Built for speed

Jaguar will reveal the most powerful road legal model it has ever created at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.

NamedtheXESVProject8,the stunning motor has been produced by Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations, and a prototype version of the 600bhp5.0-litreV8sportssaloon has made its debut test at the gruelling Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany.

With the most highly tuned version of Jaguar Land Rover’s supercharged V8 engine, the Project8willbecomethesecond collectors’ edition vehicle from SVO,followingtheJaguarF-TYPE Project 7 in 2014.

No more than 300 Project 8 cars,allhand-assembledatSVO’s technical centre in Coventry, will be created for sale worldwide.

John Edwards, managing director of Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations said: “The time is right for SVO to produce the most extreme performance road car in the history of Jaguar.”

Full specification details and pricingfortheXESVProject8will be revealed on June 28 ahead of itsworlddebutattheGoodwood Festival.

Volvo has enjoyed huge success over the years with its large estate cars and last year the arrival of the new V90 confirmed that the Swedish company had not lost its touch.

It was a star from day one and won the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers Car of the Year Award last November because of its blend of style, quality and economy.

A premium product, it is one of best large family cars that money can buy.

Back in February, Volvo expanded the range with some sporty design models and more importantly a Cross Country version.

That surprised a few people because of the success of Volvo’s own XC90 SUV but the company believes that there is still a market for a large estate that is strong enough to tackle some rough terrain.

Volvo introduced the first V70 Cross Country over 20 years ago and other manufacturers followed its lead.

The V90 Cross Country retains