05-30-2014, 01:25 PM
voodoopenguin wrote:
[quote=eustacetilley]
Arguably the first production 4WD Sports Car.
Not really a sports car but a true Grand Touring car, the Interceptor was dubbed the Gentleman's Express.
I rarely drove my Interceptor at high speed but I happily remember when keeping to the speed limit along a restricted road I had a modern (at the time) 7 Series BMW pestering me for a couple of miles. We came to a dual carriageway and a derestricted area and he went to overtake so I put the pedal down now it was legal to do so. The old girl picked up her skirts and flew, left the Beemer standing. All from a lazy 7.2 litres and a 3 speed auto box and with no complaints or particularly loud noise. 330 bhp was quite good for those days and it was delivered in style.
Paul
Paul Like Deloreans, Jensens just won't die. There is a company, that from ~110K quid, will take your wheezing old Interceptor and bring it back from the brink of death. The Supercharged version has 550 BHP.
Here's Clarkson's take:
https://docs.google.com/gview?url=http:/...-Times.pdf&embedded=true
Eustace