Watch Jeep Trackhawk Race Tesla Model Y Performance And Model X Performance

Can the 707 hp Trackhawk take down Tesla’s fastest SUV?

The Jeep Trackhawk is an absolute beast on the road as well as the track. I know first-hand, as I recently had the opportunity to ride in one. But is the Trackhawk’s 707 hp and 645 lb-ft torque enough to beat the top-performing SUVs from Tesla?

Our friends Thomas and James from the YouTube channel Throttle House set out to answer that question once and for all. They lined up a 2020 Jeep Trackhawk against a Tesla Model X Performance and a Tesla Model Y Performance.

The duo says their initial intent was to race the Model Y Performance against the Trackhawk but realized the Tesla fans would call foul if they didn’t bring the baddest SUV Tesla has to offer to the party. Technically, the Model Y isn’t really an SUV, it’s a compact crossover utility vehicle, or, CUV, but it does belong in this lineup, in our opinion at least.

There isn’t a perfect apples to apples comparison here, but the Model X Performance is definitely a closer Trackhawk competitor than the Model Y Performance. The Model Y Performace is substantially smaller and less expensive than both the Trackhawk and the Model X, starting out at $60,990. The Jeep Trackhawk has a starting MRSP of $87,400 and the Model X Performance begins at $99,990. The Trackhawk I rode in had an MSRP just north of $100,000. 

The Tesla Model X Performance barely edges out the Trackhawk in the standing quarter-mile.