Bring a Trailer is auctioning off the first 1990 Vector W8 Twin Turbo, a genuine American supercar from the ill-fated Vector Aeromotive company. Vector was the brainchild of the late Jerry Wiegert, an ...

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 ...

Unearthing a little-known brand with a fascinating story and a unique record to its name. There are, however, some far more obscure hidden gems in American automotive history, ones which are not ...

A 1990 Vector W8 Twin Turbo, one of just 17 examples ever produced, is looking for a new home and is generating quite a lot of buzz in an online auction. Vector was founded in Wilmington, California, ...

What if, indeed. Many may remember Vector as the American company that attempted to build a world-class supercar but couldn’t quite get its act together. The W8 was its final product that actually ...

America is known for muscle cars, pickups, and luxury sedans. But supercars? Not so much. That space has always belonged to the Europeans. Italy gave the world Ferrari and Lamborghini. Germany ...

The Vector W8 occupies a peculiar place in automotive memory, at once a cult object and a cautionary tale. It promised an American supercar that could humble Europe’s finest, yet its brief production ...

In the pantheon of ‘80s supercars, excess was the primary driving factor filling the heavenly halls—Ferraris in music videos, Lamborghinis on posters, and Porsches roaring down Pacific Coast ...

The Vector W8 is a supercar with record-breaking performance, but why was it also considered among the most expensive car failures in automotive history? If you haven't heard of American automaker ...

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Apart from being a symbol of ’80s excess, the Vector W8 is perhaps one of the most outrageous supercars ever made, thanks to the combination of insane design and extreme rarity. Made by Gerald Wiegert ...