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july 26, 2019 - Jaguar
Jaguar XE SV Project 8, the world’s fastest saloon car, beats its own Nürburgring Nordschleife record
- Jaguar’s 200mph, 600PS performance sedan lowers the fastest Nürburgring time for a four-door production car to 7min 18.361sec on 20.6km Nordschleife lap
- Project 8 development driver Vincent Radermecker returns to legendary German circuit and cuts 2.9 seconds off his previous fastest time, set in November 2017
- Brand-new official #record also set for the whole 20.832km Nordschleife lap: 7min 23.164sec
- Officially-verified records achieved using off-the-shelf Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tyres
- Experience a 360-degree onboard view of XE SV Project 8’s #record Nürburgring lap here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fDwCaAgb3Q
- For more information on the limited-edition Project 8, visit: www.Jaguar.com/project8
Fen End, UK – 24 July 2019: The #Jaguar Special Vehicle Operations-developed #xesvproject8 has demonstrated its breadth of performance capability by setting the fastest Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time for a four-door production car again: 7min 18.361sec.
This new officially-verified time on the 20.6km (12.8-mile) lap is 2.9 seconds faster than Project 8’s previous benchmark set in November 2017 and 7 seconds faster than any other four-door production car has achieved.
Project 8 is also the first vehicle to set an official whole lap #record in the Nürburgring’s mid-range production car class, lapping the 20.8km (12.94-mile) circuit length in 7min 23.164sec.
Returning to the legendary German circuit in a production-specification two-seat Track Pack version of Project 8 was development driver Vincent Radermecker. The car’s height-adjustable twin-spring coil-over suspension was set in ‘track’ ride height, with adjustable front splitter and carbonfibre rear aerodynamic wing positioned for maximum downforce and stability.
To maximise performance and steering precision, for the final #record runs Project 8 was fitted with new off-the-shelf ultra-high performance Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tyres. Tested and chosen by SV engineers for their capability on the track, the road-legal tyres use rubber compounds directly transferred from Michelin’s competition tyres.
The original Nürburgring time set by #Jaguar #xesvproject8 demonstrated the extreme performance envelope of the world’s fastest production sedan, but the SV team is driven by a motorsport mentality and we knew Project 8 could go even faster. This new official #record time is a fitting reward for everyone who has played a part in pushing the boundaries for our customers with Project 8.”
JAMAL HAMEEDIENGINEERING DIRECTOR, #Jaguar SPECIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS
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