Driving a sport/utility vehicle on the track was once about as much fun as playing beach volleyball in loafers. No more. After taking the new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 around California's Willow ...

SUVs are all the rage right now, but you could argue their trajectory was set in part by the strides of the '90s and early 2000s, when a slew of now-successful SUVs hit the market for the first time.

The Commander is truly the box the Grand Cherokee came in--they share platforms, down to the same 109.5-inch wheelbase. Jeep found room for the third row by squaring its shoulders and making its ...