Jaguar's
XE SV Project 8 is currently the fastest production four-door car
around the Nürburgring, with one of the cars completing a lap of the notorious
German racetrack last November in a time of only
7:21.23.
Jaguar is now offering the chance to experience a
Nürburgring hot lap in the XE SV Project, as the automaker has just added one
to its Nürburgring Race Taxi service.
While the laps aren't likely to match the XE SV Project 8's
record run, Jaguar's professional drivers will ensure your heart rate jumps.
For example, the cars regularly hit speeds in excess of 155 mph, and we're told
you'll get to experience forces of up to 1.8 g at some points, such as the
Karussell.
The price for a hot lap in the XE SV Project 8 is 199 euros
(approximately $226) and the service runs until mid-November when the
Nürburgring closes for the winter season. It will run again in early 2019 when
the racetrack reopens.
The XE SV Project 8 is limited to one passenger as the car's
installed Track Pack means there's no rear seat. Jaguar's XJR575 sedan is
also available and with this model the cost of a lap can be split between three
passengers.
Jaguar is only building 300 examples of the XE SV Project 8
and the price tag in the United States is $192,000. Sure that's steep, but this
isn’t just an XE with a body kit. The car is built by hand by Jaguar Land
Rover’s SVO division and many of its internals are unique. The modifications to
the standard XE are so extensive that the headlights needed to be moved and the
nose of the car brought forward.
Under the hood sits Jaguar's familiar 5.0-liter supercharged
V-8, tuned here to deliver 592 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. This is
the engine's highest tune yet and makes the XE SV Project 8 the most powerful
Jaguar road car to date. Jaguar says the 0-60 mph sprint happens in just 3.3
seconds and a top speed of 200 mph is possible.
source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1119542_xe-sv-project-8-super-sedan-joins-jaguars-ring-taxi-fleet
by viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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