Details unveiled on the new Jaguar XE SV Project 8
29 Jun 2017|2,086 views
Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) has revealed the most powerful, agile and extreme performance Jaguar road car ever - the 320km/h, 592bhp XE SV Project 8 sedan. The second Collectors Edition by SVO, following the successful F-TYPE Project 7 of 2014, Project 8 is a hand-built four-door sedan with supercar performance - designed to thrill driving enthusiasts, with an extraordinary combination of explosive power, dynamic agility and all-wheel-drive traction. To ensure exclusivity, no more than 300 examples will be created, each assembled at SVO's Technical Centre in Coventry.


Fundamental to the performance of the most track-focused car SVO has ever produced, the Project 8 features a number of purposeful modifications to the award-winning XEs lightweight aluminium body panels - carbon fibre bumper with enhanced cooling ducts, vented carbon fibre bonnet, flared bodywork covering 20-inch forged aluminium alloy wheels, adjustable front splitter, flat underbody, rear carbon fibre bumper, rear diffuser and adjustable rear aerodynamic wing. The Project 8 will be the lightest V8 sedan in the Jaguar range.
To ensure optimum performance on road or track, the Project 8 endows the XE's doublewishbone front and Integral Link rear suspension with stiffer springs and manually adjustable continuously variable dampers, debuts a new carbon ceramic braking system, an industry-first use of Formula 1-style silicon nitride ceramic wheel bearings on a road car, and incorporates a rear Electronic Active Differential (EAD) with oil cooler - a first for XE.


aluminium paddle shifters behind the steering wheel or by a central Pistolshift lever - another first for XE. The Project 8 is also the first Jaguar to feature a dedicated Track Mode, which tailors driveline and stability control systems for circuit use, and sharpens both throttle and steering responses for ultimate precision and driver feedback.
The Project 8 will be available in two specifications at launch. The standard four-seat model features Jaguar's latest front Performance seats with magnesium frames, plus a more heavily contoured rear squab to maximise support. The optional two-seat Track Pack includes lightweight front carbon fibre racing seats with four-point harnesses fixed to a harness retention hoop in place of the rear seat. All Project 8s will be built in left-hand drive configuration only.
The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 will make its world debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, U.K., which runs from 29th June - 2nd July. The Project 8 will make its dynamic world debut on the famous Goodwood Hill on Friday, 30th June.
Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) has revealed the most powerful, agile and extreme performance Jaguar road car ever - the 320km/h, 592bhp XE SV Project 8 sedan. The second Collectors Edition by SVO, following the successful F-TYPE Project 7 of 2014, Project 8 is a hand-built four-door sedan with supercar performance - designed to thrill driving enthusiasts, with an extraordinary combination of explosive power, dynamic agility and all-wheel-drive traction. To ensure exclusivity, no more than 300 examples will be created, each assembled at SVO's Technical Centre in Coventry.
The Project 8 exclusively features the most highly tuned version of Jaguar Land Rovers 5.0-litre Supercharged V8 petrol powertrain. The 592bhp power unit, which has a Titanium Variable Active Exhaust, is complemented by Jaguars All-Wheel Drive (AWD) system and motorsport-derived aerodynamics to deliver a 320km/h top speed and 0-100km/h in 3.7 seconds, making Project 8 the fastest accelerating Jaguar yet.
Fundamental to the performance of the most track-focused car SVO has ever produced, the Project 8 features a number of purposeful modifications to the award-winning XEs lightweight aluminium body panels - carbon fibre bumper with enhanced cooling ducts, vented carbon fibre bonnet, flared bodywork covering 20-inch forged aluminium alloy wheels, adjustable front splitter, flat underbody, rear carbon fibre bumper, rear diffuser and adjustable rear aerodynamic wing. The Project 8 will be the lightest V8 sedan in the Jaguar range.
To ensure optimum performance on road or track, the Project 8 endows the XE's doublewishbone front and Integral Link rear suspension with stiffer springs and manually adjustable continuously variable dampers, debuts a new carbon ceramic braking system, an industry-first use of Formula 1-style silicon nitride ceramic wheel bearings on a road car, and incorporates a rear Electronic Active Differential (EAD) with oil cooler - a first for XE.
The high-performance theme continues inside, with subtle applications of Gloss Carbon Fibre trim as well as Alcantara, on the rim of the Project 8 Sport Steering Wheel, instrument binnacle and door cards. The eight-speed Quickshift transmission can either be operated by
aluminium paddle shifters behind the steering wheel or by a central Pistolshift lever - another first for XE. The Project 8 is also the first Jaguar to feature a dedicated Track Mode, which tailors driveline and stability control systems for circuit use, and sharpens both throttle and steering responses for ultimate precision and driver feedback.
The Project 8 will be available in two specifications at launch. The standard four-seat model features Jaguar's latest front Performance seats with magnesium frames, plus a more heavily contoured rear squab to maximise support. The optional two-seat Track Pack includes lightweight front carbon fibre racing seats with four-point harnesses fixed to a harness retention hoop in place of the rear seat. All Project 8s will be built in left-hand drive configuration only.
The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 will make its world debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, U.K., which runs from 29th June - 2nd July. The Project 8 will make its dynamic world debut on the famous Goodwood Hill on Friday, 30th June.
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