Jaguar XJ6 3.0 V6

The essential, and nothing else

We find a familiar atmosphere: a 996 has already passed through our hands recently. This one is of a different nature, even simpler. Car radio, air conditioning, and that's it. No PCM. This stripping down is not a lack of equipment, it's a guideline.

The Tiptronic: the misunderstanding

The automatic transmission scares people away. It has always scared people away. Those who have not experienced it judge it without knowing it. Five gears, not four. A mechanic that works, on a car that is over twenty-five years old. And paddles on the steering wheel for those who want to have fun.

It's a GT par excellence: a car that's easy to drive, capable of taking you to the ends of the earth, in a rather special atmosphere. After all, it's a 911.

At the wheel

At 120 km/h, the tachometer displays 2,000 to 2,600 rpm. Ten liters per hundred. A noise level measured at reasonable speeds, which matters today, when traveling really. Made to run on torque. Made to go far without consuming, driving gently off-peak.

Carrera 2: the 911 in its original form

A clarification that isn't one: it is indeed a Carrera 2. Two-wheel drive. Less weight in the front, fewer moving parts, less mechanics, thus more reliability. A 996, an evolution of the early 911s, but a strict 911: two-wheel drive, as they have always been.