Mar 26, 2014 12:21:35 AM
- JimFlat6
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Re: Jaguar F type coupe
As for the Jag hatching a manual shifter, it wouldn't make much sense. The car is too heavy. It would suffer with a manual gearbox. The V8 has a lot of torque, its a heavy beast, the cars weight transfer and vehicle momentum with a slower shifting manual probably would make it a lot slower.
Modern 911s need the 7spd PDK to keep the low torque Zuffenhausen Hamster Wheel going. With its burden of heavy wheels and tires, big brakes, emission strangled motor and safetyized heavy weight body it needs 7 gears interfaced with its engines management system.
Porsche could easily build a very happy 2100lb 400hp 911 with a 6spd manual if the company didn't have to face worldwide safety and emission laws and worry about customers not being able to order massaging seats and heavy climate control systems.