Amazing car is this,for the first time that I’ve been watching an Auto that none of my expectation that they build up car like this, its good and nice.
Wiegert displayed his next version of the Vector at the Geneva Auto Show in 1993. The Avtech WX-3 coupe and Avtech WX-3R roadster further evolved the W8 design. Only one prototype of each model was built. Plans called for the WX-3 to carry three different engine options: a 600 hp (450 kW) "basic" V-8, an 800 hp (600 kW) "tuned" option, and a 1,200 hp (890 kW) twin turbo option,[6] While the Coupe had the twin turbo engine (tuned to about 800 hp) the roadster had the same Chevrolet engine as the W8.[3] When the WX-3 debuted in 1993, MegaTech, an Indonesian company, acquired a controlling interest in Vector. After Wiegert returned from the Geneva show, the Vector board asked Wiegert to relinquish control of the company and assume only the role of the company's designer. He refused, and ordered the Vector headquarters physically locked down.[4] He was later fired from Vector Aeromotive.[4] The WX-3 Coupe was originally painted silver, but it was repainted teal-blue by Wiegert to match the teal-blue and purple logo of his Aquajet jet-ski company. The teal-blue coupe and purple roadster are featured as promotional vehicles on the Aquajet website.[2]
Vector Motors Corporation is an automobile manufacturer originally based in Wilmington, California. Its history can be traced to Vehicle Design Force, which was founded in 1978 by Gerald Wiegert[1]. Vehicle production began in 1989 and ceased in the 1990s. The company was recently revived (as Vector Motors Corporation), and is currently developing a new supercar. Vector is credited by some[citation needed] as America's first attempt to compete with European performance car manufacturers like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Lotus.
The Vector AVTech WX3 is basically the identical twin of the original Vector W8 model. It is built on the same chassis and the construction of the engine is almost exact. The WX3 model never went into mass production, so it remains a concept car. Since the WX3 did not under go the stress test of most cars, the data on it is not fully confirmed.
The intended engine for WX-3 was to have more than 1000 horsepower. But this engine was never completed so under the hood you will see a aluminum alloy 7.0-liter V-8 engine. This beast pumps out 800+ pound-feet of torque at 4900 rpm. Vector claims that the WX3 has a maximum of 650 horsepower.
The chassis of the WX3 is made of a carbon fiber, epoxy composite, nomex honeycomb core.
Vector Avtech WX3 has a top speed of 400 km/h (248 mph) and makes the 0 to 60 mph in just 3.3 seconds.
Wiegert had also planned a roadster version of the WX-3, named WX-3R, which would have shared all its mechanical components with its closed top cousin. Like the model it was based on, the WX-3R did not pass prototype stage.
VECTOR W8 TWIN TURBO
VECTOR WX8 SMALL BLOCK
7.8 Liter Race Proven V8, made in the USA.
1250 hp (Supercharged) 0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds
750 hp (Normally Aspirated) 0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds
Quarter mile in 8.0 to10.0 seconds @ 150 to 170 mph
260-275 + mph top speed (Bonneville gearing)
VECTOR WX8 BIG BLOCK
10.0 liter 610 cdi Big Block
1,850+ hp (Twin Turbocharged)
1,450 hp (Twin Supercharged quad-rotor motor)
0-60 in 2.3 to 3.5seconds
Quarter mile times 7.8 to 8.0 seconds @ 178 to 195 mph
300 mph projected top speed (Bonneville gearing)
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