The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 has set a new record, this time at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
The XE SV Project 8 features a 5.0-liter supercharged V8 with 592 horsepower and 516 lb-ft. of torque.
At nearly $200,000 is this actually worth it" Other cars make similar track numbers and cost much less.

Jaguar is trucking their big, bad XE SV Project 8 sedan to tracks around the world and letting it smash old lap records to dust. The latest victim, er, stage is the glorious Laguna Seca just south of San Francisco.
Jaguar says the XE SV Project 8 is “supercar-rivaling” and in a lot of ways, they aren’t far off the mark.
So how fast did the latest big cat sedan go" Very.
Supercar Rival
Thus far, on a number of other tracks, the big Jag rightfully claims to be the world?s fastest four-door car. And cracking off a number like seven minutes, 21.23 seconds at the Nürburgring Nordschleife means I’m not going to argue the point much. Of course, people like BMW and Audi and Alfa Romeo might. But we’ll have to save those fun arguments for another time. Or, at least until BMW, Audi, and Alfa Romeo etc. start putting their own lap times on the leader board.
Jaguar says the XE SV Project 8 is the most extreme Jaguar yet. Not Jag sedan, just “the most extreme Jaguar” period. Which is saying a lot. And, with that time at the ‘ring, which is around what a Ferrari 488GTB can turn, I’m not going to say they’re talking o...