2016 Jaguar F-Type V-6 S coupe supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine





2016 Jaguar F-Type V-6 S coupe supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine

2016 Jaguar F-Type V-6 S coupe supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine

2016 Jaguar F-Type V-6 S coupe supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine



2016 Jaguar F-type S Coupe Manual

All the S's: stick shift, sticky tires, and a lower sticker.



To exit the parking lot behind our local barbecue hangout, you enter a narrow lane between two brick buildings before emerging beside the restaurant’s outdoor patio. So, we tapped the console button to open the flaps in the Jaguar F-type’s exhaust system and revved it a bit in first gear just to hear it echo in this alley. As we pulled up beside the patio, the al fresco diners had all eyes on us. The Jag’s sculpted body didn’t disappoint the curious, who stared, their forks full of smoked meat poised halfway to mouths that formed the words, “What’s that?”



Many want to drive cars like the F-type coupe just for such moments. Enticed by the design—which is very 21st-century and yet evocative of the 1960s E-type—and awed by the sounds it emits, they’d buy this car just for the attention. We’re hardly immune to the charms of style that sizzles and exhausts that crackle, but those attributes make us want to get away from other people and find a great road to get fully involved in driving.



The promise of fuller involvement arrived with the addition of a six-speed manual transmission for 2016. Available in coupe and convertible F-types with the supercharged V-6 (340 horsepower in the base version, 40 more in the S tested here), the ZF-built unit is similar to that found in some BMWs. While the F-type R, with its 550-hp V-8 and all-wheel drive, vies for supercar status, the S is content being a sports car that’s purpose-built to provide a sensory experience in motion. For many among us, that means a clutch pedal should at least be an option. Now it is.



Pedals and Mettle

We last tested an F-type S coupe a year ago when the only transmission was the ZF eight-speed automatic with paddle shifters. That familiar combo makes quick shifts and also includes a launch-control feature, so we didn’t expect the manual to beat it at the test track. Even less did we expect the clutch to give up on the first run. But that’s what happened. Our test car, Jaguar explained, was a preproduction model and its single-plate dry clutch was not to final spec. Worse, it had been subjected to the rigors of the press introduction. It’s evident at these events that some car reviewers lack very much experience with clutch pedals. And others are hoons who show no mercy in pursuit of great, smoking-tires videos. So, okay, it was abused and it failed. After a local dealer installed a production-spec clutch, we gave it some break-in miles before heading back to the track.



This is a nice shifter. Not Honda or Mazda flickable, but with fairly short throws and a precise motion, somewhere between BMW and r execution is less perfect than robots can manage, it’s worth the effort for the sound effects. Mostly, the manual makes the entire driving experience more sensory and involving, even when all you’re doing is accelerating from a light in traffic.



We saw a zero-to-60-mph time of 4.9 seconds at the track, 0.6 slower than the 2015 automatic. The half-second gap was still there at the quarter-mile mark (13.4 versus 12.9) along with a speed differential of 4 mph (105 to 109 mph). Our driver noted that the new clutch often slipped just a bit before the tires broke loose at launch; he wasn’t alarmed but it may have affected the times.



This car wore Pirelli P Zero tires on optional 20-inch rims, whereas the 2015 automatic car had the same tire on the standard 19s. The 2016 edition circled our skidpad at 0.98 g compared with 0.90 g a year ago. That puts it on par with a Porsche Cayman S. The 70-to-zero-mph braking also improved, to 149 feet from 157, also more competitive with the Cayman’s 146.



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