Jeep using Nautique G23 in advertising.

[aarond0083]

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT 470HP pulling a G23 in the press photos. Notice the SAN and G23 decals were removed.

[ironj32]

Sick looking setup for sure! I know it's just for advertising, but I personally would never tow the G with anything smaller than a 1/2 ton. It's not the power/torque that is the concern...it's the stability of the tow vehicle. After towing my G23 last summer with my 2011 Silverado Crew Cab 1/2 ton with Max Tow Package and the 6.2L engine (403 hp, 417lb/ft of torque), I'm strongly considering getting a 3/4 Diesel.

Found an article that says the SRT is rated to tow 7200 pounds - impressive. Again, regardless, that is a bad *** looking setup!

[CradGen2]

Cool pic of a Nautique pulling a Jeep. I guess pulling a Jeep is still better then pulling a tube.

[Andrew14]

^^^ Hahahaha. Nice Crad.....I'm going to forward to my neighbor who recently bought a 2006 SANTE 210 to pull tubers on our neighborhood lake.

[aarond0083]

Sick looking setup for sure! I know it's just for advertising, but I personally would never tow the G with anything smaller than a 1/2 ton. It's not the power/torque that is the concern...it's the stability of the tow vehicle. After towing my G23 last summer with my 2011 Silverado Crew Cab 1/2 ton with Max Tow Package and the 6.2L engine (403 hp, 417lb/ft of torque), I'm strongly considering getting a 3/4 Diesel.

Found an article that says the SRT is rated to tow 7200 pounds - impressive. Again, regardless, that is a bad *** looking setup!

This is why I'll never own a G23. I've also got a newer Silverado with the 5.3L and know it's not enough. I can't justify buying a diesel truck just to pull a boat.

[swc5150]

Good thing that Jeep has those monster brakes! It'll need every bit of them stopping that rig! Cool pic, but not a good idea in reality.

[vtjc]

At least you can tow with the ‘14 GC SRT, earlier editions has center exit exhaust that interfered with trailer hitch fitment.

[Zach@n3]

Sickest SUV on the market. The new 6.4 is an engine much better suited for towing anyways with the addition of VVT and MDS(for economy) systems. My aunt had a 08 that towed her 5000LB Sea Ray. It did just fine except the occasional sway on the highway. I would assume if Chrysler decided to actually make the SRT tow they did their homework and it probably tows better than the 08 my aunt had. Regardless the Best looking G tow vehicle combo rig I've yet to see! Tow a G to the lake, take it to a lap day, run it down the 1320, And get 18mpg highway. If I only had 60k+

They forgot the Nautique N logo on the Bimini .

[HS]

I guess they moved the twin exhaust tailpipes -- I recall seeing them in occupy the place where a ball mount would be located.

[BrennanK]

I don't know if the SRT denotes the diesel option, but Jeep is getting a diesel engine in 2014.
http://news.consumerreports.org/cars...el-option.html

Imagine towing 7200 lbs of something other then a boat with some real tongue weight, now that would be scary. The problem is never getting the load moving...

[Ride Lab]

good to see that because i have a 2012 Jeep and a g23. i havent towed it yet.

[shag]

Nice looking set up, but I have to agree that I would not feel comfortable with the towing platform, with that big of a boat.... Just my .02.

Did anyone notice the hitch on that trailer in the first pic? Looks like they had to do it to keep the center of gravity lower, but just looks funky.

[LR3w8kbrdr]

I couldnt imagine towing a G23 with my suv let alone a jeep. The G23 dwarfed my suv when sitting next to it. A few of the pro riders for Nautique even went out and traded in their old rides for bigger trucks.

[s_kelley2000]

I don't know if the SRT denotes the diesel option, but Jeep is getting a diesel engine in 2014.
http://news.consumerreports.org/cars...el-option.html

SRT stands for Street Racing Team and it denotes a high performance model for Chrysler products. It's similar to SVT for Ford. The diesel will be very cool in the Jeep GC but I doubt it's the motor in the 2014 SRT shown here.

[Miljack]

These new Jeep and Dodge GC and Durango platforms are heavy...Maybe not enough to tow a G23 cross country, but certainly a carefully loaded and equipped vehicle would tow the G23 a "reasonable" distance without too much trouble.
You know the tow, 6 am on a Sunday, no fuel in the boat, no gear in either the truck or boat, etc...
FWIW, I've towed our 230 with a Durango R/T and no problems whatsoever, but also very short distances around town. I also towed it with a friend's Tundra crew cab about 200 miles, and the truck towed it like a champ (well except past gas stations!), I would say felt a little more stable behind the Tundra, but we had ALOT of gear in the boat and truck, so maybe not a fair comparison...
Now a G is +1000# (advertised) over my 230, so YMMV...