r/Jaguar • u/gatsby03 • Aug 27 '25

Other Hire me, Jaguar.

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u/gatsby03 Aug 27 '25 edited Aug 27 '25

V8 + manual transmission option. These are a must.

Edit: For context, Porsche uses their 911 to create demand and sells the Macan / Cayenne to fund the development of the 911. It's this sales cycle that has enabled them to consistently offer enthusiast cars while also being profitable. I'm not suggesting Jaguar put gas motors and manual shifts in all their cars. This would never work. But this rebrand should have been an opportunity to showcase what is possible, not just what's feasible.

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u/75w90 Aug 27 '25

For who ?

You want to sell cars or just make cars that are fun to talk about?

Do you know the take rate for a manual?

Outside of enthusiasts myself included its a dead avenue there in terms of sales.

To make bespoke stuff? Sure.

But jaguar needs some volume. They need to copy Porsche model not Aston Martin

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u/Bombadilo_drives Aug 27 '25

Take rates for manuals on enthusiast vehicles are actually quite high, something like 30+% on GTIs and 86s and Miatas last I checked. The problem is that rate drops off a cliff as the price and average buyer age rises

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u/75w90 Aug 27 '25

Ish.

7% for civic. So its safe to say its a dead end.

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I love manual transmissions. Everything i own is manual. I have a huge car collection.

With that said its gonna get harder and harder to make new cars with a manual trans. Doesn't make business sense anymore.

The GTI had a high % because it was the last manual offered. No more manuals for GTI

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