The JB8 (formerly known as R8) is a seasonal vehicle in Jailbreak. It was featured as the level 30 reward for the Criminal team in Season 3, alongside its Police counterpart, the Raptor.
Overview
Like many seasonal cars, the JB8 is rarely seen in-game due to its exclusivity.
When attempting to buy the JB8 from a player who owns it, players will be greeted with a notification, reading "Vehicle is from another season". Players couldn't buy the JB8, even if they had the cash necessary to purchase and the levels required.
The JB8 received a name change in a miscellaneous update, from "R8" to "JB8", along with a few other vehicles. This was most likely done to avoid possible future copyright claims.
Performance
The JB8 has above average top speed. The reverse speed is quite decent. The acceleration, handling, and brakes are all good as well. The JB8 isn't great when it comes to off-roading. In addition to its performance, it can hold three passengers, making this a great supercar for trios.
Overall, the JB8 proves to be a great car. However, it is outclassed by some cheaper and similar priced supercars in performance.
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Top speed
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Reverse speed
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| The JB8 reaches a top speed of 198 MPH, beating the Shell Classic, or the Longhorn. However, it is slightly slower than the and Bandit. | The reverse speed now reaches a maximum of 68 MPH, which is about on par with the Bloxy and Ray 9. |
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Acceleration
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| The JB8 has a powerful launch of 61 MPH. It easily beats La Matador, Stallion and Brulee, but loses to the Torpedo. Comparable to the Challenger | The JB8 takes about 7 seconds to reach top speed, which is more than reasonable compared to many other mid-tier vehicles. |
| Handling
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Off-roading
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| Easy to control at all speeds. It also has great drifting abilities. However, it does pale in comparison to other supercars, such as the Eclaire or the M12 Molten. | Ground clearance is somewhat low. The JB8 loses speed when going up hills, and is a little unstable when driving over rough terrain. |
Braking
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Durability
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| It comes to a full stop in about 1 second from top speed, which is very quick. Comparable to the Eclaire and Beignet. | The JB8 has 100 health, which places it firmly above many other hypercars. It ties with the Brulee, Beam Hybrid and Rattler, but loses to it's police counterpart, the Raptor. |
Obtainability
Season 3 (Debut)
The JB8 made its debut alongside the Raptor in Season 3. It required Level 30 on the Criminal team to unlock, and costed 
$200,000. It spawned naturally in the Criminal Lair, where the Torpedo once spawned, staying there until the end of Season 3.
As a limited vehicle, the JB8 had specific requirements that players had to meet in order to obtain it, those being needing level 30 on the criminal team and $200.000 cash. Over the course of Event Season Updates, this vehicle's requirements and obtainability changed.
Season 4 (Unobtainable)
The JB8 was made unobtainable. If a player attempts to purchase it, they will receive the notification: "Vehicle is from another season." This also applies to the Torpedo, Arachnid, and Raptor.
Visual gallery
2021 Fall Update
A recreation of JB8's spawn at the Criminal Lair, alongside the Camaro.
A general view of the JB8.
The JB8 at night.
A view of the JB8 with police sirens.
The front view of the JB8.
The rear view of the JB8.
The right side of the JB8.
The left side of the JB8.
An aerial view of the JB8.
A view of the JB8 with a spoiler equipped.
Revamped Power Plant Update
The front view of the JB8.
The JB8 with headlights on.
The rear view of the JB8.
The left side of the JB8.
The right side of the JB8.
The top view of the JB8.
The JB8 at night.
The JB8 with a spoiler equipped.
The JB8 with police sirens.
HD/Jetski Racing Update
A general view of the JB8.
The front view of the JB8.
The front view of the JB8 with headlights on.
The rear view of the JB8.
The left side of the JB8.
The right side of the JB8.
The top view of the JB8.
Pre-HD
The front view of the JB8.
The rear view of the JB8.
The left side of the JB8.
The top view of the JB8.
The right side of the JB8.
The JB8 with police sirens.
The teaser of the JB8 for the Season 3 Update.
The second teaser image of the JB8.
Customization
The teaser of the JB8 with the Triple Fin spoiler for the Season 4 Update.
The teaser of the JB8 with the Robowing spoiler for the Season 4 Update.
The teaser of the JB8 with the Radioactive Yellow texture for the Nukes Update.
Lighting Update
A teaser for new lighting in the Volcano Criminal Base with the JB8.
Another teaser of the new lighting with the JB8.
Thumbnails
The JB8 and the Raptor seen in the Season 3 and Jetpack Update thumbnail.
The JB8 seen in the Season 3 Prizes thumbnail, seen in the Twitter.
GUI
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The option to spawn the JB8 in the Garage GUI.
Notifications
The notification that comes up when trying to buy the JB8, reading "Vehicle is from another season. (after the Nukes Update)
The notification that comes up when trying to buy the JB8, reading "Vehicle is from another season. (prior to the Nukes Update)
Audio gallery
All sounds are from the stock (non-upgraded) vehicle unless stated otherwise.
| Accelerating and decelerating. | |
| Accelerating and decelerating in reverse. | |
| Drifting around corners. | |
| Driving with police sirens on. | |
| Driving through a tunnel. | |
| Reversing through a tunnel. | |
| Accelerating and decelerating with the Level 5 Engine. | |
| Reversing with the Level 5 Engine. |
Trivia
- This vehicle is based on either the 2016 or the 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus ; (Unfortunately it doesnt have a unique engine sound similar to the Venom.
- The JB8's price, when researched upon, costs $197,150 for the R8 V10 Performance, making its price in Jailbreak almost accurate.
- The Jailbreak version of the Audi R8 has three seats, although the real-life version has only two.
- It was the first Vehicle added to the game to contain 3 seats.
- The third seat is placed where the engine is in the real-life version.
- The JB8 is tied with the Air Tail for having the second-highest seating capacity out of any supercar/hypercar, only behind the Icebreaker.
- Players in the third seat aren't able to use items or weapons.
- The JB8 was used to tease the new lighting update, which can be seen on asimo3089's tweet.
- This car was also used to tease the "Radioactive Yellow" color, which is obtained by being a server and getting struck with a Nuke.
- The JB8 was used to tease the Robowing spoiler as well, a reward that could've been obtained in Season 4.
- The JB8 spawned in the Criminal Lair, where the Torpedo was once located.
- The JB8 is the first and only Audi-branded vehicle in Jailbreak.
- When buying the JB8, the UI says "Buy Audi R8 for
$200,000?".
- However, in the garage's GUI, it only reads out as "R8".
- Players argue that it was a lot harder to obtain the JB8 than it was to obtain the Raptor, since more work was required to gain XP as a criminal, whereas cops can gain XP quicker from arrests.
- When the JB8 reaches max speed, its engine goes silent.
- This was patched in the Season 6 Update.
- The JB8 has a 5-gear transmission.
- Around the start of Season 4, the JB8 still spawned in the Criminal Lair, however, it was taken off sale, making it impossible to buy despite it spawning.
- The JB8 has a customizable secondary body-color. (the vents on the sides)
- This trait is shared with several vehicles, such as the Celestial, Eclaire, Beignet, Camper, Beam Hybrid and others.
- In a tweet by Badimo talking about Nukes, they stated "We have plans to bring back seasonal items in the future!" This made many think they meant the Torpedo, Arachnid, JB8, and Raptor, all seasonal cars. In a later tweet, they replied to a reply asking about these cars returning saying: "They will not. They're limited-time vehicles." Probably what Badimo meant was that they would bring back Seasons.
- Eventually, Badimo did bring back Seasons, starting with Season 1: New Beginnings.
- The JB8 received a name change in a miscellaneous update, and the R8 is now known as the JB8.
- The "JB" in JB8 is short for Jailbreak.
- Before the JB8 was renamed, it had the shortest name out of all the vehicles. Consisting of only 2 characters.
Miscellaneous Trivia
- The JB8 is the second vehicle in Jailbreak with 3 seats, after the Dune Buggy, and before the Deja, and Airtail.
- The Torpedo, Arachnid, JB8, Raptor, Beam Hybrid, Crew Capsule, Volt 4X4, Rattler, Banana Car, Beignet, Icebreaker, Celsior, Jackrabbit, Macaron and Bloxy are all of the seasonal vehicles in the game.
- The JB8 is the fourth limited-time vehicle in Jailbreak, after Arachnid, Torpedo, Raptor, and before the M12 Molten, Beam Hybrid, Crew Capsule, Volt 4X4, Agent, Rattler, Banana Car, Torero, Beignet, NASCAR, NASCAR Freee, Celsior, MCL36 and Jackrabbit.
- The JB8 is one of 5 German-based cars in Jailbreak, the others being the SWAT Van, which appears to be based on a previous generation Mercedes Benz G-Class, the Posh, which is presumably based on the 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder, the Boxer, which is based on the Porsche 718 Boxster, and the Beam Hybrid, which is based on the BMW i8.
- The JB8 is the only seasonal vehicle to receive a name change.
- The JB8 is the first seasonal vehicle to equip spoilers, the second being the Beam Hybrid, third being the Rattler and fourth being the Icebreaker.
- However, the spoilers appear smaller than normal on this car. This trait is also shared with the Roadster or more extreme cases like the tiny toy.
- Strangely, even though the JB8 is pretty rare and old, being from the old season system and as mentioned above a short lived vehicle, it did not receive the "CLASSIC" or "RARE ITEM" plaque give to many old and retired vehicles.
