2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 laps the Nürburgring in 8:49

Ring Queen Sabine Schmitz puts the super-fast Jeep through its paces on the famed circuit. Germany’s Nürburgring has long been the standard bearer for performance machines. Setting records on the famed track in an SUV was unthinkable a short time ago, but the performance market has changed. Ring Queen Sabine Schmitz pilots the 2012 Grand Cherokee SRT8 to an 8:49 lap time around the 12.8-mile circuit.

For reference that’s 25 seconds behind the BMW X6 M. Thanks to Autoblog for the tip!