The new Ford Interceptor 2007 concept might also look familiar simply because of its three-bar chrome front grille .The Interceptor is not at all dissimilar to the rear-drive, 590-hp 427 concept sedan Ford unveiled four years ago. And power is something this muscle sedan has plenty of. The show car comes equipped with a 400-horsepower version of Ford Racing’s 5.0-liter Cammer V-8 mated to a six-speed manual gearbox. Bowing to other social trends, Ford tries to paint the Interceptor green by fueling it with the alcohol/gasoline blend, E-85. (Indeed, we’re wondering why the show car is blue, rather than green.)

In keeping with other social trends, the Interceptor boasts a number of innovative safety features, including an easy-to-use four-point seatbelt system, something Ford engineers have been working on for a number of years. The rear belts, meanwhile, are inflatable – in other words, they function as airbags.

The Interceptor’s cabin is finished in dark black leather and contrasting metal finishes. Its four low bucket seats are gloved in black belt leather, with exposed seams and distinctive caramel stitching. The headrests, interestingly enough, drop from the ceiling when the sedan starts up. Exteriorly It contains concealed body-color bumpers, piece full wrap cover, Color-keyed retail body-side moldings, Rear appliqué color-keyed panels, Chrome grille/door handle bezels/taillamp appliqué, Dual black fold-away pwr remote-control mirrors , Light bar connector-inc: 40-amp battery circuit behind right.

We’ve grown to quite like the look of it, even if we haven’t yet seen it in person. And we love the idea of it. But we want the Interceptor. But we want the whole thing — the V8, the six-speed manual, the gated shifter, the limited-slip differential, the coarse-leather low-bucket seats, even the 22-inch wheels — not just the basic style of it, applied to some front-drive, automatic-equipped car.