That list is most likely for the global market if it is real. Hard to imagine Jeep giving us so many engines when the the JK is offered with 2 only, a 2.8 Turbo diesel and a 3.6 pentastar.
that last part is an important point since not all Jeep dealers have good service, meaning going to an independent shop won't be so bad after all with a new product, these guys will already have an idea what to doAdding to that, that 3.6 V6 is a darn good ol' reliable engine. That with a manual transmission and you have an even more reliable setup. The only thing that really goes wrong with manual transmissions is a clutch that goes bad, if you can drive properly, you good. They're also cheaper to fix than automatic transmissions lol.
No doubt about that.Plenty of manual transmission problems have been reported over the years, but even then people will still choose manual over automatic and it costs less for Jeep to install compared to auto. Even if manual doesn't sell as well as automatic in the new JL, I think Jeep will still continue to offer it.