Harry Talks About the Jaguar XE SV Project 8

"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
07/07/2017 at 16:01 • Filed to: Jaguar

I realized that no one understood why !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! when Jaguar unveiled the XE SV Project 8. I said it was the most insane sedan ever...period! The first Hypersedan in my book. Thank goodness Harry is so transparent about SVO projects. He also reminds you that the supercharger on this car requires up to 190 PS in order to net the cars 600 PS rating meaning we have a 3-Series sized car running up to 790 PS (779 hp) at the crank. Re-engineered to offer high speed stability, epic handling, in the lightest car Jaguar has to offer. Only 300 units for $200,000...Oppo, Im telling you this is a killer deal for a killer car.

For reference, the LT4 takes about 55 hp to spin the supercharger (net 650 hp means a gross 705 hp). The Hellcat engine took 80 hp to spin the supercharger last I checked so that’s a 787 hp engine. I have no clue about the Demon but I wouldnt be surprised if it’s around the same as the SV Project 8 (which would make that 1,023 hp number we heard before the 840 hp reveal much more understandable).

DISCUSSION (6)

Textured Soy Protein > Wobbles the Mind
07/07/2017 at 16:04

These gross hp numbers you’re quoting are meaningless because the car wouldn’t make that number without the supercharger. If you remove the parasitic loss of driving the supercharger you no longer have the power gains from the supercharger. The net numbers are the only ones that matter.

Wobbles the Mind > Textured Soy Protein
07/07/2017 at 16:12

True that! I just like the thought of supercharged engines putting in that kind of work.

Now_looking_for_a_cheap_car > Wobbles the Mind
07/07/2017 at 16:13

The question worth asking is why is the powerdraw for the supercharger so high? even the hell(0)kitty blower takes half that!

Party-vi > Wobbles the Mind
07/07/2017 at 16:27

“190 PS in order to net the cars 600 PS rating meaning we have a 3-Series sized car running up to 790 PS (779 hp) at the crank”

That’s not how it works. You don’t add parasitic loss to the engine power rating to get a gross power rating. I don’t think it was explained correctly to him. If the engine is put on an engine dyno, it will kick out 600PS. Without the supercharger, the 5.0L V8 makes 385PS. You still have a 3-series size car making 600PS at the crank, regardless of how much parasitic drag the supercharger is generating. Granted, a 600PS 3-Series is ridiculous.

ETA: Yes I am fun at parties.

Party-vi > Now_looking_for_a_cheap_car
07/07/2017 at 16:44

Takes more power to make more power.

Nauraushaun > Wobbles the Mind
07/09/2017 at 01:22

I like hearing Harry talk about SVO cars even if he’s biased. Much better than the marketing bullshit we usually get - how many companies actually let a car’s designer or engineer talk about it?

I think Ferrari in particular are a big black box. They don’t want you to know how it works or what lead to what decisions. And some of the decisions are insane.