The Vector W8 was a mid-engine American supercar that outpunched the Ferrari F40 on paper — yet only 17 were ever built.

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 ...

Despite its Ferrari-rivaling performance in the '90s, the wildly ambitious Vector W8 ultimately became a cautionary tale of mechanical failures and bankruptcy.

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 ...

Tudor was lucky enough to be in Wales just as Sebastien Loeb was securing his 8th World Rally Championship title during Wales Rally GB 2011 and wrote a guest blog for ITV News covering the rally ...

From the May 1991 issue of Car and Driver. 9:00 a.m. Monday, Wilmington, Califor­nia—We arrive at Vector headquarters, nestled in an industrial ghetto between the Los Angeles and Long Beach har­bors.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What’s better than buying a supercar? Acquiring the first one of its kind. A 1990 Vector W8 Twin Turbo, chassis number 001, is ...

Ryan de Villiers is a budding automotive journalist based in South Africa and serving as one of the newest additions to the CarBuzz team. He immediately pursued a career in journalism after finishing ...

UPDATE, 1/18/2021: Vector founder Gerald Wiegert has died at age 76, according to a Vector spokesman who gave the news first to our friends at Autoweek. We're bringing back this story from 2017 in his ...