America has a rich history of performance cars. But in the supercar world, it's not as populus as you might think. While we know America for cars like the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Corvette, and Dodge ...
Beneath that audacious shell lived a 6.0-liter Rodeck V8—essentially a heavily reworked Chevy small-block —fitted with twin ...
It seemed like a good idea to start this series off with a cautionary tale, an example of how not to start your own supercar company. This should help not only to show the kinds of odds which boutique ...
Tudor was lucky enough to be in Wales just as Sebastien Loeb was securing his 8th World Rally Championship title during Wales Rally GB 2011 and wrote a guest blog for ITV News covering the rally ...
Vector is one of those defunct car companies you wish had succeeded. Its cars were so far out there in terms of styling and design that it's a shame more weren't built. The M12 was the company's last ...
Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...
Vector Motors hasn't made a new car since the wacky W8 finished production in 1993. Only 22 examples were made, each powered by a General Motors-based 6.0-liter, twin-turbo V8 that produced 625 ...
With a zero-to-60 mph time of around 4.0 seconds and a 12-second quarter-mile time, it outpaces any Ferrari Testarossa, Lamborghini Countach, or Jaguar XJ220 of the day. Only 17 examples of the Vector ...
The W8 Twin Turbo was the brainchild of Gerald Wiegert. At the beginning of the 1970s, the inventor and businessman announced plans to build a high-performance sports car called the Vector, which he ...
Michael Santoro’s eyes twitched, then dropped, as he almost fell asleep at the wheel. He had been up nearly 36 hours straight, and had pulled long hours ever since he took over as designer for the ...
When the Vector W8 reached the market in 1989, it did so with some very, very big claims. The V8-powered - yep, vee, don't be fooled by the name - American supercar was claimed to hit 60mph in 3.9 ...