Vector WX-3 Coupe Prototype (by Have Fun SVO)

The Vector WX-3R 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 WX-3R used the same Rodeck resleevable turbocharged V8 from the W8.

The WX-3R cost $1 million to build, and could be considered Wiegert’s dream car. Most of the flaws that plagued the W8 were worked out in the WX-3R. Wiegert planned for the WX-3R to go in production, but Megatech bought Vector and fired Wiegert. Wiegert initiated several lawsuits and copyrighted the designs, stamping out any hopes of the WX-3R of going to production without his approval.