Jensen Interceptor is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé type body designed by Touring with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 6.3 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 325 bhp (330 PS/242 kW) at 4600 rpm and 576 N·m (425 lb·ft/58.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Its stated kerb weight is 1680 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 214 km/h or 133 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Touring | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2675 mm | 105.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4775 mm | 188 inches | |
| Width | 1753 mm | 69 inches | |
| Height | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 127 mm | 5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1680 kg | 3704 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 72.7 litres | 16 [19.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.3 litre 6286 cc (383.595 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 107.95 × 85.85 mm
4.25 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.26 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
330 PS (325 bhp) (242 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
576 Nm (425 ft·lb) (58.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
38.6 kW/litre 52.4 ps/litre 51.7 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
91.63 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & heads | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1151.5 kPa (167 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5100 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 785.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 18.8 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.7 s
@ 92 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 28.4 s
@ 185 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 214 km/h (133 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 196.14 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 144.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 193.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.93 kg/kW 11.58 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.W.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE.PR. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Dunlop RS5 6.70-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Dunlop RS5 6.70-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 286 mm | ||
| Braked area | 3214 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 63734 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 57.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Jensen Interceptor added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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