Vector "Avtech" WX-3

Vector "Avtech" WX-3
Debut series	Vector Employee Release
Produced	1993 - 1996
Designer	?
Number	3050

Description

The Vector "Avtech" WX-3 is a prototype supercar engineered, created, and constructed by Vector Motors of Wilmington, California in 1992. Conceived by Vector Motors founder and chief engineer designer Gerald Wiegert as a successor to the Vector W8, production plans for it included a range of engines ranging from 700 hp up to a 1,200 hp (746 kW) from a proprietary 7.0L DOHC V8 motor. Originally painted silver, the WX-3 Coupe prototype was later re-painted teal. The single finished prototype is powered by the same twin-turbocharged engine configuration as the W8 prototypes, with an improved flow dual plenum and throttle-body intake tract rather than the Corvette-based system used on the W8 production cars. At high boost levels it is capable of developing 1,200 hp. The WX-3 has a three-across seating arrangement that was an option on W8 export models. Wiegert had also planned a roadster version of the WX-3, named the WX-3R; both vehicles shared all mechanical components. Like the model it was based on, the WX-3R did not pass the prototype stage. Both versions were shown at the 1993 Geneva Auto Show.

Wiegert planned for the WX-3 to enter production in the 1990s, but after a hostile takeover initiated by Megatech, Wiegert was fired from his own company. The car was mothballed when Wiegert initiated lawsuits and copyrighted the designs, preventing Megatech from building and selling the car without his approval.

Versions

The Vector "Avtech" WX-3 has come out in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
vector	1993	Vector Employee Release	Grey	Red Vector logo & Black stripe on sides	Black / Plastic	Tinted (Black)	Tan	UH	-	Malaysia	Only 500 madePackaged in baggie
207	1994	1994 Hot Wheels	Metalflake Lavender	Black stripe & Vector logo on sides	Black / Plastic	Tinted (Black)	Tan	UH	3050	Malaysia
207	1994	1994 Hot Wheels	Metalflake Lavender	Black stripe & Vector logo on sides	Black / Plastic	Tinted (Black)	Tan	5SP	3050	Malaysia
-	1996	Super Show Cars 5-pack	Metalflake Black	Red Vector logo & stripe on sides, HW logo on rear wing	Black / Plastic	Clear	Red	5SP	3050	Malaysia
-	1996	Super Show Cars 5-pack	Metalflake Black	Magenta Vector logo & stripe on sides, HW logo on rear wing	Black / Plastic	Clear	Red	5SP	3050	Malaysia

See Also

• Vector W8 Twinturbo

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