Talk:Jensen Interceptor

"Interceptor " FF

"Jensen were one of the first manufacturers to equip a production car with four-wheel drive, in the shape of the 1967 Interceptor FF (Ferguson Formula). At the time it was hailed as a remarkable development, coming also with anti-lock brakes and traction control."

That is a common misconception. Although the FF shares the majority of its parts with the Interceptor, it was never called or marketed as Interceptor, but as a stand-alone model just by the name FF.

The article is taking a stab at distinguishing the two, but putting the production totals of the FF on the Interceptor page doesn't help. I think the FF came first, with the Interceptor brought in as a cheaper variant a few years later, like the Bora/Merak. Both articles need minor rework, with the start/end dates rechecked. Also - how many Interceptors were made? 66.77.124.61 01:29, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

The "FF" drivetrain was in existence already, before the Interceptors came along, but then so was the CV-8 which the rest of the car derives from. The Jenson FF launched in the same year as the two-wheel drive Interceptor.

Production figures from this month's (November 2006) "Classic and Sports Car" magazine (which I won't run into the main article myself as a reference since I'm away from home and I hate doing serious editing on a portable device like I'm currently using...)

Jensen Interceptor SI, 1966-69, 1024

Jensen Interceptor SII-IV, 1969-76 & 82-84, 5383

Jensen FF SI, 1966-69, 195

Jensen FF SII-III, 1969-72, 125

– Kieran T ^{(talk | contribs)} 09:13, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Refurbished models

Is it worth mentioning the run of 50 refurbished models by V Eight Ltd (http://www.sibadesign.co.uk/v8/)? Alastairward (talk) 21:03, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Jensen Sales new website at: http://www.jensen-cars.co.uk/ covers the 'new' 'S' and 'SX' models.--92.8.106.152 (talk) 19:12, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Mistaken attribution

The "Design Influences" section reads "The Jensen Interceptor bears some obvious visual similarities to the Brasinca Uirapuru, a rare Brazilian car manufactured in 1964. This has led some to question what influence the Uirapuru had on the design of the Interceptor." I don't know who these "some" might be, but I doubt it's anyone who knows anything about the Interceptor's coachbuilder, Carrozzeria Touring (of Torino, Italy). Also from Torino was Carrozzeria Frua, who designed the Maserati Mistral, whose show car debuted in 1963, before either the Interceptor or the Uirapuru. The Mistral is the far more likely source of inspiration for the Uirapuru's distinctive back half, while the Uirapuru's front half seems to be inspired by the 1962 Iso Rivolta. I'd like to give the author of the "Design Influences" section a couple of weeks to respond, after which I'll remove the section unless they can justify it. Bricology (talk) 21:32, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

The "some have argued that" formulation is unfortunately common on Wikipedia (second only to "arguably"). I remember when I first realised that I could pass off my own opinions as objective, sourced fact by putting "some may argue that" in front of them; I was in college at the time. I have grown out of it, but a lot of Wikipedia editors haven't. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 20:26, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

When this para first appeared I was highly suspicious of it as pure speculation/original research. The above comments have increased my confidence that it should go so I've removed it. If someone can come up with a respectable source it can be replaced. Malcolma (talk) 08:10, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

First with alloy wheels ?

Should we add that this was the first production car with alloy wheels as standard? A colleague has pointed out that he thinks that it was either the Jensen Interceptor or possibly the Ford Capri RS2600, also in 1971. The Triumph Dolomite page claims this accolade albeit for a few years later, I've asked the question on both the other cars' disucssion pages.