The 3680-pound Vector is quick, with the twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V-8 building boost and thrust quickly. Above 4000 rpm, the push is strong enough to make Vector's claim of 625 hp believable.

While both cars are indeed electric-powered, a tether car isn't remote controlled. The Vector is the masterpiece of Roger and George Phillips, who have been in the tether racing scene since the 70's.

While its development costs and failure to meet expectations made it one of the biggest car flops of all time, the W8 still showed how supercars can have performance, luxury, and safety.

Vector made only 17 examples of the M12, 14 of which were production cars. Each of them cost $184,000 at the time, an asking price not many could afford (it's the equivalent of $375,000 in today's ...

The W8 was an improved version of the Vector W2, a fully functional concept car that Vector had produced. The W2 never entered production as Wiegert didn't have the funding, but it was in place by ...

The car is set to cross the auction block at RM Sotheby's Monterey event on August 16th, 2019, with a sale price estimate of $250,000 - $300,000.

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 ...