GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED
Super sedan will have cool cats pouncing
Jaguar has unveiled its fastest production V8 sedan for just 300 fortunate owners
The following article should have a health warning because there will be those who will get short of breath due to excitement — and then realise they can’t have it. We are talking about the Jaguar XE SV Project 8, which made its debut at Goodwood. Its statistics are incredible, as is its price of £149,995, but only 300 will be made and every one will be left-hand drive only. Astonished Read on if you happen to have that kind of money and can register the car overseas (many do) or if you simply want to be astonished at just how Jaguar’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division has managed to create a supercar masquerading as a family sedan, although one of the versions does not have back seats for the kids. It is the second Collector’s Edition by SVO, following the F-Type Project 7 of 2014. Jaguar says the Project 8 is a hand-built four-door sedan with supercar performance designed to thrill driving enthusiasts, with an extraordinary combination of power, agility and all-wheel-drive...
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