The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 might be the most hardcore four-door
compact executive sedan to ever leave Europe, and at its heart lies a
supercharged 5.0-liter V8, making 600 PS.
In a straight line, it will hit 96 km/h in
just 3.3 seconds, before maxing out at 321 km/h. According to Jaguar,
this car is the “pinnacle of the world’s performance sedans.”
Features include a revised suspension, lower ride
height, an electronic active differential, carbon ceramic brakes, all-wheel
drive, Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel and gloss carbon fiber trim. Customers
can also opt for the Track Pack which leaves you with just two carbon fiber
racing seats, while adding a rear roll cage.
As you can imagine, this car is way faster than your
run of the mill BMW M3 or Audi RS4, especially around a track – the Project 8
actually beat the Giulia QV’s time on the Nurburgring by a whooping 11 seconds.
The Jaguar’s time was 7 minutes and 21.23 seconds.
According to carspotter MaRaf Supercars Passion, who
uploaded these images to Autogespot, this is the very first XE SV Project 8
spotted away from the Nurburgring. The location is Forte dei Marmi, Italy, and
the car might have been there to attend some Jaguar event.
