I'll admit, I do get a kick out of the W8. It's not for performance or for styling, though...rather, it's for quirky things such as the use of a chain-drive GM Turbo Hydra-matic 425 3-speed automatic--originally utilized in Oldsmobile Toronados and Cadillac Eldorados--turned sideways with a spur gear final drive in place of the bevel drive to the differential.
Beyond that, I'm left wondering why the company just won't die.
I remember hearing about the WX-8 and its wild claims years ago, years after learning about the brand from GT2. The WX-3 prototype is way cooler than the M12. If this means the WX-8 project can get off the ground that would be cool.
To be honest, I didn't hear the name of Vector before GT2. But when you discover the W8, radical design (radical transmission too, automatic 3 gears).
Just remember W8 was a cheated road car in the game.
Since more 10 years, the company try to come back. Not optimistic.
I've met Gerald Wiegert...he's been a semi-regular at a local Coffee & Cars event. At one of the events, we started chatting and then walked around together checking out some of the cars. Here's a shot of Mr. Wiegert snapping a photo with his phone while checking out a Factory Five GTM kit supercar.
And he has brought his W8 to the C&C on a number of occasions...
