The Jensen Interceptor is a sporting GT-class car that was hand-built at the Kelvin Way Factory, West Bromwich near Birmingham in the United Kingdom by Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1976. The Interceptor name had been used previously by Jensen for the Jensen Interceptor made between 1950 and 1957 at the Carters Green factory. Jensen had extensively used glass-reinforced plastic for the fabrication of body panels in the preceding two decades, but the new Interceptor saw a return to a steel body-shell instead of glass-reinforced plastic and by having the body designed by an outside firm, Carrozzeria Touring of Italy, rather than the in-house staff. The early bodies were Italian-built, by Vignale, before production by Jensen themselves began – with subtle body modifications – in West Bromwich.
Specifications
Bodywork
Length : cm (in): 476 (187.2)
Width : cm (in): 175 (68.9)
Height : cm (in): 135 (53.1)
Wheelbase : cm (in) : 267 (105.1)
Weight: kg (lb) : 1750 (3863)
Mechanics.
Displacement : V8 6276 cc (383 ci), front-mounted
Valve gear : 16
Fuel system : 1 x 4 Carter carburettor
Gearbox : 3 speed, automatic
Driven wheels : rear-wheel drive
Maximum power : 330 bhp at 4600 rpm
Maximum torque : 576 Nm at 2800 rpm
Maximum speed : 222 km/h (138 mph)
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