Sony Gran Turismo team visited with Vector Aeromotive founder Gerald Wiegart who was still in possession of a W8. This footage is copyrighted. If you wish to license any footage, please reach out to me.
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@ericcarabetta11614 жыл бұрын
Boy, I watch ONE Doug D video on this car and suddenly KZbin suggests a dozen more. Why isn’t it that effective with the other videos I watch? Or even any of the other Doug videos? Anyway, I fucking love this car. It’s so cool looking, even almost 30 years later.
@krazzykiller14 жыл бұрын
exactly what happened to me. i remember driving these in gt2 on ps1
@Emppu_T.4 жыл бұрын
@@krazzykiller1 legendary
@pistolpute19984 жыл бұрын
My left ear really enjoyed the sound of this car
@adamsymborski15204 жыл бұрын
You have your headphones in backwards :)
@yousefmahmoud13584 жыл бұрын
whos here from doug demuro
@deanstevenson65274 жыл бұрын
@ Yousef Labib .Me hombre.
@AugieRomero4 жыл бұрын
Well I grew up in Wilmington, so was happy to see Doug do a review on the Vector.
@asdf515014 жыл бұрын
Yep. He posts a video, and now KZbin thinks I want to watch ALL the Vector videos.
@NEUTRALDROP4 жыл бұрын
Me
@firstnamesecondname53414 жыл бұрын
Doug power💪
@robertwalls57944 жыл бұрын
I had 3 Vector W8 posters in my room when I was 15 in 1985.
@asdf515014 жыл бұрын
Ahh, Vector. The car with both direction AND magnitude.
@moelll4 жыл бұрын
I visited the old factory a couple days ago. What a sad sight it was. The old Vector facility was closed and boarded up And that old aqua jet sign was long gone though you can still see the outline. The old palm trees are gone and in its place is an old motorhome that someone is living in
@Hanamichi804 жыл бұрын
wow 1999 sure looked peaceful and quiet, at least over there
@dferrari32154 жыл бұрын
If you don't like this car you just don't understand...
@crzyruskie865 жыл бұрын
That info screen is fighter pilot level.
@CamaroAmx4 жыл бұрын
King Charles it’s straight from the F13 fighter jet.
@stevenplaskett77284 жыл бұрын
Pretty awesome vintage footage of the car new. As u can see the boost was not even halfway turned up
@CamaroAmx4 жыл бұрын
Steven Plaskett it was already 10 years old at the time of filming.
@ruimarques_5 жыл бұрын
Love these since i was a kid. Great video on a car with so little info around. Thanks for sharing.
@digitalmagicAR4 жыл бұрын
That is one wild looking car. Really cool to see footage of one driving. I remember the wall posters of it back then and it was so much faster than all the other production cars I wondered if it was even a real car or some type of exaggerated concept. I see now they actually produced some of these and it had GM roots. Pretty amazing car especially considering how long ago that was
@westsenkovec4 жыл бұрын
1999 tape and today's Doug DeMuro sound and video quality
@dan_69154 жыл бұрын
Probably a high-end Sony camera
@cindylawrence15154 жыл бұрын
The average car observer has no idea the historic nature of what the vector was. The first use of composite construction in a chassis and the "little" matter of 1200 HP!!! A cornering figure of 1.2 G's and a top speed of like 250 MPH. Yes, there were limitations in that the engine is basically a GM 350 design NOT what they were originally considering and should have used...a GM BIG BLOCK which would have caused everyone in the exotic car field to faint. Still, Vector caused major anxiety in Euro snoid circles especially when the cornering figure was announced. I was in Europe when all this went down and got an earful from all the exotic car dealers and saw the coverage in the euro automotive publications. Vector gave them all a real jolt that as an American I throughly enjoyed......Go Wiegert!!!!!
@paulthomson97094 жыл бұрын
Yen bold project , what was there actual power out put though ? Maybe 600? And doubtful if they could crack 200 mph ?
@varmastiko29082 жыл бұрын
@@paulthomson9709 Less than 600 hp with California smog equipment. Around 650 hp without. They clocked 217 mph on a high speed test, but probably that car had its boost turned up some. Still, it was a genuinely fast car.
@LEXPIX4 жыл бұрын
Such a great design. Shame the company isn't still making them.
@Emira_752 жыл бұрын
It’s an American super car company, they were never gonna last more than a few decades max
@mazda_miata_3 жыл бұрын
3:37 seeing this crazy spaceship looking thing must’ve been awesome in the 90’s. To think that even today it looks so outlandish and bizarre and alien, I can’t imagine how crazy it looked back when it was released
@endgovernmentextremism2 жыл бұрын
It looks better and better with each passing decade.
@GeneralLee1961.34 жыл бұрын
My favorite supercar! An American legend ❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
@BatCorkill5 жыл бұрын
Wow this is cool to see. Love the Vector cars.
@Sonic3rdgen10R2 жыл бұрын
You hear the guy talking about litigation. This must be all the seized stuff after Jerry barricaded himself in the building.
@DucatiPaso7504 жыл бұрын
I've gone to that facility like 15 times over 15 years and have never found it open.
@Power54 жыл бұрын
Looks great when the screen doesn't have lines missing. Shame most of them do at this point.
@Auris574 жыл бұрын
Good thing that this one doesn't.
@bwest62754 жыл бұрын
I read on 4chan that the inception of the W8 was to be the fastest means to transport cocaine from Mexico to the USA/LA. True? I guess we’ll never know.
@Emppu_T.4 жыл бұрын
It's from when they where making gt2 ? I hear japanese.. Must be a re upload, i remember seeing this video years ago
@GeneralLee1961.33 жыл бұрын
RIP Mr Wiegert 🇺🇸😢🇺🇸😢
@loudwhisper17655 жыл бұрын
The Vector shagged a Volkswagen and a Fiero was born.
@taff69874 жыл бұрын
There are hints of a VW corrado on the front end of that car for sure. I wonder if VW actually took inspiration from this car to design the flow of the front end of the corrado....even the lower lights are very similar.
@JC-rp6sp4 жыл бұрын
Okay I’ve watched ONE fucking video about this car, now I’ve gotten so many fucking videos of this car specifically recommended to me. I’ve seen videos of this car drive, reverse, park, and even in an auction. I’m more interested in a RAV4 and have watched more videos of the RAV4, but I haven’t had many videos about the RAV4 recommended to me (not as much as the W8 at least)
@shoppy1124 жыл бұрын
my right ear is lonely
@MrPaloompa9 ай бұрын
I love this car since my childhood ....am 44 now
@packodenton Жыл бұрын
I wish this car company would have made it
@BaritoneOneFive4 жыл бұрын
A platypus inspired vehicle! Nice!
@AutomotiveAffairs5 жыл бұрын
Excellent video... would love to do a proper video on the Vector W8 for our channel.
@stevenplaskett77284 жыл бұрын
They keep them hidden I haven't seen a new video in 5 years on any us vectors
@Wallacesnow4 жыл бұрын
Wilmington with palm trees, must be Los Angles.
@jimtuna13544 жыл бұрын
Yes sir right next to port of los angeles u can see some cranes in backround this was 99 there a shit load more cranes nowadays
@mikemike10713 жыл бұрын
Still wicked.
@soapiestwaffles4 жыл бұрын
That RV transmission makes it sounds like you're driving a commuter bus LOL
@ridernakal4 жыл бұрын
Im from doug demuro video. How about you that read my comment?
@jasonmaiden50264 жыл бұрын
Great footage! Thanks for sharing!
@HandyDan4 жыл бұрын
@ 1:26 Is that RUST? The wing bolts have rusted....
@parmendariez4 жыл бұрын
I live in Charlotte, I must say this is unbelievable that this was ther
@idriveastationwagon15344 жыл бұрын
This is in wilmington California
@andrewjames18172 ай бұрын
I got video of a vector driving around Beverly hills
@bintangputra74454 жыл бұрын
Is that kazunori yamauchi?
@chrischen66644 жыл бұрын
Probably for Gran Turismo 2
@ispeedonthe40554 жыл бұрын
yes it is - this is pre-GT2
@dylansandler29814 жыл бұрын
I just really wanna see the windows open, I'm not sure why I'm fixated on that but I really wanna see it
@TheRaysDoc Жыл бұрын
Someone like Elon needs to bring this car and company back.
@Tommi0210674 жыл бұрын
USA... if you can´t keep a solid road, just paint a big STOP on the street every 500m. So maybe no one will notice...
@peterodriguez91914 жыл бұрын
That radiator its covered no air to cool it off.
@SadalDay4 жыл бұрын
10:26 lol Younger Kaz
@firstnamesecondname53414 жыл бұрын
Oh to even get the body shell and turn it into an electric ⚡️ car would be amazing
@katerinazhu62684 жыл бұрын
is this the exact W8 from the Doug video?
@ispeedonthe40554 жыл бұрын
no
@RedLP5000S4 жыл бұрын
no
@stevenplaskett77284 жыл бұрын
Crappy wheel alignment. Holy cow my 92 dsm has less suspension squeaking
@davidedomingos45014 жыл бұрын
yet your car will be forgotten
@basedaudio14 жыл бұрын
@@davidedomingos4501 nice
@pyroxldasmellgood61965 жыл бұрын
Tell me why i got a weird feeling about this car.
@numpty944 жыл бұрын
Pyro XL Da smell good why do you have a weird feeling about this car
@boogie1534 жыл бұрын
Wow, how silent this car is....
@internetalex5624 жыл бұрын
Driving that in wilmas I’m surprised he didn’t get jacked lol
@coydog79024 жыл бұрын
Such a sexy badass car!!!!
@Aram0o0o4 жыл бұрын
This cars name sounds like it’s a mortal kombat final boss
@RedLP5000S4 жыл бұрын
Much, much nicer Vector than the one that Demuro reviewed.
@basedaudio14 жыл бұрын
I think of cyber truck
@partytoy14 жыл бұрын
Oh I see thats were Elon Musk got his design for his Tesla Truck lol
@bmw3-er4 жыл бұрын
Bet he enjoyed the same cocaine lol.
@_Area-514 жыл бұрын
It's so weird!
@nujabeez65734 жыл бұрын
Is this same one Doug Demuro reviewed
@bonzobonanza4 жыл бұрын
Nope it isn't. Despite the similar color, and similar interior, this W8 is a prototype.
@Superknullisch4 жыл бұрын
Design wise, someone must have gone.. Speed boat Airport vehicles Goblin shark Yes.. YES.. FUCK YES!!! I GOT IT!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Yeah, no.. I never liked the look of this thing.. other than from the side tbh. To me it sort of look like they got inspired by anything but a fighter jet.. lol! Well, other than that instrument panel which is freakin cool plus the windscreen and angled door-windows. Those "pop down" head lights are rad as fuck too!😉😋
@mirodoneciprian324 жыл бұрын
Ok doug
@demagchevy4 жыл бұрын
6:30, stupid American seat belts!
@johnb41834 жыл бұрын
Sounds like an old truck................
@Alex-9664 жыл бұрын
Of the ugliest sports cars I've seen in the whole world