Jaguar XE SV Project 8
Why 7.8: SVO’s maximum-attack XE: carbon body panels, exposed roll cage option, 592 hp V8 and a Nürburgring lap record for four-door saloons. Built to go sideways, not to blend in. The 300-unit run means the used market is thin and buyers tend to be serious.
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Median asking price, good condition · €138k (2018) → €109k (2026), trending down · illustrative data
The long version
Jaguar SVO built the Project 8 in genuine anger: this is not a mild M3 competitor with some body kits, it is a homologation car that doesn’t need homologation, a 600-hp saloon with an exposed roll cage option, carbon wings that generate actual downforce and a Nürburgring time that embarrassed the BMW M3 of its era. Three hundred examples at £149,995 meant the buyer pool was self-selecting — people who knew the model existed were already the right audience. Used values have held remarkably well for a Jaguar product because the driving credentials are undeniable and the supply is structurally constrained. Track days are where these get properly used.