autoevolution
 

The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Reportedly Costs $188,500

Jaguar's track-focused XE model might appear to be a rival for the BMW M4 GTS, but it costs Porsche 911 Turbo Turbo S money.
The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Reportedly Costs $188,500 13 photos
Photo: Jaguar
2018 Jaguar XE SV Project 82018 Jaguar XE SV Project 82018 Jaguar XE SV Project 82018 Jaguar XE SV Project 82018 Jaguar XE SV Project 82018 Jaguar XE SV Project 82018 Jaguar XE SV Project 82018 Jaguar XE SV Project 82018 Jaguar XE SV Project 82018 Jaguar XE SV Project 82018 Jaguar XE SV Project 82018 Jaguar XE SV Project 8
To be precise, a report from Car and Driver magazine states that the Project 8 comes with a sticker of $188,495 and you won't get it on sale for Black Friday.

It's a limited-production car of which only about 60 units of the total 300 will reach the United States. However, this is among the most expensive things Jaguar has tried to sell.

By comparison, the British orders of the XE SV Project 8 start at £149,995, which at the current exchange range is over $200,000. So the Americans are getting a slightly better deal.

That kind of money buys you a lot of famous cars. For example, the 911 Turbo S stickers for $190,000. You could also try to get a Mercedes-Maybach or an Audi R8. However, all of those are mass-produced and won't get the same reaction when you arrive at your local cars and coffee.

Most of the parts of the SV Project 8 are custom-made and fitted by hand by specialists at the Special Vehicles Operation center in Coventry. Under the hood is a 5.0-liter supercharged V8, which you won't find under the hood of the normal car. But it's also been tuned to 600 HP and 700 Nm of torque. That means it can do 60 mph in 3.3 seconds and tops out at over 200 mph.

This project was conceived by a group of SVO enthusiasts and started with the question of "how much horsepower can we get out of the V8 we already have?" Only then did they consider putting that into the smallest car Jaguar makes.

Supercharged V8s also make a lot of head, which is why those massive air intakes are added to the sides of the bumper, feeding the intercoolers. There's also a vent in the hood to deal with the stresses of going 200 miles per hour in a car that was supposed to top out at 155. AWD helps it put the power down, and carbon brakes are needed to slow the monster down. Obviously, the Nurburgring record setter also needed about a foot's width of rubber.
If you liked the article, please follow us:  Google News icon Google News Youtube Instagram X (Twitter)
About the author: Mihnea Radu
Mihnea Radu profile photo

Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
Full profile

 

Would you like AUTOEVOLUTION to send you notifications?

You will only receive our top stories