Jaguar’s Special Vehicle Operations, better known as SVO, is where engineers get to be boys with no rules and have a lot of fun creating some fantastic and often outrageous machines. The Project 8 Jaguar XE SV is one such product to roll out of this James Bond Q Factory like set up and it has gone on to set records in three continents in the production sedan segment. Now it’s out in a new Touring Specification that is more road focused, yet retains its outrageous nature.
What Jaguar Special Vehicle Operations has to say about the Touring Specification XE SV Project 8
Jamal Hameedi, Engineering Director, Jaguar Special Vehicle Operations, said: “Project 8 has received outstanding critical acclaim since its launch, demonstrating the Special Vehicle Operations team’s ability to create a compact Jaguar sedan with supercar-rivalling performance. Touring specification extends the appeal of Project 8 to performance car enthusiasts and collectors who prefer a more discreet appearance, without compromising its driver-focused on-road dynamics.”
The ultimate Q-Car – What you need to know
The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Touring Specification is a more restrained version of the extreme XE SV Project 8 car, however, it is by no means docile. It will be available along with the existing derivatives of Project 8 cars and will be powered by the 5.0 litre V8 supercharged engine that delivers 600 PS of power and can do 0-100 km/h in just 3.7 seconds. The Touring Specification gets a discreet fixed spoiler as well which enhances its on road mannerisms as well. Having said that, it can hit 300 km/h while the other derivatives of the XE SV Project 8 can touch 320 km/h.
Incidentally, the Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Touring Specification will be available in a four-seat configuration and will be offered in exclusive colours that include Valencia Orange, Velocity Blue, Corris Grey Satin and British Racing Green.