Jaguar XE SV Project 8
Discussion
I am collecting mine later this week, so will add to this thread if anyone is interested ?
Potted history of my car history started with mainly Audi RS, when they were proper RS cars - limited production, rare, wide body and interesting engine ... interesting similarity to the Project 8 in many ways ...
Anyway, several C5 RS 6, B7 RS 4 etc passed by until I moved onto R8's - sublime in V10 guise.
Then the F-TYPE stole my heart when it was released. Stunning looks and stunning sound.
I bought a F-TYPE R Coupe in 2016 and enjoyed 17k glorious miles across Europe and all number of Circuits - I loved it.
Then the pitter patter of tiny feet entered my life, and suddenly 2 seats was no longer really practical.
That didn't stop me purchasing a McLaren 12C earlier this year - and enjoying 4 months and 4k miles of trouble free motoring, including a track day at the Nurburgring, but really, I rarely had the opportunity to use it, and if I am honest, it was a bit sterile....
And so, the Project 8.
When it was first teased, back in early 2017, I was instantly interested. It ticked so many boxes .... wide body, fast, loud, and 4 seats ! and a lineage to the Jaguar brand that I had grown fond of through the fantastic F-TYPE R experience.
I contacted several Jaguar Retailers, and duly got the opportunity to attend an evening VIP reveal at Oxford road, with several Project 7 owners in toe.
The car, and its details were revealed ... stunning in every way, but I was hoping it would be cheaper - although that the same time had not anticipated just how far JLR had pushed the performance envelope which is reflected in the price.
I resigned myself to miss this opportunity - and grasped at straws that a XE SVR would at some point be born - although I knew this was extremely unlikely in reality.
Fast forward 12 months, and things change and through a mixed bag of trusty man maths & good timing - the what seems a distant dream, became a distant reality.
An order was placed.
And now, this week, I shall take delivery !
Potted history of my car history started with mainly Audi RS, when they were proper RS cars - limited production, rare, wide body and interesting engine ... interesting similarity to the Project 8 in many ways ...
Anyway, several C5 RS 6, B7 RS 4 etc passed by until I moved onto R8's - sublime in V10 guise.
Then the F-TYPE stole my heart when it was released. Stunning looks and stunning sound.
I bought a F-TYPE R Coupe in 2016 and enjoyed 17k glorious miles across Europe and all number of Circuits - I loved it.
Then the pitter patter of tiny feet entered my life, and suddenly 2 seats was no longer really practical.
That didn't stop me purchasing a McLaren 12C earlier this year - and enjoying 4 months and 4k miles of trouble free motoring, including a track day at the Nurburgring, but really, I rarely had the opportunity to use it, and if I am honest, it was a bit sterile....
And so, the Project 8.
When it was first teased, back in early 2017, I was instantly interested. It ticked so many boxes .... wide body, fast, loud, and 4 seats ! and a lineage to the Jaguar brand that I had grown fond of through the fantastic F-TYPE R experience.
I contacted several Jaguar Retailers, and duly got the opportunity to attend an evening VIP reveal at Oxford road, with several Project 7 owners in toe.
The car, and its details were revealed ... stunning in every way, but I was hoping it would be cheaper - although that the same time had not anticipated just how far JLR had pushed the performance envelope which is reflected in the price.
I resigned myself to miss this opportunity - and grasped at straws that a XE SVR would at some point be born - although I knew this was extremely unlikely in reality.
Fast forward 12 months, and things change and through a mixed bag of trusty man maths & good timing - the what seems a distant dream, became a distant reality.
An order was placed.
And now, this week, I shall take delivery !
Flumpo said:
WOW, what a bonkers, unique car!
What colour have you gone for or are they all orange?
More importantly, what do you do for a living and how do I do it?!
It could be had in any colour you could choose for a price!What colour have you gone for or are they all orange?
More importantly, what do you do for a living and how do I do it?!
The standard palette included:
Flat red/white/black no cost
Orange/Blue/satin grey, satin silver
Mr.Jimbo said:
Got to look at it in the wider business case view as well, there are 300 cars worldwide, so the UK (and other RHD market) share is tiny - investment in making an RHD one just doesn't pay off - you'd have to do twice as many crash tests for a start, not a cheap process, not to mention part complexity as you point out.
I also think for the type of car this is, LHD isn't really a worry. Maybe it's just me, but I feel absolutely comfortable driving my German car in England whenever I visit and my English car in Germany when I drive it in summer - but then I must admit it's never really worried me, some people I talk to simply can't comprehend how I can do either of those things, so perhaps I'm unique in that view.
The amount of work to make this car is amazing, for example even the headlights are further forward and lower than a standard XE because they had to push the whole front end forward by ~100mm just to package the V8 in. I've got a sneaking suspicion that only the roof panel is standard shape, being made out of CF for the P8. I was briefly involved with the first demo car and it was a tight squeeze to say the least (engine bay/underbonnet).
Only The roof and front doors are carried over from the standard XE, they are not CF however....the bonnet, wings, bumpers, splitter, diffuser, spoiler, side skirts, mirror covers and interior trim are however CFI also think for the type of car this is, LHD isn't really a worry. Maybe it's just me, but I feel absolutely comfortable driving my German car in England whenever I visit and my English car in Germany when I drive it in summer - but then I must admit it's never really worried me, some people I talk to simply can't comprehend how I can do either of those things, so perhaps I'm unique in that view.
The amount of work to make this car is amazing, for example even the headlights are further forward and lower than a standard XE because they had to push the whole front end forward by ~100mm just to package the V8 in. I've got a sneaking suspicion that only the roof panel is standard shape, being made out of CF for the P8. I was briefly involved with the first demo car and it was a tight squeeze to say the least (engine bay/underbonnet).
My understanding on moving the headlights was to fit 265 section Cup 2 tyres in 20”
First run out today, took my boy to visit Caffine and Machine
Practical family car.
PPF investment paid back on its very first drive. On the motorway an unidentifiable object flew up in front of me and hit the bottom of the car as I went over it, the PPF on front carbon splitter took the impact, carbon undamaged.
You can see I chose Valencia Orange to match my sons hair !
Just a gentle pootle there and back, out it’s first 100 miles on.
First impressions are the ride, given the potential of the car, it’s exemplary.
Further thoughts to come as I start to push it.
I might put together an in-depth video if there’s any interest ?
Practical family car.
PPF investment paid back on its very first drive. On the motorway an unidentifiable object flew up in front of me and hit the bottom of the car as I went over it, the PPF on front carbon splitter took the impact, carbon undamaged.
You can see I chose Valencia Orange to match my sons hair !
Just a gentle pootle there and back, out it’s first 100 miles on.
First impressions are the ride, given the potential of the car, it’s exemplary.
Further thoughts to come as I start to push it.
I might put together an in-depth video if there’s any interest ?
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