The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 sedan is more than capable of keeping up with supercars around a racetrack!

First revealed to the world in 2017, the 4-door all-wheel-drive XE SV Project 8 has already been ranked as one of the coolest Jaguars ever made. It is no surprise, as this is the next ultimate road-going car from the British automaker; it offers a compelling mixture of class and extreme performance. Succeeding the special F-Type codenamed Project 7, it comes with outrageous power.

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Conceived as a track-car first, the Jaguar XE SV Project 8 still looks elegant but is more muscularized and has design details that point to it being a factory hot-rod. Most important for Jaguar fans is that it has not been turned into hardcore that strays away from Jaguar's philosophy. Like the majority of the best Jaguar sports cars ever made, the XE SV Project 8 is fearsomely expensive. If money is no object, this is the best modern sedan anyone can customize and buy from Jaguar's Special Vehicles division. To learn more about this high-performance sedan, here are the 10 things we now know about the Jaguar XE SV Project 8.

Jaguar's intention to raise the bar had them fitting their 5.0-liter supercharged V8 in the Jaguar XE SV Project 8 and working their magic until it produced a tire-smoking 592 horsepower. Its loud exhaust note; subdued enough to be legal, gets delivered via active titanium exhausts. It has not only become a hard-core performer on the track, but also the most powerful road-going Jaguar full stop.

For quick and smooth shifting, the XE SV Project 8 engine is mated to an 8-speed ZF automatic transmission borrowed from the ultra-rare Project 7 that's capable of rapid upshifts and skipping gears when downshifting.

Very strange considering it's made in the UK where vehicles are right-hand drive. But there is a reason for it; stuffing a 5.0-liter V8 in an engine bay meant for a V6 proved difficult for the Jaguar SVO team.

The extra pair of cylinders forced them to use a LHD configuration to be able to fit an electronic power steering system in the Project 8 without altering the front suspension.

Not made as a luxury sedan that's meant to peddle mass affordability but rather a track special, only 300 units will make it out the Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) door. The folks at this arm only deal with bespoke vehicles and limited editions of already potent and luxurious models, e.g., the Range Rover SVAutobiography.

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They will only build so few as the XE SV Project 8 was an extensive re-engineering of the XE sedan where only its hood remains unaltered. Also, each is hand-assembled, requiring lots of man-hours.

As claimed by Jaguar, the outrageous XE SV Project 8 can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in a supercar-rivaling 3.3 seconds until it reaches an electronically limited 200mph. A quarter-mile only takes 11.3 seconds in this extreme all-wheel-drive sedan.

It lay down an impressive 7:21.23 time around the 12.8-mile track Nürburgring Nordschleife snatching the fastest four-door sedan record. It edges out its closest rival — the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door GT63 S by a whole 4 seconds.

With so few made, buying the Jaguar XE SV Project 8 requires some serious coin, It sets back US buyers $188,495. That figure rises with bespoke features and options like the aero kit and the Track Pack, which brings lightweight carbon-fiber bucket seats at the front row while deleting the two rear seats for four-point harnesses and a harness bar.

With the exorbitant price, tax rates will not be much better for buyers. However, there are cheaper, more powerful, and faster alternatives with a German touch and more allure like the Mercedes-AMG E 63 and the BMW M5.

Jaguar followed up the XE SV Project 8 with a subtler Touring version meant to be the ultimate daily driver for business people and executives and still be a firecracker on track weekends. Though mechanically similar, the Touring spec brings a full cabin trim for a plusher and more comfortable interior. It's also got more generously padded seats to be cosseting enough for long-distance drives. Sadly, only 15 were converted to Touring versions from the planned 300 units.

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For a less extreme exterior, its rear wing was removed and replaced with a subtle lip spoiler and a new front splitter fitted. With less aero, it follows that its top speed dropped from the sacred 200mph mark to 186mph.

The aero kit in this sedan is a perfect illustration of how carbon fiber can be leveraged for significant weight savings and better performance. Aero parts that use the light, strong, yet expensive material, include the front splitter, rear diffuser, and the adjustable rear wing. Its vented hood, front and rear bumpers, as well as its body-colored side skirts, are also made entirely from carbon fiber.

Inside, smatterings of carbon fiber can also be spotted. It tips the scales at 3847 lbs making it heavier than the regular XE sedan, but it's still more powerful and handles better.

The Project 8 comes heavily bespoilered according to the buyer's taste, with amazing trim and paint options. The main colors offered include Corris Grey Satin, British Racing Green, Valencia Orange, Velocity Blue, among others.

Notably, the colors are extendable up to 10,000 paint hues. There's an additional option of tattooing the sedan with some cool leaping-cat graphics to signal its blistering pace.

The braking system used in the Jaguar Project 8 reduces the sedan's weight by up to 40 lbs by making use of carbon-ceramic brakes. Like F1 cars, the wheels have silicon nitride ceramic wheel bearings, which is also a first in a road-going Jag.

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Combine the two with the sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, and you have reduced unsprung mass which helps more horsepower reach the pavement, improving steering, and how the sedan handles.

Bred as a sedan that can be taken to a track, the Project 8 rides super low, has a sealed flat aerodynamic floor, and comes with a racecar-like body kit that extensively reduces drag and adds downforce. Its front splitter and two-position adjustable rear wing reduce lift by 205% and add around 269 lbs of downforce at 186mph. Its trunk had to be reinforced not to bend under the weight of the rear wing's downforce.

Not to forget, the XE SV Project 8 is also fitted with a massive bespoke rear differential that swaddles the rear end also contributing more downforce. Lastly, the vents on its hood meant to eject hot air also doubles as drag minimizers.

Dennis Kariuki is a tech enthusiast who writes for Hotcars.com. Previously, he wrote for the.car .He likes covering the marriage between technology and cars. Besides that, he is big f1 fan. After working tirelessly through the week, you can be sure that on Sundays he is most likely enjoying and following motorsports events.