Jaguar’s latest high-performance vehicle, the XE SV
Project 8, is still being refined before production starts in June. The British
automaker may still be working on its current Project 8 vehicle, but it already
has plans for a new Project 9.
That’s a different philosophy from the previous
Project-branded cars that Jaguar has developed before. The savage F-Type
Project 7 came out in the summer of 2014 and was the fastest and most powerful
Jaguar in the company’s history. The vehicle was powered by a 5.0-liter
supercharged V8 that produced 567 hp and 680 Nm of torque.
Thanks to aerodynamic alterations and various weight-saving measures, the
Project 7 was a riot.
The XE SV Project 8 was made in a similar light to
the Project 7. Jaguar took a four-door XE and bestowed it with the same amount
of power as a supercar. Once again, SVO stuffed a supercharged 5.0-liter V8
into the engine bay that generated 600 PS. The team modified a bunch of
components to make the vehicle insanely quick around a track.
Both the Project 7 and Project 8 were
high-performance machines, but they were very different from one another. One
was a coupe that was inspired by Jaguar’s vehicles that won the 24 Hours of Le
Mans. The Project 8 on the other hand, was a hardcore example of a pedestrian
sedan. So it will be interesting to see what direction Jaguar takes with the
Project 9.
Even if the Project 9 isn’t a high-performance
vehicle, you can bet on it being a limited-edition model. The Project 7 was
limited to 250 units, while 300 examples of the Project 8 were made.
