All ‘real’ drivers know that for the sheer joy of driving a sporty car, there’s no substitute for a third pedal and a stick which comes out of the car’s central tunnel. One has to merely press the left-most pedal, move the aforementioned stick around, and then the fun starts!
Now, when all other manufacturers are going towards the complete elimination of manual gearboxes from their range, especially in the US, Jaguar has decided that it would be high-time to offer some, to enhance the sporty feeling, as well as the overall control that the driver has over the car.
The most likely candidate to receive this new manual box is, predictably, the F-Type, yet putting it in the XF is not out of the question, while the XJ is simply too big to be suited to a manual shifter.
Also, it has been confirmed for autocar.co.uk, that both Jaguar and Land Rover will adopt the new generation of nine-speed ZF automatic gearboxes, once they become available for mass use.
The most likely candidate to receive this new manual box is, predictably, the F-Type, yet putting it in the XF is not out of the question, while the XJ is simply too big to be suited to a manual shifter.
Also, it has been confirmed for autocar.co.uk, that both Jaguar and Land Rover will adopt the new generation of nine-speed ZF automatic gearboxes, once they become available for mass use.