An all-new Jensen Interceptor will be launched next year,after CPP Global Holdings was appointed to engineer, develop and build the newcar by the brands' owners, Healey Sports Cars Switzerland Ltd (HSCS).
CPP, the British specialist automotive group, will finalisethe new car's development in Coventry and manufacture it at a new productionfacility on Browns Lane from 2014. A team of Coventry-based design consultantsemployed by HSCS has completed the design of the new Interceptor, which hasalready gained significant customer interest.
The new Jensen Interceptor - echoing the four-seat grandtourer layout of the much-loved original built between 1966 and 1976 - is basedon an all-new aluminium chassis and handcrafted aluminium body. The publicunveiling of the Interceptor is planned for late 2012, with deliveries tocustomers beginning in 2014. Annual production numbers and pricing are yet tobe confirmed, but will be fixed to ensure ultra-exclusivity.
Brendan O'Toole, founder and co-owner of CPP, said: “Istarted my career by restoring bodies and components for classic British sportscars, so for CPP to take the lead role in reviving this iconic brand is veryexciting for the business, and for me personally. The Jensen design team hasrespected and honoured the great heritage and attributes of the originalInterceptor, while injecting a contemporary edge and advanced technologies thatwill ensure it appeals to the passionate, discerning motoring enthusiast oftoday.
“This work is at an advanced stage, and married to CPP'sexpert coachbuilding, craftsmanship and engineering skills, the new Interceptorwill be an exceptional example of British automotive excellence,” he said.
Liam Cardiff, director of Healey Sports Cars Switzerland,said: “CPP is the perfect partner to revive the iconic Jensen Interceptor. Withthe Jensen design team integrated into an organisation with much greaterresources and broader expertise, our dream of seeing the Jensen and Interceptorbadges once again adorning the bonnets of beautiful, modern, British-built GTcars has come closer to reality.”
HSCS owns all assets, intellectual property, designs, andbrand rights for the Jensen and Interceptor brands.
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