Jaguar have let it be known to MotorMartin recently that their SVO-developed XE SV Project 8 is now the world’s fastest four-door car, following a production-intent prototype’s record lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The incredible time of 7min 21.23sec, Jaguar say, is nearly 11 seconds quicker than the previous fastest sedan around the legendary 12.9-mile German circuit and puts the 600PS Project 8 ahead of some of the world’s fastest two-door coupés and supercars. Unbelievable!
Mark Stanton, SVO Director, shared with MotorMartin that: “The SVO design and engineering team’s mission was to create the most track-focused road-legal Jaguar in history – not only the fastest, but also the most agile. As a result, only the roof and front door skins of Project 8’s body are carried-over unaltered from XE and 75 per cent of its mechanical hardware is new. This astonishing Nürburgring Nordschleife record validates the success of such extensive changes.”
John Edwards, Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations Managing Director, added: “SVO exists to push the boundaries of performance, luxury and all-terrain capability. The hand-assembled XE SV Project 8 takes that principle to the limit, extracting supercar-beating performance from Jaguar’s most compact four-door sedan. The Nürburgring Nordschleife record underlines our commitment to deliver the most extreme Jaguar ever to Project 8 clients, who will soon experience this sensational sedan for themselves.”
And not only is this XE SV phenomenally fast but it looks superb as well. A deserved MotorMartin well done for all involved. Indeed, checkout the following short film provided by Jaguar from their superb YouTube channel for the benefit of MotorMartin’s readers, showing their XE SV taking on the fearsome Nürburgring Nordschleife. It really is quite something.
Jaguar have shared the following with MotorMartin for those who love good statistics: The Jaguar XE Project 8 is the world’s fastest saloon, setting an incredible 7min 21.23 second record lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Its 5.0 litre supercharged V8 produces 600PS and 700Nm of torque, enabling a 0-60mph of 3.3 secs and a top speed of 200mph.
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