Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Makes First Public Appearance At Goodwood

If you’re looking for something fast and with four doors at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed, take a stroll through the Alpine A110 display, mosey on past the outrageous Aston Martin Vulcan AMR, and head to the Jaguar booth, where the XE SV Project 8 sits front and center.

Similar to the F-Type concept with the same name, Jaguar took the body of the standard XE sedan, and turned the dial up to 11 with a proper Project 8 makeover. A range of go-fast exterior upgrades, including a new grille, new 20-inch wheels wrapped in performance tires, and a massive wing, pair with a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 capable of producing 592 horsepower (441 kilowatts) and 516 pound-feet (699 Newton-meters) of torque, making it the most powerful Jaguar road car ever.

From a standstill, the XE Project 8 will sprint to 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in just 3.3 seconds and continue on to a top speed of 200 mph (321 kmh). That hefty amount of horsepower is paired to an eight-speed automatic gearbox with paddle shifters sending power to all four wheels.