The Time We Tested a Vector W8 Highlights Why We Test Cars in the First Place. From the archive: We bring back this 2017 story in memory of Vector founder Gerald Wiegert, who has died at age 76.

Sure, the W8 undoubtedly cost a lot of money to build, but it seems like Vector was already struggling with financing its business. According company accountants, Vector founder Jerry Wiegert did ...

That car was the Vector W8. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re not alone. The Vector W8 promised to slice the Earth in half. It was fast, it was wild, and it was American.

The W8 was an improved version of the Vector W2, a fully functional concept car that Vector had produced. The W2 never entered production as Wiegert didn't have the funding, but it was in place by ...

A rare 1990 Vector W8 Twin Turbo is currently up for auction ... Vector claimed the car could sprint from zero to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds and reach a top speed of 242 mph. Independent testing ...

Vector had hyped the W8 for over a decade and originally stated a retail price of $225k. That rose to $450k by the time the first example was on its way, which, adjusted for inflation, is over a ...

The W8 is powered by an aluminum 6.0-liter V-8 that, as the car's name states, has twin turbochargers. The transverse mid-mounted engine was estimated to make 625 hp and 630 lb-ft of torque in a ...

The Time We Tested a Vector W8; 12 Quickest Cars of the 1990s; ... 1991 Vector W8 TwinTurbo Vehicle Type: mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 2-door coupe. PRICE Base: $421,720.

Naysayers need only visit the final assembly area, where the two cars we photographed were being prepped for shipment to their new owners in Switzerland (the first production Vector W8 Twin-Turbo ...

The two cars line up to race from a standing start and the results aren’t even close. Whether or not that Vector W8 is actually making full power is unknown but to watch it one might think that ...