The new muscle car has been created by Jensen International Automotive and will be built in Banbury The Jensen Interceptor is to be reborn as a new British-built, V8-powered GT, 50 years after production of the iconic original ended. It has been created by Banbury-based Jensen International Automotive (JIA), the engineering firm which specialises in restoring and modernising Interceptors, creating restomods such as the Interceptor R . However, unlike previous builds, this new model is its first clean-sheet design and creation and will arrive next year in “ultra-low” numbers – and, therefore, likely a very high price. It is claimed to be an “ultra-high-performance” and luxury proposition that will offer a fully analogue driving experience – the latter, while not yet confirmed, likely referencing that it will use a manual gearbox and the cabin will be flooded with physical controls and switches, similar to the original car. While further details have yet to be revealed, Autocar understands it will be powered by the same engine as used by the Chevrolet Corvette C8 , pointing to the fact that JIA will give its new model the same muscle car positioning as the original. While the Corvette’s 6.2-litre unit puts out 495 bhp and 452 lb ft, JIA note that its powertrain is “bespoke” suggests it may have pushed this output further. The original Interceptor used a 6.3-litre big-block Chrysler engine giving it more than 250bhp and a top speed of nearly 140mph. The as-yet-unnamed tourer will also sit on a lightweight aluminium chassis, JIA confirmed, likely part of an effort to give the model the highest power-to-weight ratio possible. JIA said the new model is “inspired” by the “iconic” Interceptor of the 1960s. While i ts design has yet to be revealed, t he first picture released by the firm looks to confirm that it will follow a similar philosophy to the original with a long bonnet, raked roofline and set low to the ground. Each car will be hand-made, said JIA. JIA managing director David Duerden said the new model was about “taking the theme of the luxury British GT to fresh, thoroughly modern heights” with a car that “will stand proudly as a completely all-new car in its own right.” A release date has yet to be confirmed, but given JIA are keen to push across the car’s British roots, a reveal at Goodwood’s Festival of Speed in July seems very plausible