Vector WX-3

The Vector AWX-3 is a prototype automobile created by Vector Motors of Wilmington, California in 1992. Founder Gerald Wiegert planned for it to have a range of engines up to a 1000 hp (746 kW) 7.0L DOHC V8 motor, but the full series of engines was never completed. If the top-of-the-line engine had been completed, Vector projected that it could have been fine-tuned to reach speeds at over 250 mph (402 km/h). Instead, the AWX-3 used the same Rodeck resleevable turbocharged V8 from the W8.

The AWX-3 cost $1 million to build, and could be considered Wiegert's dream car.[1] Wiegert planned for the AWX-3 to go in production, but Megatech hostilely took over Vector and fired Wiegert. Wiegert initiated several lawsuits and copyrighted the designs, stamping out any hopes of the AWX-3 of going to production without his approval. Originally painted silver, the AWX-3 Coupe prototype was later re-painted in the teal color it bears today.

Wiegert had also planned a roadster version of the AWX-3, named the AWX-3R, which would have shared all its mechanical components with its closed top cousin. Like the model it was based on, the AWX3R did not pass the prototype stage. Both versions were shown at the 1993 Geneva Auto Show.

References

  1. ↑ Vector Avtech WX3 - TopSpeed, 17 May 2007

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