Tweaking Jaguar Project 8 to factory Nurburgring spec but will this make it undrivable?

[@sugarsaint]

Loved when Harry took this project 8 to the Autobahn and started complaining about all the pesky M5's clogging up the road 🤣

[@JoshuaC923]

The car is a total beast 😂😂

[@garethbell22]

Was that the top speed run where he hit 200ish and it wasn't even in top gear?! 🙈🤣

[@S7midnight]

@@garethbell22 many cars reach their top speed only in lower gear

[@alexjackson9875]

You deserve every one of your 605k subscribers. Thank you for ending this vid with that fabulous V8 grumble. So many car channels just don't get how sound is a vital part of the experience. Who needs music? It can set a tone, sure, but to be honest I want to hear the machinery. I'd also like to say, I never find myself skipping in your videos. Whatever is being said or explained, I'm interested. Exceptional.

[@anthonypaynter828]

I agree Alex, so many car channels drive gorgeous cars and then play silly music over the exhaust sound. They are not true enthusiasts.

[@jaspal666]

Really enjoy technical videos like this… where the engineers actually explain the thought process and the why such decisions were made. Better than 90% of YT auto videos lately.

[@procatprocat9647]

The designer guy was clearly bubbling with pride when describing his creation. I miss that feeling since I retired from Engineering!

[@drdesmo8489]

To hear about the project 8 besting the Nissan GT-R in every category is insane. These engineers have serious knowledge and have blessed the Project 8 big time. I can’t wait to see what Harry thinks at the track. Many thanks for such in-depth and superb content 🙏

[@Your_Paramour]

It's 10 years newer, not really that surprising.

[@jamesallison4875]

The engineer in the grey hoodie is brilliant. Even I could understand basically what he was explaining. Car looks much better now. Thanks, Harry. Cheers!

[@ErronKebabb]

So cool to see the thoughts behind the design explained in person! David's passion and enthusiasm for the project really shines through!

[@TC_Hill]

I LOVE THAT PURPLE

[@Coffeedrinkerer]

Such a good spec

[@reeslodge24]

Merlin purple it’s an Audi colour just incase you weren’t sure 👍🏻

[@PixelVogue]

reminds me of my old Polo I had....lol

[@unclewilbur8976]

Everyone is entitled to their opinions, so I disagree with the purple but like the gold wheels. 😊

[@BeKindToBirds]

Seriously one of the best looking cars I've ever seen with the body shape, purple and gold.

[@farv4207]

I love that car. I tried to buy an XE back in 2020. Fully decked out a build online but I could not get a factory allocation, 4 months later I find out they killed the model :( I ended up with a fully decked out Audi RS5 Sportback (Carbon Fiber & Launch Edition Rims), 458hp on the dyno and twin turbo fun. If my business keeps expanding I will hunt down a project 8 one day. It just has that proper saloon look. Thanks for sharing Harry. Also thanks for introducing me to Tyrrell's Classic Workshop. Love to watch both of you guys.

[@todayintheshopbanksy5904]

Loved working on Project 8. I love what we called the bullet holes in the front bumper. Tow eye covers were a pain in the arse.

[@maxmartin-merrells3723]

Harry is the coolest, suavest old bloke I’ve ever seen

[@keithnicoll9529]

Brilliant! Just love the whole backstory to this car and the fondness the engineers still have for it, great stuff 👍👍💪🙏

[@SykesAJ]

I took my VX220 to Matt for geometry adjustment and couldn’t be happier with the job - he transformed it from something stiff on the wrong aftermarket suspension to a car that breathes and flows along the road. Exactly what I asked him for. Excellent service and terrific value. Highly highly recommended.

[@lordmaximus]

Spires built some custom coilovers for my 2013 XKR back in 2014. Totally transformed the car.

[@benatbenland]

Awesome to see this car getting used as it was intended. At the price of these cars, there’s always a fear they will sit in an air conditioned garage and not get used. I’m very proud to say I worked on the development of the chassis on this car (brakes). Funnily enough I saw a silver one in Gaydon today getting an MOT. Interestingly, I don’t believe these sold that well at launch, however the market has caught up with them - there’s now many 6-figure super saloons, but none with the character, uniqueness or ruthless re-engineering that this has. I never really understood why they weren’t celebrated that much when launched.

[@Spenny909]

Jaguar has terrible marketing. But that is good because I'm hoping to buy one of these soon, and there are not many available.

[@petesmitt]

I wanted to buy one in Australia but it's not street legal because it's LHD!

[@Spenny909]

@@petesmitt I think RHD was an option but with only rear-wheel drive. Not sure if any were built.

[@petesmitt]

@@Spenny909 not an option; only LHD.

[@timtownsend4151]

Harry, I am always impressed with your knowledge of engineering and car feel. Even better when you get pearls of wisdom from people involved in the project and serious engineers. I will never tire of this channel. Thank you for what you do.

[@chriscooper3384]

Love the slamming of the slammers from a proper suspension guy. My Ferrari 599 has been set up for fast road work and it works SO much better than factory. A proper suspension tuning session makes a car actually fast rather than just feeling fast. Also the tyre age advice was spot on too.

[@richardcarter1000]

Excellent. I used to have a regular chassis alignment done on my Aston, made a big difference. Last year, I had it done on my Range Rover, couldn't believe how much difference it made to it!

[@jeffharper6259]

I like watching Harry light up around certain vehicles and the P8 is certainly one of them; it makes him seem like a much younger man in those moments.

[@reinmansmith]

Classic Harry’s video. Fascinating content delivered brilliantly by knowledgeable engineers that you could listen to all day…. I’ve said it before, the Project 8 is the Swiss Army knife of the garage which can carry 4 people in comfort on the road and yet is a genuine 200mph track car… I cannot imagine why they are not revered more? Harry knew what he was doing when he bought his P7 & P8 😊

[@LoudModeOn]

Sorely underrated. Another Jag gem that's flown completely under the radar. If it had a German badge on the bonnet it would be a completely different story.

[@petesmitt]

But a Jaguar only available in LHD? ridiculous that a British brand car isn't RHD.

[@LoudModeOn]

@@petesmitt I agree with that.

[@babern38]

Harry, your videos helped convince me to buy my Project 8 and I've never regretted it. I just wish I could drive it more and not worry about other people hitting it in parking lots, etc.

[@tubs1984]

Found this very fascinating. Like this geekery even if I don't fully understand. More please! Would also love to see you try David's Alpine and compare to a standard A110

[@TheAslakVind]

We need more loving geekiness! I concur with this gentleman, a comparison on the Alpines would be saucy! Thank you, Harry!

[@mikem2652]

Harry I don’t wish to repeat myself but I really do enjoy your channel more than anything on television. This P8 article was so interesting even with my limited understanding of suspension systems - excellent 👌

[@gavinhowe5796]

David Pook kindly sent me his settings for my Alpina A110S. It's much improved and more pointy as a result. Respect.

[@paulmcgee1867]

Alpine? Another great car.

[@gavinhowe5796]

Sorry Alpine

[@thefamilyrobbo]

​@@gavinhowe5796 I like Alpinas too. Hope they retain independence since BMW takeover

[@davidofford7002]

It's superb, Harry. The men, not just the machines.

[@jazzjokesjalopies]

Right! 😊

[@001sander2]

Truly one of the most underappreciated machines ❤️

[@obsessedcloset2638]

I am not a jaguar fan at all and probably never will be bug man oh man this car is just perfection. I love engineering and this car and colour combo is just stunning. I’d love tinkering and cleaning it. Oh, and driving it. Brilliant video Harry. Thank you.

[@niklaswejedal463]

Always interesting to hear from the people who developed a car, to learn more about the back story of it. Also - why not do a road test review on that modified Alpine A110? - that looked very nice!

[@cepheus7850]

Really enjoyed Matt and David's detailed tech breakdown of the Project 8, especially after watching Harry take it to 200MPH in Germany last year. Can't wait to hopefully see it charging up hillclimbs and doing sprints. As much I love the look of the Project 8 that Alpine stole the show a bit at the end. 😎

[@allothernamesbutthis]

Thanks Harry, just had my car correctly adjusted by Matt, unbelievable difference. Highly recommended 👌

[@fteoOpty64]

This is a blooming hypercar in 4-door guise. I think only a Koeniggsegg Gemera can beat it. Great that you are going to track it more. Congrats on the blueprinting.

[@CaptainVirgil]

It's grossly unfair that I can only give one thumbs-up. Most excellent story of making one of the best even better. Hope to see you at Goodwood!

[@robmorgan8369]

Terrific video. The eloquence of how David talks about the suspension and performance of P8 That A110 looks bloody awesome with that spoiler. Its what's missing from the car.

[@muthukumaranc]

It is so cool to get insight from someone who worked on the development team of the car. Absolutely loved the video, we like the geeky stuff!

[@whizz14]

Great video, and pleased to see Matt and David explaining their logical approach to bringing a vehicle's potential back to the fore. What I have found with my Alpine, is a sharper, safer vehicle both on road and track when set up in a track focused mode

[@nigelcole6003]

Great video Harry as always - good to hear that you are heading back to the hills - bring it down to Wiscombe Park - we would love to see it in action!

[@KevMk3]

I never get bored of the project 8. After finally going around the Nurburgring in one definitely a bucket list car. Pookies ace I love following the alpine work also

[@Onecrazybird]

Harry - I happen to drive my P8 in track mode all the time! I personally found the track setting was less bothersome than the standard suspension setting even over rough roads. Makes it far more entertaining to track then drive home without worrying about changing the settings.

[@stefantorozov7508]

That Jag deserves a nice clean for its underside and some treatment, it shows it has been used, which is good. Great content as always Harry!

[@samueldowney2806]

Great stuff Harry, Project 8 Unleashed! It looks so menacing now. Great to hear it retains a good amount of road usability. Looking forward to the hill climb verdict.

[@thefridgeman]

Somehow you've changed the roles with Clarkson. He is now farming with little sideshow in cars, you are restoring cars or improving them, with a sideshow in farming.

[@JohnFromAccounting]

Yeah but Jeremy drives a Lambo

[@os3990]

You can see David is so passionate about the P8 - great to see!

[@mikaeljohnsson4982]

One of the best episodes, Harry! The importance of blanching an extended front spoiler with a more aggressive angle on the rear wing was also in the instruction manual of a homologation special I had before: BMW 318is Class II 1994 (To remind: It was that version that made Cecotto's and Winkelhock's cars go faster that season.). Now I have a modified 335i E90 that also gets to visit tracks sometimes. With adjustable coilovers, camberplates, I have also experienced what a difference a few clicks on the damper and changing camber and caster angles make. Really fun to explore. Thanks for the video, you did exactly the right thing.

[@leslienordman8718]

Wonderful video. It's great to see the Project 8 exactly as it should have been. It is great that it does not bottom out on the road. Fantastic!

[@richardswiecki1248]

Great to see that your P8 is finally set up the way you always thought it should be.

[@muddyboots1881]

The pride and excitement from all of you about the P8😊

[@FREEDOOOOM]

Oh man..., I love this car so much. The sound, the looks, just everything. Pleeease, keep the wing on it. Just looks fabulous!

[@lm68lancashire60]

Another great Project 8 video. Don’t forget to order some new tyres. Looking forward to the Goodwood update. Thank you.

[@rogerrichards8048]

Wonderful car which was produced with the absolute cream of British performance car engineers. Will almost certainly never be replicated. Can’t wait to see how it goes at the hill climb.

[@procatprocat9647]

Thumbs up, but why do you claim it will never be replicated?

[@davelinkson1]

Seems it's made a great car even greater! New tyres and look forward to seeing the sprint..

[@timgosling6189]

The difference between the XE spoiler and the one on the Countach is that the latter is for visual effect only. The boot lid it is bolted to would be damaged by any useful downforce and its only aerodynamic effect is to reduce the Countach's top speed.

[@ewanstewart8011]

The stuff that dreams are made of, I can’t wait to see you living yours on the track 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jamest5149]

Wash and wax oil or other Lanolin type products on your suspension, sub frames and car underside after winter Harry (or get some one to do it) just don’t coat the brakes 😂… do it on any of your special cars if you use them in winter (and occasionally anyway on the rest)

[@Grump1]

Looking forward to seeing the numbers at Prescott and Goodwood with new set up.

[@Pique147]

This is the kind of content I love Harry's Garage for. Mods, upgrades, resto's, etc. I can feel like part of the journey as the owner (even though I will sadly never own any of these unicorns sadly). Way more interesting than the new car reviews with 800+ bhp and a plethora of electronics and/or battery add-ons. More older stuff, Harry!

[@Gozar111]

This channel should have three times the number of subscribers it has now.

[@eugenedreyer4805]

Really good to hear from the engineers

[@JOJOD01]

28:47 😄 Don't know if exchanged yet but you might check the coolant reservoir and upgrade to the revised version when doing a lot of track with this car.

[@thomassmith3817]

Harry. Bring the car to me in Warwick I’ll dry ice clean it for you. Will come up like a new car underneath!

[@jamesmarshall1673]

What a car! I love how everyone involved has such respect for it and what it achieved. It looks great now, I’m look8mg forward to more project 8 videos

[@davidbaxter600]

Harry, another excellent video. You showcased the talents of David and Matt superbly. Thank you so much

[@sih1095]

Out of the garage trade for a long time. More fascinated by that twin Post lift 😊!

[@jarekandrzej]

Wonderful to lessen conversation between people’s knowing what they talk about. Super great as always. Thanks

[@jackw9920]

Favourite car in your garage, what a great sound too.

[@dan3092]

Truly special car like all of the collection in one way or another

[@hotrodandrube9119]

If these guys can't, hopefully there's a shop to fine tune all the cars in the garage, except maybe the Rolls, leave the snow tires on that bad boy. And you can tell us all about your unexpected expense of precision alignments in the year end garage cost recap. Some of the best automotive content on youtube. 👍

[@augustortiz]

I had no idea but I have been following the Alpines page for a while now. Small world.

[@jwebbgrv]

The exhaust note at the end!!👌

[@augustortiz]

24:38 you know they gave that Jag a hell of a test drive when they come out smiling like that lol.

[@flyinghedgehog3833]

Send it Harry ! Give it a damn good thrashing..

[@karleignr]

As an ftype svr owner, would have loved to have bought one of these. I was so excited when they announced the XE and the project 8 that they would possibly come out with an "XE SVR". Missed opportunity imo. That being said, makes this more special. Enjoy!

[@Ralph2]

What an awsesome bit of kit.

[@KenoNoir]

the purple with gold wheels is just perfect

[@nickrichardson7556]

Love purple , gold wheels and sound of engine

[@jeffharrison5265]

Fantastic video Harry. Thanks! Didn't see the XJC in the background...I hope you still have it. Love it's sound.

[@Krsfal]

Thank you Harry I really enjoy your films and everybody please like because Harry’s parts bill is going up. Again.

[@billkeaveney1526]

Thanks Harry i love this car

[@antonoat]

You are not the only one! 👏👍😀

[@billkeaveney1526]

@@antonoat it's a fantastic thing looks great very practical and goes like the wind, do you need more - no 😊

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

What a surprise But thank you very much 😃👌 Seized nuts and bolts - the cons of a vehicle in use.

[@carsonfiero4209]

Put anti seize on the coil over adjustment nuts

[@pugflyer]

I can't wait to see the next installment on track.

[@aspiratedaloha2946]

Performance difference on the suspension and downforce front will be amazing. Can’t wait to hear Harry’s long term thoughts on road and track. Nice Bonus It looks way better now.

[@daboy12s]

oh the fun I had sourcing the FDM's for these (fuel delivery modules aka fuel pumps)

[@sprintermaximus]

Excellent update Harry. I love the setup depth. Some toe and caster can always help a car turn. An impressive car setup for the track.

[@richardhunt1384]

Sounds good suspension upgrade for someone that has a standard XE to fit those rear arms so you add Camber Adjustment.

[@marcelarnouts6577]

The sound it makes…, and it’s a four door sedan, marveles.

[@lambrosstamos4494]

Road trip to Nurburgring, please.

[@RensOtteweyn]

Such a nice sportscar this is. Developed and owned with passion. Small anekdote towards negative camber: years ago I owned an orange Volvo (daf) 66 1.1 DL from 1978 and it needed ball joints replacing, but there weren't any available. I opted for Volvo 340 ones which provided me with some massive negative camber on the front. Going sideways over roundabouts and crossings without sliding over the front wheels with an 1100cc Variomatic suddenly became very addictive but hey, sorry guys, I was just having a riot.

[@BurtSampson]

Glad to see the wing going back on. IMO these look loads better with it.

[@procatprocat9647]

It's a bit Halfords imo.

[@BurtSampson]

@@procatprocat9647 it's functional though. Function over form for me, which in turn makes it looks better since it makes it look purpose built.

[@procatprocat9647]

@@BurtSampson different opinions are what make life fun. Having said that, I find all road cars with wings look chavy. They're stylistically as low rent as sticking a nurburgring emblem on a Nissan micra.

[@davidcoppock3017]

you are the coolest Harry...such a cool collection of cars you own. Love your mentality and passion about what makes a car special

[@paullee6663]

A car part that is 'known to failure' is nearly always in stock in my experience, no matter how much it costs. Funny that.... 'Yes mate, you'll have it tomorrow morning' 🤣

[@michaelbury5658]

Wow, that not a garage, it was an operating theatre! Transformed the drive, look forward to the hill climb.

[@lc4geoff]

Harry, if you're going to do a few hillclimbs this year, how about a road trip over to Northern Ireland for Craigantlet Hillclimb on 29th of April, you'll be made very welcome, and I guarantee you'll have a blast.

[@skisavoie]

That engine sound is something else, I got goose bumps listening to it! 😎👌

[@Bart-ut7cn]

Glad to see that you are happy with the change. Thx for sharing!

[@richsan4923]

Very interesting video for someone who works in car parts. Thank you

[@MrOtiuqsoM]

24:05 I love it, when a car has that locomotive-like idle.

[@stuartsmith5308]

Look forward to seeing Harry set some personal best lap times at tracks in UK and around Europe in years to come.

[@smideralessandro9124]

Best car content on youtube!

[@paulboyle6857]

The B4437 seems to be a favoured test route for other youtubers (No 27 for instance)I must head down myself soon.I used to go to school near "Chippy" & remember several excellent routes in the area.Check out the B4077 between Stow & Toddington,a real blast across the Cotswolds & a heritage railway at the finish,You probably know this already as not too far from you! Chrs.

[@rockyroad1780]

Super interesting video, I absolutely adore this car and am sure it will be incredible on track in this setup. I would however be cheesed off that on such a new car with I guess fairly low mileage that the splitter bolts are corroded and things are seizing together already though!

[@superfost2001]

@jamespink4202 can't speak for other jags but I've a '13 XF-RS and just recently had a service at 98k and not much rust to speak off and I live in a coastal town and expected the rust to be an issue! An entirely different subject however it does have one -mighty expensive- irritation (which I am pleased to see they have corrected in the P8): the carbon fibre splitter doesn't have a backing "steel toe" as you can see at 20:28 which means one fateful night one tiny bump and the carbon fibre shattered like...carbon fibre. 2.7k to replace!