"Lingaliro ndikumanga mbiri, osati kukwera kavalo," adatero Gerald Wiegert m'mawu omwe anali ofewa komanso owopsa.Purezidenti wa Vector Aeromotive alibe njira yomalizayi, ngakhale kuti wakhala akugwira ntchito kuyambira 1971 kupanga ndi kupanga mapasa-turbo Vector, 625-horsepowered mid-horsepower 2. Kuchokera pazithunzi kupita ku zitsanzo za thovu kupita ku zitsanzo zazikulu, Vector adawonetsedwa koyamba ku Los Angeles Auto Expo mu 1976. Chithunzi chogwira ntchito chinamalizidwa zaka ziwiri pambuyo pake, chophatikizidwa kuchokera kuzinthu zomwe zinasonkhanitsidwa kuchokera kumalo osungiramo zinthu zakale ndikutsukidwa kuchokera kumadera - kuti apereke nyumbayo. misewu inawoneka kukhala yoti ndi loto chabe.
Wigt amayenera kulandira mendulo yamtundu wina chifukwa cha kupirira, mphotho yamtundu wina chifukwa chokhazikika.Buck chizolowezi, kunyalanyaza mizimu yolira ya Tucker, DeLorean ndi Bricklin adventures omwe adalephera.Vector Aeromotive Corp. ku Wilmington, Calif., Pomaliza ali okonzeka kupanga galimoto imodzi pa sabata. eni ake ku Switzerland (woyamba kupanga Vector W8 amapasa-turbo anagulitsidwa kwa kalonga Saudi, amene 25 galimoto zosonkhanitsira, zomwe zikuphatikizapo Porsche 959 ndi Bentley Turbo R) .Pafupi eyiti ma Vectors ena akumangidwa mu magawo osiyanasiyana akamaliza, kuchokera akugubuduza chassis kuti pafupi-anamaliza magalimoto.
Amene sali otsimikiza ayenera kudziwa kuti kampaniyo yakula kuchokera ku nyumba imodzi ndi antchito anayi mu 1988 mpaka nyumba zinayi zomwe zili pamtunda wa 35,000 ndi antchito pafupifupi 80 panthawi yolemba. Kuyesa kwautsi kuli m'kati.Anakweza ndalama zopitira $13 miliyoni m'ndalama zogwirira ntchito kudzera muzopereka ziwiri zapagulu zapagulu.
Koma dzuŵa lotentha la masana ku Pomona, Calif., fairgrounds, mchitidwe womaliza wa chikhulupiriro wa Wigt unaonekera. Galimoto ya flatbed yonyamula Vector W8 TwinTurbos iwiri imawoloka msewu waukulu wa asphalt kupita ku drag strip.
Kuyambira 1981, Vector's VP of Engineering, David Kostka, wapereka malangizo amomwe mungakwaniritsire nthawi zabwino kwambiri zofulumizitsa.Pambuyo pa kuyesedwa kodziwika bwino, Kim akukankhira Vector pamzere wopangira ndikukhazikitsanso kompyuta yoyesa.
Kuwoneka kodetsa nkhawa kunawonekera pankhope ya Kostka.Ziyenera kukhala.Zaka khumi zakugwira ntchito maola 12 pa tsiku, masiku asanu ndi awiri pa sabata, pafupifupi gawo limodzi mwa magawo atatu a moyo wake wodzuka - osatchulapo gawo lalikulu la moyo wake - amadzipereka pa galimoto.
Sayenera kudandaula.Kim amaika phazi lake pa mabuleki, amasankha zida za 1 ndipo amagwiritsa ntchito phokoso kuti azitha kuyendetsa galimotoyo.Kubangula kwa injini ya V-8 ya 6.0-lita yonse ya aluminiyamu kumakhala kolimba kwambiri, ndipo mluzu wa Garrett turbocharger umagwirizana ndi kulira kwa Gilmer-mtundu wa nkhondo ya V-8 yolimbana ndi loarsing brat'8 chowonjezera. makokedwe ndi mainchesi a galimoto kutsogolo, kutsetsereka chokhoma chotchinga kutsogolo panjira.Ndi chifaniziro cha bulldog wokwiya kukoka galimoto yake.
Mabuleki anamasulidwa ndipo Vector anathamangitsidwa ndi kupota gudumu pang'ono, utsi wochuluka kuchokera ku mafuta a Michelin ndi pang'ono pang'onopang'ono. M'kuphethira kwa diso - masekondi a 4.2 - akugunda 60 mph, mphindi isanafike 1-2 kusintha. Mchenga ndi zinyalala zozungulira zinyalala zimalowa m’chipindacho pamene mawonekedwe ake ooneka ngati mphero akung’ambika m’mwamba.
12 o'clock.Chiwerengero chimenecho chimaika Vector patsogolo pa onyamula mbendera monga Acura NSX (masekondi 14.0), Ferrari Testarossa (masekondi 14.2) ndi Corvette ZR-1 (masekondi 13.4).Kuthamanga kwake ndi liwiro linalowa mu kalabu yapadera kwambiri, ndi mamembala a charter omwe ali ndi Ferrari ubloosoft4 ndi Ferrari ublooso zopindulitsa, koma zilinso ndi mtengo wake; Vector W8 TwinTurbo imagulitsa $283,750, yokwera mtengo kuposa Lamborghini ($211,000) koma yocheperapo kuposa Ferrari (F40 ya US-spec imawononga pafupifupi $400,000).
Ndiye nchiyani chomwe chimapangitsa Vector W8 kuyika chizindikiro? Kuti ndiyankhe funso langa lililonse ndikupereka maulendo owongolera a malo a Vector, Mark Bailey ndi VP wa Production, wogwira ntchito ku Northrop wakale komanso mpikisano wakale wa Can-Am.
Poloza ku malo a injini ya Vector yomwe ikumangidwa, iye anati: “Si injini yaing’ono imene inapotozedwa mpaka kufa, koma ndi injini yaikulu imene siigwira ntchito molimbika.”
Six-lita zonse zotayidwa 90-degree pushrod V-8, chipika chopangidwa ndi Rodeck, 2-valve mutu wa silinda wopangidwa ndi Air Flow Research.The midadada yaitali anasonkhanitsidwa ndi dynamometer anayesedwa ndi Shaver Specialties mu Torrance, CA.Chilichonse chomwe chimatenga; mndandanda wa magawo a injini umafanana ndi mndandanda wa Khrisimasi wa mpikisano wamphete: ma pistoni a TRW, ndodo zolumikizira zitsulo zosapanga dzimbiri za Carrillo, mavavu achitsulo chosapanga dzimbiri, manja odzigudubuza, ma crank opukutira, owuma ndi zosefera zitatu zosiyana Oil sump refueling system. Mtolo wolukidwa zitsulo zosapanga dzimbiri zokhala ndi zokokera zofiira ndi zabuluu zonyamula madzi kulikonse.
Ulemerero wa injini iyi uli pagulu lake la intercooler lowonekera, lomwe limapangidwa kuchokera ku aluminiyamu ndikupukutidwa mpaka kuwala kowoneka bwino. Itha kuchotsedwa mgalimoto mumphindi zochepa ndikumasula zingwe zinayi zotulutsa mwachangu. Imalumikizidwa ndi Garrett turbocharger yoziziritsidwa ndi madzi ndipo imakhala ndi gawo lapakati la carpet ndi impecific ya ndege.
Kuyatsa kumayendetsedwa ndi ma coil pa silinda iliyonse, ndipo mafuta amaperekedwa kudzera mu jakisoni wotsatizana wotsatizana, pogwiritsa ntchito majekeseni opangidwa ndi gulu la Bosch R&D.
Mabawuti okwera okongola ngati injini yokhayo imayiyika mozungulira mu cradle.Blue anodized and embossed milled milled aluminium billet, bolt imodzi ku mbali ya chowonjezera cha chipika ndipo ina imawirikiza ngati mbale ya injini / transmission adapter. The transmission ndi GM Turbo Hydra-matic, yogwiritsidwa ntchito ndi V-8 powered front-drive Oldslado the Elslonado. chigawo mu 3-liwiro kufala ndi cholinga anamanga ndi Vector subcontractors ntchito zipangizo kuti akhoza kupirira 630 lb-ft. Torque opangidwa ndi injini pa 4900 rpm ndi 7.0 psi boost.
Mark Bailey anali wokondwa pamene ankandidutsa m'sitolo yopangira zinthu, akundilozera chimango chachikulu cha chitsulo cha chrome-molybdenum, zisa za zisa za aluminiyamu, komanso zomangika ndi epoxy ndikugwedezeka ku chimango kuti chikhale cholimba. Pepala la aluminiyamu m’malo opangira zipolopolo.Iye analongosola kuti: “Ngati [chinyumbacho] chinali chopangidwa ndi monocoque, mukanakhala nacho chopindika kwambiri ndipo chikanakhala chovuta kuchimanga molondola. Thupi limapangidwa ndi mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya carbon fiber, Kevlar, ma fiberglass mats, ndi unidirectional fiberglass, ndipo silikhala ndi nkhawa.
Chotsitsa cholimba chimatha kuthana bwino ndi katundu wa zigawo zazikulu zoyimitsidwa.Vector amagwiritsa ntchito mikono iwiri ya A-mikono kutsogolo ndi chubu chachikulu cha De Dion kumbuyo, choyikidwa ndi mikono inayi yomwe imapitirira mpaka ku firewall. magudumu amafanana ndi mapangidwe omwe amagwiritsidwa ntchito pa 3800 lbs.NASCAR stock car, makina opangidwa ndi aluminiyamu chipolopolo cha gudumu chimayang'ana m'mimba mwake mwa khofi can.Palibe chidutswa chimodzi cha chassis chomwe chili chochepa, kapena ngakhale chokwanira.
Ulendo wa fakitale unatha tsiku lonse.Panali zambiri zoti muwone ndipo Bailey anagwira ntchito mwakhama kuti andisonyeze mbali zonse za opaleshoniyo.Ndiyenera kubwerera ndikuyendetsa galimoto.
Loweruka linafika, ndipo galimoto yachitukuko ya slate-grey yomwe tidayesa idakokera chitseko chotambasulidwa.Kulowera ndi ntchito yovuta kwa osadziwa, okhala ndi zipinda zocheperako komanso malo ang'onoang'ono pakati pa mpando ndi kutsogolo kwa chitseko. Ndidangonjenjemera pampando wa driver ngati nswala wangobadwa kumene.
Mpweya wonunkhiza wa chikopa, monga pafupifupi mkati mwa chipinda chilichonse chamkati chimakutidwa ndi chikopa, kupatulapo dashboard yotambasula, yomwe imatsirizidwa ndi zinthu zowonda za suede. Wilton wovala ubweya wa ubweya pansi ndi lathyathyathya kwathunthu, kulola Recaros magetsi chosinthika kuikidwa mkati mwa mainchesi angapo wina ndi mzake.
Injini yaikulu imakhala yamoyo pa kutembenuka koyamba kwa kiyi, kukhazikika kwa 900 rpm yopanda ntchito. Ntchito zofunika kwambiri za injini ndi zotumizira zikuwonetsedwa pa zomwe Vector amachitcha "mawonekedwe a ndege amtundu wa reconfigurable electroluminescent" - zomwe zikutanthauza kuti zowonetsera zinayi zosiyana zowonetsera zilipo. "Kusuntha tepi" chiwonetsero chomwe chimayenda molunjika kudzera pa pointer yokhazikika, komanso mawonedwe a digito pawindo la pointer.Kostka akufotokoza momwe gawo la tepi yosuntha limapereka chidziwitso cha kusintha kwa chiwerengero chomwe mawonedwe a digito okha sangathe.
Nditafika pa chogwirira chosinthira, ndinamira kwambiri pawindo lazenera kumanzere kwanga, ndinabwerera kumbuyo ndikubwerera ku msewu.
Mofanana ndi ma Exotics ambiri, kuwonekera kumbuyo kumakhala kulibe, ndipo Vector ili ndi malo akhungu omwe Ford Crown Victoria amatha kukhala nawo mosavuta.Kutalikitsa khosi lako.Kupyolera muzitsulo zopapatiza za hood, ndimatha kuwona galasi lamoto ndi mlongoti wa galimoto kumbuyo kwanga. kutsogolo, mwina galasi lalikulu kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi limafikira ndikufikira pansi, ndikupereka mawonekedwe apamtima a asphalt mayadi angapo kutsogolo kwa galimotoyo.
Chiwongolero ndi dongosolo lothandizira mphamvu la rack-and-pinion lomwe liri lopepuka pang'onopang'ono ndi kulondola kwabwino kwambiri.Pambali yotsika, palibe kudzikonda kwambiri, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti zikhale zovuta kwa osadziwika kuti agwirizane.Poyerekeza, mabuleki osathandizidwa amafunikira mphamvu zambiri-makilomita 50 pa 3svector 320g kuchoka pansi pa 0.320g kuchoka ku 0. Velocity.Mipata yochokera ku 80 mph mpaka 250 mapazi ndi kuchokera ku 60 mph mpaka 145 mapazi ndi maulendo abwino kwambiri a Ferrari Testarossa-ngakhale Redhead imagwiritsa ntchito pafupifupi theka la kuthamanga kwa pedal kuti ithetse liwiro.
Kostka analunjika kumsewu waukulu wopita kumtunda, ndikuvomereza, ndipo posakhalitsa tinali mumsewu wochepa wopita kumpoto. Mipata inayamba kuonekera pakati pa magalimoto, ndikuwulula njira yofulumira yotseguka. chopondapo cha gasi chachikulu cha aluminiyamu kutsogolo kwa bulkhead.
Kenako pakubwera mathamangitsidwe aiwisi, achangu omwe amakakamiza magazi mu minofu yaubongo kuseri kwa chigaza; mtundu womwe umakupangitsani kuyang'ana panjira yakutsogolo, chifukwa mudzafika pamene mukuyetsemula.An wastegate yoyendetsedwa ndi magetsi imalowererapo pafupifupi 7 psi, kutulutsa mphamvu ndi swish yosiyana yopanda kanthu. Menyanso mabuleki; mwachiyembekezo sindinamuwopsyeze mnyamatayo mu Datsun B210 patsogolo panga.Mwachisoni, sitingathe kubwereza ndondomekoyi mu gear pamwamba pa msewu wopanda malire popanda kuopa apolisi.
Tikayang'ana pa W8's chidwi mathamangitsidwe ndi mphero mawonekedwe, n'zosavuta kukhulupirira izo kugunda 200 mph. Kostka malipoti Komabe, kuti redline 3 n'zotheka - kugunda 218 mph (kuphatikizapo kukula matayala).
Pambuyo pake, pamene tikuyenda mumsewu wa Pacific Coast Highway, chikhalidwe cha Vector m'malo otukuka chinayamba kuonekera. Imamveka ngati yaying'ono komanso yosasunthika kuposa m'lifupi mwake ndipo m'malo mwake imakhala yokongoletsedwa. Kuyimitsa kumapangitsa kuti tizirombo tating'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono ting'ono. pa Tour damper valve.Yang'anani chiwonetsero kuti kutentha ndi zovuta zonse ndi zachilendo.
Kutentha mkati mwa Vector Black ndikotentha pang'ono, komabe. Ndinafunsa ndi mawu amphamvu kuposa nthawi zonse.David anagwedeza mutu ndikudina batani pagawo lowongolera mpweya.Zowonadi zoziziritsira mpweya sizipezeka m'galimoto yachilendo, koma kuphulika kwa mpweya wozizira kumawombera pafupifupi nthawi yomweyo kuchokera munjira zingapo zakuda zamaso.
Posakhalitsa tinatembenukira kumpoto kumapiri ndi misewu yovuta ya canyon.Mukuyesa kwa tsiku lapitalo, Vector inatulutsa magalamu a 0.97 pa skateboard ya Pomona, chiwerengero chapamwamba chomwe tachilembapo pa china chilichonse kupatulapo galimoto yothamanga.Pamisewu iyi, mapazi aakulu a matayala a Michelin XGT Plus (255/4511446ZR16ZR161ZR16ZR1) kumalimbikitsa chidaliro chachikulu.Cornering ndi yofulumira komanso yakuthwa, ndipo kutsetsereka kwa mawonekedwe a ngodya ndiabwino kwambiri.Mawonekedwe akuluakulu a mphepo yamkuntho amakonda kutsekereza malingaliro athu a pamwamba pa ngodya zazing'ono zomwe tidakumana nazo, pomwe Vector ya 82.0-inch-wide imamverera ngati ng'ombe mu shopu yaku China.Galimotoyo imalakalaka zazikulu, zokhotakhota zogwiritsidwa ntchito zimatha kukhala zokhotakhota zazikulu, zokhotakhota zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito, pomwe matembenuzidwe ake amatha kukhala otsika kwambiri, ogwiritsidwa ntchito. mwatsatanetsatane ndi chidaliro.Sizovuta kuganiza kuti tikuyendetsa mpikisano wothamanga wa Porsche pamene tikudutsa m'makona akuluakulu awa.
Peter Schutz, wapampando ndi CEO wa Porsche kuyambira 1981 mpaka 1988 komanso membala wa alangizi a Vector kuyambira 1989, sangakane kufananizako. Zipewa za Gerald Wiegert ndi gulu lake la mainjiniya odzipereka, komanso kwa ena onse omwe anali ndi khama komanso otsimikiza kuti akwaniritse maloto awo.