Federico Formenti at Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera
Body and chassis
Class
Grand tourer
Body style
2-door 4-seat coupé
Layout
Front-engine, four-wheel-drive
Related
Jensen Interceptor
Powertrain
Engine
6,277 cc (6.3 L; 383.0 cu in) [Chrysler 383] V8
Transmission
3-speed TorqueFlite A727 automatic[2]
Dimensions
Wheelbase
109 in (2,769 mm)[3]
Length
191 in (4,851 mm)[3]
Width
69 in (1,753 mm)[3]
Height
55 in (1,397 mm)[3][4]
Kerb weight
3,808 lb (1,727 kg)
The Jensen FF is a four-wheel drive grand tourer produced by British car manufacturer Jensen Motors between 1966 and 1971. It was the first non all-terrain production car equipped with four-wheel drive[1] and an anti-lock braking system. The powertrain was sourced from Chrysler, installing the second generation 6,277 cc (6.3 L; 383.0 cu in) V8 engine and 3-speed TorqueFlite A727 automatic transmission.
The use of four-wheel drive in a passenger car preceded the successful AMC Eagle by thirteen years, the Audi Quattro by fourteen years, and the Subaru Leone by five years. The Dunlop Maxaret mechanical anti-lock braking system had previously been used only on aircraft, lorries, and racing cars. An experimental version was first fitted to the earlier Jensen C-V8, but this did not go into production.
The letters FF stand for Ferguson Formula, after Ferguson Research Ltd., who invented the car's four-wheel drive system. The FF is related to the similar-looking, rear-wheel drive Jensen Interceptor, but is 127 mm (5.0 in) longer, and mechanically very different.
Standard FF features included front seat belts, a tachometer, and map pockets.[5]
^ abRobson, Graham (2006). A to Z British cars 1945–1980. Devon, UK: Herridge. ISBN 0-9541063-9-3.
^"Jensen FF Mk1 119/134". home.online.no. Archived from the original on 9 September 2005. Retrieved 11 February 2008. Archived 9 September 2005 at the Wayback Machine
^ abcdCulshaw; Horrobin (1974). Complete Catalogue of British Cars. London: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-16689-2.
^Cardew, Basil (1966). Daily Express Review of the 1966 Motor Show. London: Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd.
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