Exhibition Highlight: The Vector W8. IS IT A SUPERCAR???
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I love this supercar! It makes the Countach look plain in comparison lol. And that fighter jet digital screen is so freakin cool!
I love the vector, it looks crazy in person. I love the story/explnation of the car from Donald and Ben.
As a 50-year-old, I still remember seeing the posters for the Vector in the early to mid 1980s. I also remember that the word vector was used in advertisements for various products. There was a tire company (I don't remember which one), that said they used vector graphics to design their latest tire.
The idea for it was that Weigert did not have the eyesight the become a fighter pilot. He created his own land jet, the screens inside the car cost over 10,000 dollars. The Vector W2 (Weigert 2 turbochargers) made in 1972 was the predecessor to the W8. To make it look like there were many he re-painted it, I am un-aware of the original color. It is currently constructed just with out a motor unlike many sources say. My dad was offered this to invest in Weigerts reformed Vector company. Over the next twenty years he struggled to get adequate funding for the W8's but they started production in 1990, two were constructed in pre-production and 18 were made normally. Once these were made Weigert realized he would be financially incapable of consistently producing W8's in a wide span. He created a new concept cars under the name Vector WX-3. 2 were made, one a blue Coupe, and a purple roadster but never made to production. After Megatech conducted a hostile takeover on Vector Aeromotive the M12 was produced. This was largely regarded as one of the worst cars ever made and was just a worse Lamborghini Diablo, Weigert later sued the company and was able to get rights back to the name Vector. Both the Vector SRV8 and WX-8 were produced as concept cars which would be used for production cars in the later two thousands, unfortunately Weigert passed before his dream of a production car was created. My dad is in touch with the children of Weigert and it is also expected that at least one of the concept cars will come to auction sometime soon.
My appreciation for the audrain museum is immeasurable. My suggestion would be for Donald and Jay to drive it.
I second that!!
From the late 80s until the early 2000s I used to tell people this was probably my favorite car and next to no one ever knew what it was even was...... it definitely wasn't perfect but it deserves a lot more credit!!
Heading down next week. Hope to meet you. Can’t wait to see my teenage dream car 959!!!
THE VECTORs and what GERALD created is amazing! It's the same ol story, the competition was afraid of something too good so they had to destroy. Just like the AVRO ARROW. The VECTORs are the automotive equivalent of the AVRO ARROWs. RIDE IN PEACE GERALD.
This was so much more interesting to me as a kid than the Countach ever was - sad that it didn't succeed. Great video 👍
I remember these back in the day. They looked over-the-top then and still look over-the-top now. A great idea and a great concept, BUT, as was said, it was short lived. I remember hearing that Andre Agassi bought one and it was so plagued by problems, he demanded his money back. I almost surely wouldn't want to be the owner of one today because i'm sure its a parts replacement nightmare. Its best just being a garage ornament. A very expensive garage ornament, but an ornament none the less.
A most enjoyable presentation, thanks. I crossed paths with a Vector in LA at AutoExpo in about 1979. Got to sit in the Vector because I was possibly a prospective buyer.
Very informative video and very well done! PS Ben did a great job and perfectly complimented Don.
Ich kenne das Auto noch vom Autoquartett aus meiner Kindheit. Das Ding war immer der Trumpf!
Sympathische Typen, die zwei Moderatoren.
My childhood book day poster in 3d
I think it was one of the first hypercars
Still one of my all time favorite cars. It's very cool that it passed the safety tests with one chassis, never knew that.
I love this car. Great presentation!
Awesome review guys...I was in high school when this was the talk at the table....
Background, timing, is everything: As far as I know, it never did the 24hrs at Lemans, or the Daytona 500, IROC, Talladega, and not even the Cannonball Run. And no one ever talks about how the design is ruthless, cold, and almost lethal: there's no whimsical endearing design cues in it.
this car with a manual transmission would have been a true unicorn , the automatic must have been for production costs issues
They were using parts from GM. And that was the only GM transmission at the time that could withstand the power.
The transmission really heart that car!
America does auto just a certain type of way yah know? And I love it. 🇺🇸
The greatest american super car ever made.
Ive seen one in Beverly hills driving around
Blissful. The remarkable SSC, hand made US Supercars, a worthy follow up. SSC Tuatara.
when I was kid, I thought these were so cool...but have still not seen one in person
I'm surprised they gave it a prime spot, right next to the bathroom!
I want one.
Ive seen one
These reviewers are at times stunningly accurate in thier understanding of the Vector's great technical achievements.
And they have understanding of the financial pressures the company.
But it was 1200-1500 HP!!!! AND
it corners at 1.2+ G's has a top speed of like 243 plus, top speed. Most of all,, the Vector was the first engineering team to successfully use top aircraft construction methods (think F-22) in a road vehicle. This was tried before with disasterious results.. ut originally the word spread in Europe that the Vector would have a GM Big Block.
INSTANT PANIC in Euro exotic snoid circles. It was funny to watch if you were over there....but THEN tlhe euros whistled up the "unbiased" and "independent"
Automotive press who promptly served up a series of attack articles bashing the Vector as a deeply flawed design and the company's president as being delusional.
It was really nasty. So Vector lacked deep financial backing yes, but it also had to deal with the social politics of the automotive world and the highest level $$$$$ of the then automotive marketing wars....
I have to disargee with you... The Vector was the first Hypercar on the Planet.
Nah the Bugatti Veyron was the first hypercar. It was so far ahead of supercars at the time! 1,000 horsepower in the 2000’s was insane! Dethroned the McLaren F1 as the fastest production car in the world at over 250 mph!
Asking if this is a super car is like asking if Hell is hot.
Now we have hyper cars
Cars
Eb110 front end lookin a little sus…
"All American" supercar, lol. German Recaro seats. German Blaupunkt stereo. French Michelin tires. British Alcon brakes. Italian deck/trunk lid release (from a Fiat X1/9). German hatch, deck lid, trunk lid latches (from VW)...
"Raddest" car ever built imo.