Yay or Nay?

Pictures look nice and the body design bears a strong resemblance to the original. Will it have a huge V8 engine given current fuel prices and eco-awareness? Also wonder if there will be an FF 4-wheel drive version?

Certainly good to see such a development in UK car manufacture - hope it's a success. I'll give it a yay for now.
 
Its a Yay for me :D , I think its great when a classic design is remodenised in a subtle way so you can see the original car in the designe i.e Beetle, Fiat 500, Mustangs, Camero and now Jenson. If only to reignite interest in the originals I say no harm done long may it continue :) .
 
Mmmm Yummy -
Any of you remember the CV8 ?,nicer than the interceptor in my opinion
In the early sixties you Brits certainly started making some nice cars .
Is my P6 a sixties or seventies car -made in 72 but styled in sixties? [59]
 
Yay from me... Would be interesting if it had a forward looking engine and drive train. Maybe a small v8/6 turboed with electric drive to the back axle....

Rich
 
Interesting, a modern more streamled take on the Interceptor, although not dis-similar to modern Jaguar coupe or Aston.

The original Interceptor was such an iconic shape, that you immediately picture it as soon as the name of Jensen is mentioned, its hard to think it could ever be bettered again. Same as the E -type. Every time Jaguar bring out a new coupe, you sit there with a stop - watch to see how long it is before they mention "its a replacement for the 1960's icon."

If this follows through it will good news for the midlands area , on top of the recent news of the engine building plant in Wolverhampton. Coming to the fore once again in the automobile manufacturing.
 
Very nice....
It's good to see that all new car designs don't have to be the same.
I hope it comes off & can help the Midlands get more expertise in car manufacturing again. :)
 
marty said:
The original Interceptor was such an iconic shape, that you immediately picture it as soon as the name of Jensen is mentioned,
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I've a feeling you don't mean the original Interceptor, which was made in the fifties before the 541 or CV8.
 
I like that and I hope they manage to get it into production and actually sell a few.

They could use a regular front engine rear drive layout with electic motors for the front wheels if you want a four wheel drive version. I doubt Ferrari would let them get away with calling it FF though.
 
I've never been much of a fan of the old Interceptor, this looks a lot better, maybe a tadge bonnet heavy but it'll no doubt be quite different in the metal (or whatever they make it out of)

My money is on a Chevy LS V8 engine, and that would be a good way to retain the original ethos of large reliable engine instead of highly strung smaller unit.

£200k is at least £50k too much, is it going to fall into the age old, rebirth followed by rapid collapse that we've seen with so many of these low volume vehicles ? Certainly the LR Engine plant is a safer bet for future employment.
 
I'm not sure :? My trouble is I like the old stuff too much for my own good :roll:

Am I the only person who wants to put smaller rims and bigger profile tyres on modern motors? :oops:

I'd like to read more about the spec :)
 
GrimV8 said:
I'm not sure :? My trouble is I like the old stuff too much for my own good :roll:

Am I the only person who wants to put smaller rims and bigger profile tyres on modern motors? :oops:

I'd like to read more about the spec :)
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No you're not alone. I seem to be in a similar minority that thinks steel wheels are good because they have better elastic properties for soaking the bumps on our awful roads. Also, normal/higher profile tyres give a more comfortable ride and soak up the the bumps more. I have had to replace all sorts of suspension bushes, springs and shocks on my reasonalby modern Audi A4 over the last few years and I can't help but wonder if all the problems are made worse by low profile tyres and alloy wheels. So, personally, I tend to think that smaller steel wheels and higher profile tyres are a good thing as they look more appropriate on a classic and are more practical for everyday driving (they just don't look as cool).
 
They can't go back to smaller wheels (under 17 or 18 inches) because they won't fit over the huge brake disc that modern cars now have. Also designers of low cars need to be factor in what's known as the scrub line. This is the point at which the chassis or suspension components would hit the ground instead of the wheel if the tyre were to blow out - see F1 cars for an example of small wheels/big tyre on a low car and how the crash when the tyre goes down.
 
My money is on a Chevy LS V8 engine, and that would be a good way to retain the original ethos of large reliable engine instead of highly strung smaller unit.
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Chrysler offer a "crate Hemi" which would be more like the original car; for 200K that's more likely m'thinks...

YAY! and all power to them, at 200 units a year if they federalize these the USA will take 'em + if they don't then Russia, UAE, Dubai...


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I'm not sure what market they are pitching into. Its looking like a Grand Tourer and to be honest the market here is crammed full of tasty cars at price points that the Interceptor will not be able to compete with, i.e BMWs and Audis due to it's production volume.

So it will have to pitch in against more exotic offerings at the higher end and I'm not sure it will carry the badge or kudos to do so.

But in saying that I do hope it is a success for the job and skill creation alone.

I hope they get it right.
 
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