The Vector W8 was a limited production supercar that was introduced in 1988. The W8, which is also seen as the W8 Twin Turbo, was Vector's first offering, drawing heavy inspiration from their W2 concept car. These cars were only built in a sleek, angular coupe body style, with scissor doors and a mid-mounted engine. Power for the W8 came from a 6.0L twin-turbocharged V8 engine that was advertised as having 625hp, but due to driver-controllable boost, power could be significantly increased. This mighty powerplant drove the rear wheels through a 3 speed automatic transmission. Due to the W8's high price and high production costs, only 19 total examples were built before Vector went bankrupt in 1993.