{"id":348465,"date":"2019-07-24T14:15:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T14:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=348465"},"modified":"2024-03-22T00:15:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T00:15:23","slug":"the-jaguar-xe-sv-project-8-breaks-the-nurburgring-sedan-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-jaguar-xe-sv-project-8-breaks-the-nurburgring-sedan-record\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Breaks the N\u00fcrburgring Sedan Record"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yep, Jag Did It Again<\/h2>\n

The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 has done it again. It beat the N\u00fcrburgring lap time record for sedans. The car managed to slam down a time of 7 minutes and 18.3 seconds,<\/strong> making it a seriously fast lap time, one that’s 2.9 seconds faster than the previous record from 2017. The previous record was also set by Jaguar.<\/p>\n

According to EVO Magazine<\/a>, the next closest thing to Jag’s superfast XE is the Mercedes-AMG GT63 S 4-Door.<\/strong> Jaguar Special Vehicle Operations Engineering Director Jamal Hameedi said the new record is a fitting reward for all the people who worked on the car. He also said the following:<\/p>\n

The original N\u00fcrburgring time set by Jaguar XE SV Project 8 demonstrated the extreme performance envelope of the world\u2019s fastest production sedan, but the SV team is driven by a motorsport mentality and we knew Project 8 could go even faster. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Racing driver Vincent Radermecker was the man behind the wheel of the car. The car itself features a 5.0-liter supercharged V8. That engine in the XE SV Project 8 makes a strong 592 hp.<\/strong> Pair that with variable adaptive suspension and all sorts of aerodynamic goodies, and you have one of the fastest sedans you can imagine. You can watch the lap below.<\/p>\n