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The Vector A Avtech) WX-3 is a prototype automobile created by Vector Motors of Wilmington, California in 1992. Founder Gerald Wiegert planned for it to have a range of engines up to a 1000 hp (746 kW) 7.0L DOHC V8 motor, but the full series of engines was never completed. If the top-of-the-line engine had been completed, Vector projected that it could have been fine-tuned to reach speeds at over . Instead, the AWX-3 used the same Rodeck resleevable turbocharged V8 from the W8. The AWX-3 coupe was little more than a slightly updated rebodied W8, and could be considered Wiegert's dream car.〔(Vector Avtech WX3 ) - TopSpeed, 17 May 2007〕 Wiegert planned for the AWX-3 to go in production, but Megatech hostilely took over Vector and fired Wiegert. Wiegert initiated several lawsuits and copyrighted the designs, stamping out any hopes of the AWX-3 of going to production without his approval. Originally painted silver, the AWX-3 Coupe prototype was later re-painted in the teal color it bears today. It is powered by the same engine configuration as the W8 prototypes, a better flowing dual plenum and throttle-body intake tract rather than the 'EPA friendly' Corvette based system utilized on the W8 production cars. At high boost levels it is capable of developing 1,200 hp. From the block to all of the internals, like every Vector of Weigert's, it was built with the highest quality components available Wiegert had also planned a roadster version of the AWX-3, named the AWX-3R, which would have shared all its mechanical components with its closed top cousin. Like the model it was based on, the AWX3R did not pass the prototype stage. Both versions were shown at the 1993 Geneva Auto Show. The teal WX-3 also has the three-across seating arrangement that was an option on W8 export models. It can be seen on the road and at the occasional 'cars 'n coffee' Sunday impromptu shows around the Los Angeles area where it always attracts a crowd of enthused onlookers. == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vector WX-3」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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