We found the Vector display in the pathway just outside of the main Concours Hall at the 2007 LA Auto Show, separated from the likes of Ferrari, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Lotus, and Spyker. Guess them’s the breaks when your claimed 10.0-liter, 1,850 horsepower, 275 mph supercar isn’t quite ready for primetime.
Nonetheless, the Vector WX-8 prototype did its best to impress, wearing matte-black paint, matching wheels, and menacing bodywork. An all-aluminum V-8 was fitted with a Whipple supercharger and longitudinally-mounted in the engine bay, though few ancillary components were attached. The interior looked rather, um, unfinished and we couldn’t identify which of the switches really were sourced from the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, as there weren’t many to be seen.
With a claimed 0 to 60 run in "under three seconds," we’ll be looking forward to seeing what more develops from Vector founder Jerry Wiegart’s latest creation. Until then, it looks like this one’s got more than a little bit;of development ahead of it before it is really able to target the Bugatti Veyron, one of the supercars it has set in its sights.
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