Photo: Jensen
Older car-loving gentlemen that own Austin-Healey or Sunbeam old-timers from days gone can be described by two things: retro Harris Tweed jackets and a great appreciation for Jensen Motors Ltd.
Founded in 1934 and closed in 1976, Jensen was resurrected after Noughties came around. Since 2002, the Jensen Group offered special treatment to Interceptor owners, including the manufacturing of replacement body panels for rusty cars. Howbeit, things are in for a radical change over at Jensen.
What you can admire in clay model format in the photo gallery below is the Jensen GT, the company’s first all-new design since the S-V8 was phased out in 2001. No, the Interceptor R doesn’t count, sorry. I know what crossed your mind right now: Jaguar F-Type tail lamps and Lancia Delta-inspired headlights fitted to a car that resembles the curves of the Interceptor?
Why yes! Slated to arrive in production-ready guise by the end of the year, the Jensen GT will have to suffice until the Interceptor 2 will make its debut sometime next year. Powered by a 665 bhp and 630 lb-ft (854 Nm) 6.4-liter dry-sump supercharged V8 made by General Motors, this retro-modern machine is not the blast from the past grandpa was expecting it to be, but a totally different animal.
Thing is, the Jensen GT will boast with Ford Focus-inspired active grille shutters to cool that American blunderbuss in city traffic and a body shell & chassis made from a mix of carbon fiber, bonded aluminum and steel, as well as adjustable electronic traction control. Couple all of the previously mentioned with leather & alcantara for the cabin and a 1,530-kg (3,373 lbs) weight estimate. Sounds just right, innit?
What you can admire in clay model format in the photo gallery below is the Jensen GT, the company’s first all-new design since the S-V8 was phased out in 2001. No, the Interceptor R doesn’t count, sorry. I know what crossed your mind right now: Jaguar F-Type tail lamps and Lancia Delta-inspired headlights fitted to a car that resembles the curves of the Interceptor?
Why yes! Slated to arrive in production-ready guise by the end of the year, the Jensen GT will have to suffice until the Interceptor 2 will make its debut sometime next year. Powered by a 665 bhp and 630 lb-ft (854 Nm) 6.4-liter dry-sump supercharged V8 made by General Motors, this retro-modern machine is not the blast from the past grandpa was expecting it to be, but a totally different animal.
Thing is, the Jensen GT will boast with Ford Focus-inspired active grille shutters to cool that American blunderbuss in city traffic and a body shell & chassis made from a mix of carbon fiber, bonded aluminum and steel, as well as adjustable electronic traction control. Couple all of the previously mentioned with leather & alcantara for the cabin and a 1,530-kg (3,373 lbs) weight estimate. Sounds just right, innit?
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