Vector W8 Twin Turbo 1991. Ricko Scale 1/18. Headlights can be opened by moving a lever placed under the floor of the car. The Vector W8 is a sports car produced by the American car manufacturer Vector Aeromotive Corporation from 1989 to 1993. The W8 was the production version of the Vector W2 prototype that the company introduced throughout the 1980s. The design of the W8 was inspired by the Alfa Romeo Carabo, which had a futuristic aerodynamic design. The W8 combined the design characteristics of the Carabo with technologies and geometry from fighter jets of the era. The W8 was an improved version of the company’s earlier prototype, the W2.