There’s a whole graveyard of British marques that made something brilliant, went bankrupt, and just never made it back to the scene. Jensen is one of those names. The West Bromwich firm spent the late ’60s stuffing big American V8s into Italian-styled grand tourers, then folded in 1976 and took one of the all-time great nameplates down with it. Six decades after the original debuted, that name has returned on the all-new Jensen Interceptor GTX.
A Comeback Run in Reverse
Rather than teasing a concept, collecting deposits, and praying the production car materializes, Jensen Works has decided to just build the track car first. The GTX is a one-off, track-only prototype designed to torture-test everything before a street-legal GTR and a plusher GT tourer release follow suit.
Roughly 80% of its exterior will carry over to those road cars, and that exterior is genuinely special. It was penned by Avant Design and hand-formed in aluminum by Coventry Metalcraft, where over 30 artisans spent hundreds of hours working English wheels the old way.
Texas Thunder, British Manners
The original Interceptor ran Chrysler V8s, and its successor keeps the transatlantic recipe alive with a 6.8-liter GM-based V8 thoroughly rebuilt by the team at Houston’s Late Model Engines.
A 2.65-liter supercharger is good for 960 horsepower in standard tune. But, dial the MoTeC ECU to its top-end map and you’re looking at a absurd 1,200 horsepower and over 1,100 lb-ft, all of which is funneled through a carbon fiber prop shaft to a Samsonas six-speed sequential transaxle with straight-cut dog gears.
Deliberately, Defiantly Analog
The rest of the setup includes hydraulic power steering, steel AP Racing brakes instead of carbon ceramics, and just three electronic systems (adjustable traction control, launch control, and motorsport ABS) to round out the affair.
The bonded aluminum chassis rides on double wishbones with three-way Nitron dampers, while that massive carbon wing helps generate over 770 lbs of downforce. Inside? Tillett carbon buckets, an FIA cage, and no unnecessary touchscreens.
Spec Sheet
Model: Jensen Interceptor GTX
Model Year: 2026
Engine: Supercharged 6.8-liter V8 (GM-based, built by Late Model Engines)
Power: 960 HP standard, up to 1,200 HP and 1,100+ lb-ft
Transmission: Samsonas 6-speed sequential transaxle
Drivetrain: Rear-wheel drive
Chassis: Bonded aluminum with hand-formed aluminum body
Downforce: 770+ lbs
Brakes: AP Racing steel discs
Wheels: 20″ forged Vossen, Michelin Pilot Sport tires
Pricing & Availability
Jensen hasn’t announced pricing for the GTX, which makes sense given it’s currently a one-off prototype rather than a customer car. The brand says handbuilt examples can be individually tailored, though, so if you’ve got track days to fill, head over to Jensen’s website to enquire.
Recap
2026 Jensen Interceptor GTX
Fifty years after the original marque went under, Jensen returns with a supercharged, 1,200HP track-only Interceptor that previews an entire family of road-going V8 grand tourers.
