---
title: "Watch a Tesla Model X Beat Down a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk on the Drag Strip"
description: "With a 707-horsepower Hellcat engine under the hood, the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is built to do one thing: Go fast. Unfortunately, it's still not as quick as a maxed-out Tesla Model X P100D, as shown in this drag strip battle between internal combustion and electric power."
date: "2018-02-26"
modified: "2018-02-27"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/18828/watch-a-tesla-model-x-beat-down-a-jeep-grand-cherokee-trackhawk-on-the-drag-strip"
categories:
  - "Jeep News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Tesla News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "Drag Race"
  - "Electric Cars"
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "internal combustion"
  - "jeep grand cherokee"
  - "luxury"
  - "model x"
  - "Quarter Mile"
  - "suv/crossover"
  - "Tesla"
  - "Tesla Model X"
  - "Trackhawk"
---

# Watch a Tesla Model X Beat Down a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk on the Drag Strip

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2018/02/trackhawk-model-x.jpg>)
*\<em\>www.thedrive.com</em>*

With a 707-horsepower Hellcat engine under the hood, the [Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk](<https://www.thedrive.com/video/17561/how-to-launch-the-hellcat-powered-jeep-grand-cherokee-trackhawk-quickly>) is built to do one thing: Go fast. Unfortunately, it's still not as quick as a maxed-out Tesla Model X P100D, as shown in this recent drag strip battle between internal combustion and electric power.

The Trackhawk is an insane machine, and even though it represents a special kind of raw, mindless power, there's actually a lot of technical wizardry going on behind the scenes to keep the 5,300-pound brick moving in a straight line all the way to its 180 mph top speed. It's not as spritely as, say, [a Porsche Cayenne,](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/15591/2019-porsche-cayenne-review-porsche-adds-a-little-pepper-to-its-cayenne>) but if you were to pick any gas-powered production SUV off the showroom floor to win [a drag race,](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/18056/a-mclaren-570s-vs-jeep-grand-cherokee-trackhawk-drag-race-shouldnt-be-possible>) the Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is probably the safest bet.

https://youtube.com/embed/LqHPsyadNbM

That is, unless its matched up with something like the [Tesla Model X.](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/13647/watch-this-tesla-model-x-p100d-go-up-against-a-lamborghini-aventador-lp570-4-sv>) In its top-flight P100D trim with Ludicrous+ mode activated, the electric SUV launches from 0 to 60 mph in an eye-watering 2.9 seconds. It's got the same dual-motor drivetrain as the Model S, with 259 horsepower up front and 503 horsepower in the rear. And of course, that means tons and tons of instant torque at your disposal.

Even with all that in mind, the results in the video are still striking. The Model X blows the doors off the Trackhawk in four straight races, showing that while the future [might not sound as cool,](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/8996/watch-this-tesla-lotus-chevy-volt-electric-car-chimera-max-out-a-dyno>) it will still be seriously quick.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

### Author social links  
[Bluesky](<https://bsky.app/profile/kylecheromcha.bsky.social>)  
[Instagram](<https://www.instagram.com/kylecheromcha>)  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-cheromcha-1550248a/>)