist Association of Canada. It left behind the Buick Encore, Mitsubishi Outlander, Toyota RAV4 AWD Limited and Subaru Forester XT Touring.

Changing a successful product is a real catch-22. If you alter it too much, you risk alienating your original customers; however, if you just leave it as is for too long, consumers might accuse you of being out of date. At the Road & Track offices, that’s the situation in which Jeep finds itself with its 2014 Wrangler Oscar Mike Edition.