W8

[sliderulz]

Does anyone on here like the Vector W8 Twin Turbo? I love the edgy looks and V8 engine in the back mounted transverse.

What do you think?

And If you don't like it what would you buy from the same year?

 

[sliderulz]

Here are the specs

ENGINE
Configuration: twin-turbo V8
Displacment: 5973 cm³, 364 ci
Power: 625 hp @ 5700 rpm
Torque: 854 Nm , 630 lb-ft @ 4900 rpm
Compression Ratio: 8.0:1
HP/Liter: 104.6
Bore/Stroke: 101.6 x 92.1 mm , 4.00 x 3.63 in
POWERTRAIN
Layout: mid engine, rear drive
Gearbox: 3-Speed-automatic
Tires: Michelin XGT Plus
front 255/45 ZR 16, rear 315/40 ZR 16
Dimensions
Lenght: 4369 mm, 172.0 in
Width: 2083 mm, 82.0 in
Height: 1080 mm, 42.5 in
Wheelbase: 2616 mm, 103.0 in
Curb-Weight: 1500 kg , 3320 lb
Weight-Ratio: 2.4 kg/hp, 5.3 lb/hp
Performance
Top-Speed: 350 km/h, 217 mph
0-60 mph: 4.2 s
0-100 mph: 8.3 s
quarter mile: 12.0 s @ 200km/h, 124 mph
General
Price: $ 448.000
Units built: 22
Production Time: 1989-93

 

[sliderulz]

Only thing letting it down is the gearbox...

 

[sliderulz]

3 speed auto, you would have thought with an engine like that, 5 speed at least!

 

[vat_man]

Not that torque's an issue....

 

[1X83Z]

Was it made with a six-speed manual, though?

 

[Dudebusta]

looks...crappy

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

Take note:
Play Gran Turismo 2 and see.

Love the futuristic looks, love the performance, one of the best US made supercars.

Black = Mysterious, White = Techno, Yellow = Cool (try GT2 and see).

 

[1X83Z]

"Futuristic" looks? Heh...

 

[vat_man]

Shame it all went tits up.

 

[sliderulz]

I agree it is a shame, cause the new Vector, the M12 doesn't look as cool!

I think it was made with a six speed possibly???

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

Well back on its time it really looks futuristic. BTW when is the Vector W8 came out?

 

[sliderulz]

I reckon the black looks plain badass! 😈

 

[sliderulz]

1988 I think. Lasted till 1993.

 

[vat_man]

They always looked like a Hot Wheels toy to me.

 

[Hooligan]

Vector; one of America's few attempts at supercar-dom in the late 1980's/early 1990's. Honestly, very few of any manufacturer made it out of this era. Porsche's 959 was a stillborn; Yamaha's car never went anywhere. The Diablo almost didn't get made. The prototype-only Audi Avus. A slew of Bugatti's. Detomaso; Isdera & Italdesign's extremely modified one-off's; and one of the best: Jag XJ220.

So, what of the Vector W8? It was probably good, but who could tell if no one bought it? Styling & layout reminiscent of the Countach, but so were most in this class. Nothing wrong with it, IMO, just no longer here to compare it to anything. :burnout:

 

[Dudebusta]

Originally posted by vat_man
They always looked like a Hot Wheels toy to me.

yeah, something...undriveable and stupid looking

 

[sliderulz]

But bloody fast!

 

[vat_man]

...and if I remember a Car & Driver article, extremely unreliable.

The automotive world is littered with failed super car projects, from both small and big makers.

 

[sliderulz]

Yeah but with a better engine and modern parts it would be a killer!

 

[1X83Z]

Hopefully Volkswagen won't fall victim to that list with it's upcoming W12. I'd love to see that one succeed.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

It looks like it's crashed into a car parts shop, and bits have stuck to it! And what's with the mirrors? They look like they're falling off!

I think it's trying to look like a Lotus Esprit, whilst at the same time trying not to look like a Lotus Esprit.

And a 3 speed auto? Don't make me laugh! Trying to control that much power and torque through a slushbox must be a nightmare!

1998-1993, $450,000 to spend? Got to be an early Diablo, or a Porsche 959, or, with those numbers and a twin-turbo V8, I think you're looking straight down the tailpipes of a Ferrari F40.

Which would you rather have, a W8 or an F40? It would be the F40 for me!

 

[sliderulz]

F40, although the W8 is a cool car the F40 is a ferrari! But over those two a 959!

 

[Dudebusta]

450 000...id have 2 sweet cars.

69 chevelle SS...modded

current HSV GTS stock.

with enough change left over so i have a pot to piss in.

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Originally posted by Dudebusta
450 000...id have 2 sweet cars.

69 chevelle SS...modded

current HSV GTS stock.

with enough change left over so i have a pot to piss in.

Yeah, but you're supposed to choose a 1988 - 1993 car!

 

[Talentless]

it's nose could act as a razor. yep, a killer wedge.

 

[1X83Z]

Like on those damn robots shows.

I'd get that 959, by the way. Or a BMW M1

 

[Brangeta]

Hi, I registered just so I could reply to this topic. The reason the W8 has a 3-speed auto transmission is because Gerald Wiegert wanted the car to have a very precise shifting system. The gearbox is actually very smooth. The reason it is able to have only the 3 gears instead of 5 or 6 is because the gears are very far apart. I'm not using any official documentation on this, but the reason the 3 work so well is because the gears switch at like 60 mph and 90 mph, so you are usually running in first gear nearly the entire time you are driving. It actually enables the car to be alot faster than what it could be with a 6 speed manual... Plus, there is the fact that you are practically laying down in the car, have extremely poor visibility at what is behind or next to you, and because of that, the last thing you need is gears to have to fiddle with when you are trying to not kill yourself.