Test drive: Jaguar brings back stick shift with 2016 F-Type S Coupe - FOXSports.com
The Jaguar F-Type is a modern marvel of aluminum construction and high-tech performance that’s been delivering its unique brand of luxurious thrills since it debuted in 2014. For driving enjoyment, it’s tough to beat. But Jaguar did just that, by sending it back to the Stone Age. That’s right, the F-Type is now available with a manual transmission. If you’re a loyal Jaguar customer, you might not. Aside from the forgettable X-Type sedan, it hasn’t offered one in a proper sporty car in the United States since the 1993 XJS Coupe. Funnily enough, while Europeans have finally started to embrace automatics, especially on high-end performance cars, there’s a resurgent interest in the USA in manuals, which I assume is related to our growing desire to seem more hardcore -- what... The DIY six-speed is now standard fare on rear-wheel-drive F-Type Coupes and convertibles equipped with supercharged 3. 0-liter V6 engines. Of course, most lost souls will still check the options box for the eight-speed automatic, which is also the only one offered in V8 and all-wheel-drive models. I put my right hand and left foot to work in a $78,295 F-Type S Coupe with the 380 hp version of the V6, up 40 horses from the $65,295 base car. It’s your run-of-the-mill, off the shelf ZF-supplied unit. Source: www.foxsports.com
