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==Variants== {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | image1 = Jensen FF Series 2 - Flickr - exfordy.jpg | caption1 = 1971 FF - with dual side intakes | image2 = 1973 Jensen Interceptor Mk III Convertible (26437466834).jpg | caption2 = 1973 Interceptor III convertible | image3 = Detmold - 2017-08-26 - Jensen Interceptor Convertible BJ 1974 (06).jpg | caption3 = 1974 convertible - rear view | image4 = Jensen Interceptor coupe (15626579489).jpg | caption4 = 1975 coupé }} ===Jensen FF four wheel drive=== {{Main|Jensen FF}} Jensen was one of the first manufacturers to equip a production car with [[four-wheel drive]], in the 1967 Jensen FF ([[Ferguson Research|Ferguson]] Formula). At the time it was hailed as a remarkable development, coming also with [[Maxaret|Dunlop Maxaret]] mechanical [[anti-lock brakes]] and [[traction control system|traction control]]. The car is five inches (127 mm) longer than the Interceptor. Although looking virtually the same, the extra length can be seen from additional side vent ahead of the doors on the front flanks, and an additional swage line in the leading edge of the front wing. Press articles from the time quote "drag-strip" performance when describing the car. In total 320 FFs were produced; 195 Mark I, 110 Mark II and 15 Mark III.<ref name=Calver> {{cite web |first = Richard |last = Calver |title = Jensen FF 1966-71 |url = http://www.richardcalver.com/article_ff.htm |website = Jensen History - Now it's Yours! |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141218051008/http://www.richardcalver.com/article_ff.htm |archive-date = 18 December 2014}} </ref> ===SP=== The Jensen SP, with a Six-Pack carburettor system, was launched in 1971, as the company's new flagship replacing the FF and was one of the most powerful road cars anywhere in the world. This came with a vinyl roof, Learjet 8-track and a full louvred bonnet as standard. The 440 SP engine with its six pack carburettor produced 385 B.H.P. and a top speed of 147 mph (237 kph). SPs could be more economical than standard four-barrel Interceptors; 16–18 mpg could be achieved. Two hundred thirty-two SPs were made, 219 in RHD and 13 in LHD. ===Convertible=== A convertible with powered soft top was introduced in 1974, mainly intended for the American market but also sold in Europe. Two hundred sixty-seven convertibles were made.<ref name=AZ1970>{{cite book |last=Robson |first=Graham |title=A-Z of Cars of the 1970s |year=1990 |publisher=Bay View Books |location=Devon, UK |isbn=1-870979-11-7}}</ref> ===Coupé=== Rarer still is the Coupé version introduced in 1975; just 60 were made in the one year before the company's demise.<ref name=AZ1970/> The coupé was derived from the convertible and therefore lacks the distinctive rear window of the regular car. ===Jensen Interceptor R=== A Jensen specialist JIA based in Banbury Oxfordshire, England, rebuilds original Interceptors using modern components, with [[General Motors]] supplied LS 6.2-litre naturally aspirated or supercharged engines and six-speed automatic or manual transmissions. In May 2010, Jensen International Automotive was set up, with the financial backing of Carphone Warehouse founder and chairman [[Charles Dunstone]] who joined its board of directors. A small number of Jensen Interceptor Ss, which had started production under a previous company, were completed by Jensen International Automotive (JIA), in parallel with JIA's own production of the new Jensen Interceptor R; deliveries of the latter started at the beginning of 2011.
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