What know about the new 947 hp Jensen Interceptor GTX
The Jensen Interceptor GTX is a track-only prototype from Jensen International with a 6.8-liter supercharged V-8 making nearly 947 hp. Debuted as the marque's first original prototype, it lays groundwork for a new grand-tourer series, including a street-legal version and a more luxurious sibling ahead. Here is what know about the debut and why collectors of high-end machines should pay attention.
Key Takeaways
- The Interceptor GTX is Jensen International's first original prototype, not a continuation of the 1966 car.
- A Texas-built 6.8-liter Roots-supercharged V-8 delivers nearly 947 hp and revs to 7,000 rpm.
- The aluminum body was hand-formed in the U.K., with aero parts claiming more than 771 pounds of downforce.
- Jensen says much of the GTX will feed a street-legal model and a more sybaritic sibling.
What powers the Jensen Interceptor GTX?
At the core sits a 6.8-liter V-8 from Late Model Engines in Texas. Jensen pairs that mill with a 2.65-liter Roots-type supercharger using electronic boost control, for nearly 947 hp and a 7,000 rpm redline.
Drive goes through a Samsonas Motorsport six-speed sequential gearbox. Stopping power comes from a motorsport-grade AP Racing package supplied via BG Developments, biting steel discs behind unique 20-inch forged-aluminum Vossen wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport tires.
No official lap times or acceleration numbers have been released. Jensen is leaning on mechanical feel instead: adjustable traction control, launch control, and motorsport ABS remain, while other electronic intervention is deliberately limited.
How was the GTX designed and built?
U.K. studio Avant Design shaped the look digitally, channeling American muscle-car front drama with a teardrop roofline and a huge rear wing. Coventry Metalcraft then hand-formed the primarily aluminum body, while the chassis is also aluminum with double-wishbone suspension and three-setting adjustable dampers.
Artiglio Automotive Studio handled carbon-fiber aero, including the front splitter, rear diffuser, and that wing—credited with more than 771 pounds of downforce. Inside, the Alcantara-accented cockpit packs Tillett carbon-fiber seats, an FIA-sanctioned safety cage, a Lifeline fire-suppression system, and digital instrumentation.
Managing director David Duerden has said the 1966 Interceptor inspired the project visually and philosophically, but Jensen never intended a continuation car. For wider lifestyle coverage of dream homes and high-end living, see BlasterPost's Luxury Real Estate & Dream Homes hub.
Why does the Interceptor GTX matter for Jensen?
Jensen returned in 2010 as a restomod house. The GTX marks its first original prototype and a statement that the resurrected company—Jensen International—plans a lineup built mainly around grand tourers.
According to Robb Report, much of what makes up this track machine is expected to appear in a street-legal version and a more sybaritic sibling. That positions the prototype as groundwork for a broader model series rather than a one-off showpiece.
Duerden framed the brief as keeping the car mechanical, connected, and analog in how it delivers performance. For buyers who chase garage centerpieces beside estate living, that old-school dynamic is the point of the GTX reveal.