Jaguar are reportedly looking into expanding their
SVR offerings to XE series. The brand's super saloon is apparently in
Northern Spain, accompanied by the SVO engineering team.
The Jaguar XE SVR is
expected to make use of the familiar 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine. The
lump, which works together with an 8-speed automatic transmission and is good
for 567 horses and 700 Nm of torque in the F-Type SVR, will likely
be detuned to develop around 500 horsepower.
Since both the F-Type and Range Rover Sport SVR have
an all-wheel drive system, the potent XE will probably follow the same route.
Employing an AWD means making the car roughly 50 kg heavier, but once
completed, it will also challenge the upcoming Audi RS4 as well, which will
benefit from the brand's Quattro all-wheel drive system.
Signaling the presence of a stronger engine under
the hood and updated dynamics will be an exterior body kit. There's a good
chance that this will add more aggressive bumpers and side skirts. Besides the SVR badges, some special wheels will spin around the
beefier brakes.
The exact reveal date of the Jaguar XE SVR is
unknown, but the British publication talks about an arrival "halfway
through the saloon's lifecycle". Those interested in one should expect to
pay roughly £ 65,000 (US$ 81,000) in the United Kingdom.