---
title: "The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Is the Fastest 4-Door Sedan* Around the ‘Ring"
description: "The new sedan \"of production-intent specification\" sets a blazing Nürburgring lap time"
date: "2017-11-29"
modified: "2017-11-29"
authors:
  - name: "Josh Condon"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/josh-condon"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/16521/the-jaguar-xe-sv-project-8-is-the-fastest-4-door-sedan-around-the-ring"
categories:
  - "Jaguar News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "concept car"
  - "Jaguar"
  - "Jaguar XE SV Project 8"
  - "Nurburgring"
  - "records"
  - "SVO"
---

# The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Is the Fastest 4-Door Sedan\* Around the ‘Ring

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In the lobby bar of a fancy downtown LA hotel on Monday night, a high-level Fiat-Chrysler exec made passing reference to the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio's record-setting Nürburgring lap time in front of a table of journalists and PR representatives. After he walked away, one of the Jag PR reps noted that the Alfa sedan's 7-minute, 32-second record run was not long for this world.

And then, on Tuesday night, Jaguar unveiled the new Jaguar XE SV Project 8, a blisteringly fast, 529-hp sports sedan from the company's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) unit. Along with the vehicle, a new record 'Ring time—of sorts—was also revealed. There's no doubt that the Project 8's time of 07:21.23 makes it the fastest four-door sedan around the Green Hell, but the press release wording reveals a bit of a catch: "Jaguar is happy to announce that the Jaguar XE SV Project 8 is now the world’s fastest four-door sedan of ***production-intent specification***...."

Yes, the XE SV Project 8 is basically a late-stage prototype with dreams of being a real car. When it's actually produced, the XE XV Project 8 will be limited to 300 units worldwide, with a starting price of $187,500. The title of "fastest" doesn't come cheap.

Check out the record-setting run, below.

https://youtube.com/embed/WDTBhqfZjJg

## Author
Josh is a former editor at *Details*, *Road & Track*, and *MSN Autos*, and has contributed about a variety of topics to publications including *The New York Times*, *Men’s Journal*, *Automobile* and *Men’s Fitness*.

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