However, the car will only be built in 300 units and it seems it will only be sold in the UK. The XE SV Project 8 is the latest creation to come out of Jaguar-Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations. Along with its 592-hp supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 and eight-speed automatic transmission, our test car featured an 825-watt Meridian sound system, a head-up display, and smartphone and GoPro installation kits, but it skipped the optional traffic-sign-recognition and adaptive-speed-limiter system, the heated windshield, and the Smoker's package. Get your order in soon. But we digress. / Parsippany, NJ, 66 miles $188,495, Imperial Motors of Lake Bluff Though based on the company's compact sedan, the Project 8 has been completely reworked from the ground up to be an absolute track beast, which is probably why it's by far the most expensive sedan in Jaguar's lineup. The JAGUAR XE SV PROJECT 8 is available in two series: Project Jaguar bonus series in the Elite group. Keen to see if Jaguar's track star could live up to its hype, we hit the test track, where the all-wheel-drive Project 8 clocked an impressive 3.5-second zero-to-60-mph sprint and blasted through the quarter-mile in 11.8 seconds at 121 mph. Track Power Trio bonus series in the Elite group. See pricing for the New 2019 Jaguar XE XE SV Project 8. Get vehicle details, wear and tear analyses and local price comparisons. 592 hp @ 6500 rpmTorque However, it is safe to assume it will make north of 550 lb-ft of torque and that all of the power will be sent to the rear wheels via a limited slip differential. / Don’t despair though because if the past is anything to go by, a production version of the same car will be released at a later date but slightly tamed. Get KBB Fair Purchase Price, MSRP, and dealer invoice price for the 2019 Jaguar XE XE SV Project 8 Sedan 4D. Standing ¼-mile: 11.8 sec @ 121 mph (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Jaguar released the XE a while ago but so far they didn’t offer a high performance version of the car. Even if the front fascia wasn't perforated with graduating hexagons and the body hadn't been plastered with obnoxious (and fortunately optional) SVO and leaping-cat graphics, any tale you might make up about this car's track-day dominance would likely be believed. For starters, it seems the car will feature a set of 3 lines that will run across it with a much wider center line. The brakes are also much larger than on the regular car and it seems that Jaguar is looking to release the quickest sedan on the market to date. The car is also likely going to receive quilted leather which was also used on the Project 7. With its dramatic wide-body fenders sitting low over its dark 20-inch wheels shod with specially developed Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, plus all of the unpainted carbon-fiber aero bits, it looks as extreme as anything you'd find cruising Sunset Boulevard on a Saturday night. 8-speed automatic with manual shifting mode, CHASSIS This Jaguar is friskier out on the open road than under controlled circumstances. The engine should be more than capable of getting the car to 60 MPH in under 4 seconds and up to a top speed north of 200 MPH. Get KBB Fair Purchase Price, MSRP, and dealer invoice price for the 2019 Jaguar XE XE SV Project 8. supercharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection, Displacement SSC Tuatara Breaks Speed Record, Hits 331, Join Road & Track and Car and Driver for Our Tests, Torched Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer on Copart, SSC Thinks Bugatti's Top Speed Record Was Bogus, K&N Face Masks Add 5 Horsepower to Your Face, This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. Updated weekly, pricing for the 2019 Jaguar XE XE SV Project 8 Sedan 4D is based on the vehicle without options. Save when you purchase multiple reports. Rolling start, 5–60 mph: 3.8 sec 75 miles Enjoy driving?