Brain Trust,

I was poking through some Facebook Marketplace ads for fun and I see several 2010-2012 that still have the Gear Lever like my 2006...

I thought that in 2010 they went to the spinny knob like I had in my 2016 L405?
Was that only a UK (maybe paired with a certain engine) spec?
Did we keep the 6 speed gear box longer than the Limeys?  2006 L322 HSE LUX 4.4NA Jag V8 Buckingham Blue/Ivory - 'Col Reb'
Rolled Yahtzee Aug 2023 222,222Miles
2016 L405 HSE TD6. Santorini Black over Almond. - 'Donna the Diesel'
Only L405 IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE with an L494 Shift Lever Fitted!
97K at purchase Sept of 2023

The 5.0 SC kept the lever till end of L322 production, 4.4 TDV8 moved to the dial  Jonathan

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In the UK, all petrol L322s have the lever gearstick as well, seems onlt the diesels got the rotary dial

Andy Fuji White 2012 4.4 TDV8 Westmiinster

Rotary dial is only for ZF 8 speed gearbox which the 5.0SC never got upgraded to presumbly as the maxumum torque was within the capability of the 6speed box. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)