The Avtech WX-3 is a prototype sports car engineered, developed and manufactured by Vector Motors of Wilmington, California in 1992. Conceived by Vector Motors founder and chief designer Gerald Wiegert as a successor to the W8. [1] .

Vector envisioned a range of high-performance engines for the WX-3, promising outputs from 600 to 1,200 horsepower. This prototype boasted an exclusive, 1,000-horsepower version of the twin-turbo V-8, paired with a modified General Motors Turbo-Hydramatic 425 transmission.

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After the Geneva Motor Show, the WX-3 would return to the Vector stand in 1993, this time with a twin-turbocharged Rodeck 7.0 liter V8 engine installed behind the passenger compartment and offering 1000 horsepower.

Mar 23, 2025 · Vector Aeromotive presented the Vector Avtech WX-3 Prototype at the Geneva Salon in Switzerland. The initial display consisted of a highly detailed, non-functional prototype, providing a...

The only Vector WX-3 coupe prototype produced; 1,000-hp twin-turbo V8 engine; Retained by company founder Jerry Wiegert; The Avtech WX-3 prototype was first displayed in silver paint at the 1992 Geneva Motor Show. The WX-3 prototype owed its advanced composition to the Vector W8, including carbon fiber and Kevlar.

Vector envisioned a range of high-performance engines for the WX-3, promising outputs from 600 to 1,200 horsepower. This prototype boasted an exclusive, 1,000-horsepower version of the twin-turbo V-8, paired with a modified General Motors Turbo-Hydramatic 425 transmission.

1993 Vector Avtech WX-3 Prototype California-based Vector Aeromotive only made around 50 cars during its existence, yet its W8 still draws a crowd. The follow-up was the WX-3, only one of which — this prototype — was built before the company went out of business.

The 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.

The Vector Avtech WX-3 was a planned high-end supercar that only saw two prototypes built. Originally intended as the successor to the Vector W8 , the Avtech WX-3 only reached the prototype stage due to Vector filling for bankruptcy in 1993.