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Project 8" is a 600bhp, V8-powered Jaguar XE
Written by Stephen Dobie
Jaguar has good form on squeezing supercharged V8s into its sensible saloons. So since its launch, we"ve lived in hope the XE it"s small BMW 3 Series rival would enjoy similar treatment.The good news is it"s happening. This isn"t an XE R", though. It"s not a predictable swipe at the BMW M3 or Alfa Giulia Quadifoglio. This is Project 8, the follow up to Jag"s utterly madcap F-Type Project 7.But forget that F-Type, and forget the Jaguar XJ220. With 592bhp (or a nice round 600PS), this will be the most powerful production Jag ever. Yikes. We"d put very short odds on it being the loudest, too.Power comes from a 5.0-litre supercharged V8, and the whole thing"s being developed by Jag"s Special Vehicle Operations team. A maximum of 300 will be made, and they"ll all be hand-assembled at SVO"s Coventry base.We"re not told whether it will be rear- or all-wheel drive, or anything in the way of 0-60 times or top speeds. Expect it to be blooming quick, though. It"s been testing under camouflage at the N rburgring, as the pictures above testify.
Date written: 25 May 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 7932
Written by Stephen Dobie
Jaguar has good form on squeezing supercharged V8s into its sensible saloons. So since its launch, we"ve lived in hope the XE it"s small BMW 3 Series rival would enjoy similar treatment.The good news is it"s happening. This isn"t an XE R", though. It"s not a predictable swipe at the BMW M3 or Alfa Giulia Quadifoglio. This is Project 8, the follow up to Jag"s utterly madcap F-Type Project 7.But forget that F-Type, and forget the Jaguar XJ220. With 592bhp (or a nice round 600PS), this will be the most powerful production Jag ever. Yikes. We"d put very short odds on it being the loudest, too.Power comes from a 5.0-litre supercharged V8, and the whole thing"s being developed by Jag"s Special Vehicle Operations team. A maximum of 300 will be made, and they"ll all be hand-assembled at SVO"s Coventry base.We"re not told whether it will be rear- or all-wheel drive, or anything in the way of 0-60 times or top speeds. Expect it to be blooming quick, though. It"s been testing under camouflage at the N rburgring, as the pictures above testify.
Date written: 25 May 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 7932
