The Jensen Interceptor could be making a comeback after UK-based Jensen International Automotive (JIA) released a teaser image announcing plans to build a V8-powered GT car in “extremely limited numbers”.
There is no information yet on when production will begin, nor pricing or export plans to markets such as Australia.
Jensen is best known for the Interceptor, an Italian-designed and British-built grand tourer manufactured between 1966 and 1976. It was offered with 6.3 liter and 7.2 liter V8 engines from Chrysler of the USA.
Around 7,000 Interceptors were manufactured worldwide, most of them with automatic transmissions. According to the Jensen Car Club of Australia, Australia was the largest export market for right-hand drive vehicles, with sales of all versions running into the hundreds.
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While the standard Interceptors were rear-wheel drive, the FF (Ferguson Formula) variant featured a groundbreaking permanent all-wheel drive system developed by Ferguson Research that predated the 1980 Audi Quattro by more than a decade.
When releasing the teaser, JIA – which has specialized in restoring original Interceptors since 2010 – said the new GT will be built on an aluminum chassis and will feature a body very similar to the original, although the Interceptor name has not been officially used.
The teaser image shows an interpretation of the 1966 Interceptor’s signature hatch style and curved rear window, although the rear window appears more conventional, paired with a long hood and curved roofline.
Like the original model, JIA says the new car will be built in the UK, but Chrysler power won’t necessarily return. Instead, the company referred to the engine as a “bespoke V8” without confirming its origins.
JIA has previously fitted Chevrolet LS3 small-block V8 engines – used locally in Holden Commodore and HSV models until 2017 – under the hood of its Restomod Interceptors.
It’s not the first time the Interceptor name has been revived since production ended in 1976. The Interceptor S4 was built between 1983 and 1992, followed by the V8-powered Ford Mustang Jensen S-V8, which was produced from 2001 to 2002.
In fact, the 1966 Interceptor was the second version of that name, following the original Jensen Interceptor coupe and convertible that debuted in 1949 with an Austin six-cylinder engine.
In 2011, Healey Sports Cars Switzerland Limited, which still owns the Jensen brand in 2026, announced plans for a new Interceptor. It presented design concepts and planned to manufacture it in the UK’s West Midlands from 2014, but the plan never came to fruition.
