Jaguar’s, 600 hp XE SV Project 8 performance sedan lowered the fastest Nurburgring time for a four-door production car to 7 min 18.361 sec.
The Jaguar Special Vehicle Operations-developed XE SV Project 8 has demonstrated its breadth of performance capability by setting the fastest Nurburgring Nordschleife lap time for a four-door production car again – 7 min 18.361 sec.
This new officially-verified time on the 20.6 km (12.8-mile) lap is 2.9 seconds faster than Project 8’s previous benchmark set in November 2017 and 7 seconds faster than any other four-door production car has achieved.
Project 8 is also the first vehicle to set an official whole lap record in the Nurburgring’s mid-range production car class, lapping the 20.8 km (12.94-mile) circuit length in 7 min 23.164 sec.
The car’s height-adjustable twin-spring coil-over suspension was set in ‘track’ ride height, with adjustable front splitter and carbon fibre rear aerodynamic wing positioned for maximum downforce and stability.
To maximize performance and steering precision, for the final record runs Project 8 was fitted with new off-the-shelf ultra-high performance Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires.
Powered by the most highly tuned 600 hp version of Jaguar’s 5.0-litre Supercharged V8, the all-wheel-drive Project 8 is capable of 0-100 km/h in 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 200 mph (320km/h). Project 8 also features a fully-enclosed flat underbody for enhanced aerodynamics, which is key to its performance.
Production of the limited-edition Project 8 will finish this year.
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