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  • <p>The 2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8 is a limited-production track star of a sedan that makes for a wild ride on the street. <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a27655717/2019-jaguar-xe-sv-project-8-by-the-numbers/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Read the full story here.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Read the full story here.</a></p>
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    View Photos of Jaguar's XE SV Project 8

    The 2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8 is a limited-production track star of a sedan that makes for a wild ride on the street. Read the full story here.

  • <p>Starting at $188,495, the Project 8 is a highly exclusive piece of hardware. No more than 300 will be built.</p>
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    View Photos of Jaguar's XE SV Project 8

    Starting at $188,495, the Project 8 is a highly exclusive piece of hardware. No more than 300 will be built.

  • <p>The Project 8 employs Jaguar's supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 that has been tuned to produce 592 horses and 516 lb-ft of torque.</p>
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    The Project 8 employs Jaguar's supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 that has been tuned to produce 592 horses and 516 lb-ft of torque.

  • <p>All Project 8s feature an eight-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive.</p>
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    View Photos of Jaguar's XE SV Project 8

    All Project 8s feature an eight-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive.

  • <p>The SV Project 8 currently holds the sedan lap recond around the 12.9-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife with a time of seven minutes and 21 seconds. This prototype had the optional Track package, which forgoes the rear seats in favor of a harness-retention loop.</p>
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    View Photos of Jaguar's XE SV Project 8

    The SV Project 8 currently holds the sedan lap recond around the 12.9-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife with a time of seven minutes and 21 seconds. This prototype had the optional Track package, which forgoes the rear seats in favor of a harness-retention loop.

  • <p>Versions destined for the United States will not be available with the Project 8's optional Track package that includes carbon-fiber front racing seats with four-point harnesses and a harness-retention hoop in place of the rear seats.</p>
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    Versions destined for the United States will not be available with the Project 8's optional Track package that includes carbon-fiber front racing seats with four-point harnesses and a harness-retention hoop in place of the rear seats.

  • <p>The 4085-pound SV Project 8 made the run to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.</p>
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    The 4085-pound SV Project 8 made the run to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.

  • <p>Fitted with specially developed Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires as standard, the raciest Jaguar XE orbited the skidpad with a stout 1.05 g's of lateral grip.</p>
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    Fitted with specially developed Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires as standard, the raciest Jaguar XE orbited the skidpad with a stout 1.05 g's of lateral grip.

  • <p>The Project 8 is a creation of Jaguar's Special Vehicle Operations.</p>
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    The Project 8 is a creation of Jaguar's Special Vehicle Operations.

  • <p>The Project 8's radical aerodynamic pieces look wild, but the ankle-chopping splitter easily scrapes the ground. </p>
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    The Project 8's radical aerodynamic pieces look wild, but the ankle-chopping splitter easily scrapes the ground.

  • <p>Thankfully, the Project 8's gaudy SVO and leaping-cat graphics are optional.</p>
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    Thankfully, the Project 8's gaudy SVO and leaping-cat graphics are optional.

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<p>The 2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8 is a limited-production track star of a sedan that makes for a wild ride on the street. <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a27655717/2019-jaguar-xe-sv-project-8-by-the-numbers/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Read the full story here.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Read the full story here.</a></p>
<p>Starting at $188,495, the Project 8 is a highly exclusive piece of hardware. No more than 300 will be built.</p>
<p>The Project 8 employs Jaguar's supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 that has been tuned to produce 592 horses and 516 lb-ft of torque.</p>
<p>All Project 8s feature an eight-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive.</p>
<p>The SV Project 8 currently holds the sedan lap recond around the 12.9-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife with a time of seven minutes and 21 seconds. This prototype had the optional Track package, which forgoes the rear seats in favor of a harness-retention loop.</p>
<p>Versions destined for the United States will not be available with the Project 8's optional Track package that includes carbon-fiber front racing seats with four-point harnesses and a harness-retention hoop in place of the rear seats.</p>
<p>The 4085-pound SV Project 8 made the run to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds.</p>
<p>Fitted with specially developed Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires as standard, the raciest Jaguar XE orbited the skidpad with a stout 1.05 g's of lateral grip.</p>
<p>The Project 8 is a creation of Jaguar's Special Vehicle Operations.</p>
<p>The Project 8's radical aerodynamic pieces look wild, but the ankle-chopping splitter easily scrapes the ground. </p>
<p>Thankfully, the Project 8's gaudy SVO and leaping-cat graphics are optional.</p>
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<p>2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8</p>
<p>2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8</p>
<p>2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8</p>
<p>2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8</p>
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