zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Buying
/
Someone Buy This Lamborghini-Powered Vector M12 And Give It The Hooning It Deserves
Someone Buy This Lamborghini-Powered Vector M12 And Give It The Hooning It Deserves-January 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:09:32

Image for article titled Someone Buy This Lamborghini-Powered Vector M12 And Give It The Hooning It Deserves

It’s a great week to be a classic car lover. One of the two privately owned sold, Jaguar is selling pairs of restored E-Types and now a 1999 Vector M12 will soon roll across an auction block. With only 2,160 miles on its odometer, it’s just begging for a new owner to give it a good drive.

Earlier today I presented you with a . But what if you want something a bit less bland and for a lot more money? This is going across the Barrett-Jackson auction block on March 27. But this Vector M12 isn’t just any M12; this one was built for the Prince of Brunei.

Image for article titled Someone Buy This Lamborghini-Powered Vector M12 And Give It The Hooning It Deserves

is a strange automaker. Founded by Gerald Wiegert, the handful of cars the company made mixed aircraft and automotive design. The Vector W8's interior tried to emulate the feel of a jet while the exterior looked fast even while sitting still. It’s also the only car that I can think of to feature a Hobbs meter (a counter to measure the hours that a plane is in use). Unfortunately, Wiegert’s dream of supercars with aircraft cockpit panels for dashboards was interrupted by .

Image for article titled Someone Buy This Lamborghini-Powered Vector M12 And Give It The Hooning It Deserves

Vector Motors, then under control of Megatech, pumped out the M12. Out was the aircraft tech, in was a more traditional supercar for the era. Under the engine cover in back resides a Lamborghini 5.7-liter V12 engine; the same engine used in the Lamborghini Diablo. This engine makes 492 horsepower and 425 lb-ft torque. While the car retains some Vector touches like doors with split windows, it looks a bit like a bizarro-world Diablo.

Image for article titled Someone Buy This Lamborghini-Powered Vector M12 And Give It The Hooning It Deserves

Despite looking like it could slice through air and having the heart of a Diablo, it fell short of the Diablo’s performance. The Vector only tops out at around 190 mph to the Lamborghini’s 202 mph. Megatech only made 14 examples before production was cancelled.

Image for article titled Someone Buy This Lamborghini-Powered Vector M12 And Give It The Hooning It Deserves

This car is the 12th built and it’s a bit more unique than the others. According to the , this car was built for the Prince of Brunei with its black exterior and bold red interior. That interior got an overhaul to accommodate taller passengers and to match the Italian supercar style of today.

Image for article titled Someone Buy This Lamborghini-Powered Vector M12 And Give It The Hooning It Deserves

So, what is a Prince’s car worth? Less than you’d think. The last time this car rolled across the auction block was just last year and it sold for $. I expected at least $800,000, but I guess the Vector M12 isn’t that hot with collectors. It also hasn’t gained a single mile on its odometer since that last auction. How do you own this car and not drive it?!

Image for article titled Someone Buy This Lamborghini-Powered Vector M12 And Give It The Hooning It Deserves

A regular, not built for a Prince, Vector M12 had a price of $189,000 in 1999, reports . That’s roughly $302,500 in today’s money. A part of me hopes its eventual new owner takes it on a road trip and maybe does a burnout or a few. Whatever they do, just drive the car.

Check out the auction at for more details on this car!

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Buying
How To Avoid Being Scammed Into Buying A Hurricane-Damaged Car
How To Avoid Being Scammed Into Buying A Hurricane-Damaged Car
Now that hurricanes Harvey and Irma have come and gone and most everyone affected can focus on rebuilding and recovering, that could also potentially mean buying a new car to replace the one that got destroyed. Problem is: how do you know if the new car you’re thinking about hasn’t...
Jan 13, 2025
For $4,500, Would You Start Your Mighty Empire With These Five 1970s AMC Pacers?
For $4,500, Would You Start Your Mighty Empire With These Five 1970s AMC Pacers?
Today, on a very special episode of we give you the opportunity to binge purchase America’s fishbowl, the AMC Pacer. We’ll just have to decide if this collection is really worth picking up the Pace(r). Humpty Dumpty, that sentient egg of rhyme, wrecked his shit so badly that even an...
Jan 13, 2025
The 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLE43 Is Like A Decent Light Beer
The 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLE43 Is Like A Decent Light Beer
There are many variants of Mercedes-AMG vehicles these days: coupes, sedans, wagons, convertibles and . But the main distinction between any of them is what numbers are glued to the back. Or at least what those numbers stand for: what’s under the hood. An AMG “65” model is a god-mode...
Jan 13, 2025
Check Out This Dealership’s Insane 'Reconditioning Fee' On A Used Volkswagen Golf R
Check Out This Dealership’s Insane 'Reconditioning Fee' On A Used Volkswagen Golf R
The internet has changed the way dealers price their used cars online. Most dealers will list their cars according to market values, while others will post a cheap price to hook you in only to make up for it with when you ask for the total cost. Here’s an especially...
Jan 13, 2025
The 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R Puts An Evil Voice In Your Head
The 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R Puts An Evil Voice In Your Head
On a twisty backroad in Connecticut, behind the wheel of the new 2018 , I followed a vehicle doing the posted speed limit of 55 miles per hour and thought to myself, “should I pass?” I had absolutely no reason to. Not one. But I did it anyway. Signal left,...
Jan 13, 2025
How The 2017 Mini Clubman John Cooper Works Won Me Over
How The 2017 Mini Clubman John Cooper Works Won Me Over
I had high hopes for the . And I will admit that at first, I was disappointed. I like Mini Coopers. I’ve owned two of them now. I had a 2007 R56 that I dumped after monstrous repair bills, only to promptly buy a new 2015 F56 immediately after, because...
Jan 13, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved