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Designed by the company's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division, the Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography Dynamic Edition was unveiled overnight. Available only during 2019, the special edition Velar has a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 pumping out 404kW of power, and capable of accelerating from 0-100km/h in 4.5 seconds and hitting a top speed of 274km/h.

Yes, you read that correctly - Jaguar isn't planning in-house mainstay production versions of its XE and XF to tackle the BMW M3 and M5, according to a new report. Speaking with Road and Track, Jaguar's head of design, Ian Callum, said the British marque isn't planning range-topping performance heroes of its mid- and large-sized sedans, despite being able to fit a V8 in the engine bay.

Jaguar has teased its upcoming limited-run XE SV Project 8 sports sedan in a quick online video, ahead of the new model's reveal on June 28. Based on the XE sedan, the SV Project 8 follows the F-Type Project 7 from 2014, and will become the most powerful road-legal Jaguar ever, thanks to its 441kW 5.0-litre supercharged V8.

The hot new 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR models are now available to order in Australia, two weeks before the coupe and convertible pair make their global debut at the Geneva motor show. As the first-ever production Jaguar models to be given a going-over by the company’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) arm, the F-Type SVR twins also come with the distinction of being the fastest of the breed.

Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division has unveiled the stealthy Range Rover Sentinel, its first-ever internally developed armoured vehicle. The Range Rover Sentinel was hand-built at SVO’s Oxford Road facility in the UK and is said to provide its occupants with “the highest levels of protection an SUV can offer against a wide variety of attacks”.