1992 Vector W8 [003]

1992 Vector W8 [003] in Rising Sun, Movie, 1993

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

00:03:22 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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antp ◊ 2006-09-11 23:52	Briefly used twice, then seen after the crash
stronghold ◊ 2006-09-12 03:40	Very nice.!
modell ◊ 2006-09-12 05:20	Kinda looks like a Lamborghini.
landrover1 ◊ 2006-09-12 08:49	modell wrote Kinda looks like a Lamborghini. that's it because the vector is based on a lamborghnini frame and engine if im not wrong...
Paulius43 ◊ 2006-09-12 11:32	landrover1 wrote that's it because the vector is based on a lamborghnini frame and engine if im not wrong... You are wrong. It has nothing to do with Lambo. Made by Vector Aeromotive, used a V8 motor derived from Chevrolet.
landrover1 ◊ 2006-09-20 08:24	paulius43 wrote You are wrong. It has nothing to do with Lambo. Made by Vector Aeromotive, used a V8 motor derived from Chevrolet. ok, no this model, but check this site http://www.lambocars.com/rel/w12s.htm at last this vector is in this site, in related cars...in somehow the vector is related to lamborghini... -- Last edit: 2006-09-20 08:25:02
BeanBandit ◊ 2006-09-20 10:45	Vector M-12 really have a Lamborgihini V12, that's true.
landrover1 ◊ 2006-09-22 03:40	BeanBandit wrote Vector M-12 really have a Lamborgihini V12, that's true. yeah, that's the thing related to lamborghini and vector...i wonder if the vector M-12 appears in some movie...
jbcrpr1977 ◊ 2008-03-10 07:12	yeah the W2 and W8twinturbo models used a Rodeck race modified Chevy 350ci 5.7L engines. Later models used Lamborghini V12s, but the high production cost, poor reliability, and maintanence costs of the lambo engines made them not as desireable or worth the extra cost. If they had stuck with the modified chevy engines they would have been more popular. one reason being is the relative inexpensive maintanence costs and endless supplies of aftermarket performance parts available. not to mention the the ability to work on the motor at your house like all us car nuts and gear heads and grease monkeys like to do. but thats just my thoughts on it...
1badgmc ◊ 2009-07-19 23:03	I have always had a thing for the Vector cars. I read everything about them I could find in the early '90's. A total of 17 W8s were produced and sold. I actually saw the yellow one (a '92 model) driving around in a Dallas suburb in '94. The successor to the W8 was to be the Avtech WX-3. Two WX-3 prototypes were built; one a coupe and the other a roadster. In '93, Megatech, an Indonesian company that also owned Lamborghini at the time, bought out Vector and moved the headquarters from California to Florida. The new company started production of the Vector M12. The M12 was based on the WX-3, but had a modified Lamborghini Diablo V12. Fourteen M12s were built by 1999. Next, they put some scoops on the outside of the M12, dropped in a Corvette V8, reduced the price and called it the SRV8. This car was basically a flop and went nowhere. Gerald Weigert, the designer and creator of the original car and company, sued and regained control of his company shortly after. They've taken the current project, the WX-8, to concours events and auto shows over the last few years, but it remains to be seen if the car will ever see production. -- Last edit: 2009-07-19 23:03:54
DigitalLuke64DD ◊ 2011-05-20 23:53	landrover1 wrote that's it because the vector is based on a lamborghnini frame and engine if im not wrong... Your thinking of the Vector M12, which was basically just a rebodied Diablo.
the tornado ◊ 2011-09-29 15:46	D'après le lien suivant (Link to "www.forum-auto.com") on nous dit que cette voiture est de 1991 et que son chassis est le numéro 003.
timo ◊ 2013-11-16 21:35	VECTOR IS THE GREATEST SUPERCAR EVER BUILT .
Gamer ◊ 2013-11-16 22:28	Please timo, do us all a favor and stop writing everything in caps, we already had a member like this back in 2008. I think we all know who I mean.
timo ◊ 2013-12-27 17:14	sorry " gamer " but i thought this is better, again iam very sorry .
Gamer ◊ 2013-12-27 17:16	No problem, and coincidentally I just wrote a message about the same topic. -- Last edit: 2013-12-27 17:16:43
maxou-w8tt ◊ 2014-01-16 12:20	It's a 1991 Vector w8 twin turbo (chassis n003) rebuilt in second restiling model. before the "Rising Sun" movie : http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/233/2xredw8i.jpg/ After "rising sun" movie : Link to "s126.photobucket.com"
shlc647 ◊ 2017-01-07 18:09	Photos: -- Last edit: 2017-01-08 16:56:21
irarelywatchmovies ◊ 2024-02-12 06:10	This exact car was reviewed by Doug DeMuro in 2019. https://youtube.com/watch?v=3WEhsS9ybwk
irarelywatchmovies ◊ 2024-10-08 07:13	I forgot to mention this car sold at RM Sotheby's in 2014 for $275,000. It is a 1992 model. Link to "rmsothebys.com"
993cc ◊ 2024-11-10 23:31	Re-stamped and updated as a 1992, originally a 1991.
demetrie ◊ 2025-10-02 06:24	I'll take the Vector W8 and W2 with the Chevy V8 engine. And I first learned about the Vector when I was 13 years old in 2001(until August 31st, 2001) during the spring while playing the video game Gran Turismo 2 on PlayStation -- Last edit: 2025-10-02 06:26:25
Baube ◊ 2025-10-02 07:02	oh my... am I that old ? i've learned about it when i bought this book way back in 1993 ( the book is actually listing 1992 cars but was an unsold copy that was in the store for a while.. ) .Still have the book to this day , still loving the car to this day..

1992 Vector W8 [003]

1992 Vector W8 [003] in Rising Sun, Movie, 1993

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