How many Jensen SV8s are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1998 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The car meant to bring Jensen back. The S-V8, a two-seat convertible with a Ford Mustang V8, was shown at the British motor show in 1998 and went into production in Liverpool in 2001. The revived company ran out of money the following year, with only a handful of cars finished.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1998.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the Jensen SV8 is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 6th of the 8 Jensen models and equal 2,668th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.