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precisely. theres nothing rong with a TH400 on a cheap american car, but on a highspeed V12?!?!? what were they thinking?
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Heh heh.....something we often ask about our old Jags !
At the time (mid-'77) the 400 was still considered a viable trans (strong, smooth, cheap) from a field with not-all-that-many-choices.... and was an improvement over the BW12 it replaced. Back then in the 70s the XJS was, believe it or not, one of the faster cars out there....even with the lazy old 400 tranny.
But, yeah, 16 years later they still hadn't moved on to something more modern. That's Jaguar for ya....very slow to make changes.
From 75-80 the 4-speed manual was offered behind the V12 but only about 350 buyers said yes....and I think the majority of those were the very early cars. Little wonder that Jaguar decided to drop it from the catalog.
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