The Vector W8 Is the Craziest Supercar Ever Made

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The Vector W8 is the craziest supercar in history. Today I'm reviewing the Vector W8 to show you why it's so insane, and I'm going to show you all the quirks and features of the crazy Vector W8.

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[Sizifus]

Lamborghini: "Countach is the most 80's car, period"
Vector: "Hold my cocaine..."

[cookedit]

Sadly, Vectors creator, Jerry Wiegert passed away yesterday (January 15th 2021).

Rest in peace sir. You did things by your own rules!

[mgykhmr]

Doug, thanks for the trip down memory lane! Vector was a customer of mine back in late 1989, early 1990. I was able to walk right into their fabricating area from the street and spoke to a supervisor. No security, just a few guys working on their projects. I sold them a hand brake for bending small sheet metal parts and some punches. I had no idea what I was walking into, I just figured I could sell them something for sheet metal fabrication as I worked for Kennedy Machinery in Anaheim and we specialized in everything for forming sheet metal. I only saw parts of the car, there wasn't a completed unit at that time. What an experience, a story I still tell to this day and almost everyone I tell it to has no idea what I'm talking about....lol.

[beamlarochelle]

If any car needed to be Red, it's this one. What a lovely piece of art

[zeerah]

Imagine driving this through Miami at night, in 1989..

[ricsi]

I also have a factory boost button in my Yaris, it's just called as AC off.

[MagicHballs]

I'm a military aircraft mechanic and i can verify that those circuit breakers in the cabin are identical to the ones we still use in military aircraft today, as are those AC vents, the compass, and the fuel cap/door

[RoberinoEldorado]

I wish they would still build cars like this. An absolute gem!

[GarethWonfor]

Considering how outlandish it is, the design has actually aged very well I think. Looks better now than it did in the 80s! - SynthWave on wheels.

[ThomasFerrugia]

This is the very first ACTUAL review of a Vector I’ve ever seen.

[______IV]

I live a few miles from Vector’s old ”factory" in Wilmington, CA. My dad was merchant marine, and the MM&P hall was a block away from Vector, and Jerry Wiegert’s silver Vector was usually parked out front. To 10-14 y.o. me, that thing looked like an alien craft. It still does actually.

[MGRracing]

I love the visible Alan key bolts that hold everything in place on the dashboard. Wish other cars had this functional styling.

[redram]

The airbags go off and CD’s fly at the passenger like frisbees of death.

[vaxt]

That screen is actually cool, and I don’t even mean “for the time the car was made”.

[joeynerd]

What the hell? That’s actually so friggin cool. I want one.

[IonutTudorica]

I know about Vector. And I'm from Romania. Mainly, because the car was in a chewing gum pictures collection, of Turkish origin, called "Turbo". Somewhere in 80's. I think this is well known in all Eastern Europe. I mean, it was so outrageus, it got a place there, among some 59 cars.

[ninja_tony]

That screen is genuinely cooler than anything else I've ever seen in a car before or since.

[dylancoulter]

I feel like the hardest part of Doug DeMuro’s job at this point is coming up with titles unique from previous ones

[supremefantastic]

This one, Lotec Sirius, Lister Storm, Saleen S7... There were so many unusual rare supercars when I was young.

[kristianthekhan]

I remember looking at this craft when I was about 1st grade. I am born in Bulgaria and we had this chewing gums called Turbo. Vector W8 was N110 and it was one of my favourite vehicles. Still it looks to me at present as a UFO...I simply LOVE it and would love to own one of them :o) Thanks Doug!