The model was produced from 1995 to 1999, when production was halted, due mainly to slow sales of the cars and mismanagement of the company. The styling was a loose copy of the Vector AWX-3, which was a still born project due to the Megatech takeover and later infringed by former company owner Wiegert after he initi In place of the original car’s twin turbo Corvette V8 engine is a V12 Lamborghini Diablo unit.

The M12’s development dates to the Vector Avtech WX-3 concept, which Wiegert displayed in coupe and roadster body styles at the 1993 Geneva Motor Show. The mid-mounted engine drives the Vector’s rear wheels through a five-speed manual ZF gearbox that can trace its history back to the Ford GT40. The Vector M12 was produced by Vector Automotive under parent company Megatech, and the first car made after the hostile takeover of the company from Wiegart by Indonesian concern, Megatech. Lurking behind the spy-novel-grade international intrigue that included a hostile takeover by the son of an Indonesian dictator was a highly advanced supercar with a 12-cylinder Italian heart.The Vector M12 was the first car created under the company’s new MegaTech ownership, and while the story behind its creation is laced with drama, the new supercar largely fit the Vector mold. Its American swagger was tuned down compared to the WX-3, and it spoke with a distinct Italian snarl.With around 500 horsepower, the 3,600-pound rear-wheel-drive M12 was inarguably ferociously fast for a car built in the mid-1990s. The M12’s development dates to the Vector Avtech WX-3 concept, which Wiegert displayed in coupe and roadster body styles at the 1993 Geneva Motor Show. The Vector M12 was the first car created under the company’s new MegaTech ownership, and while the story behind its creation is laced with drama, the new supercar largely fit the Vector mold. The latest version of the Vector is labelled the M12 after its engine. MegaTech later sold Lamborghini to Audi, which cut off supply of the V-12 engine and essentially shut the doors on Vector until Wiegert was able to wrangle control again.Just 17 M12s were ultimately built, only 14 of which were considered full production models. The engine was centrally mounted in front of the gearbox rather than behind it as in the Lamborghini. The WX-3 made use of an in-house 7.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 pulled largely from the Vector W8. ",https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vector_M12&oldid=961589900,Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles,Short description is different from Wikidata,Articles needing additional references from December 2009,All articles needing additional references,All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases,Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from July 2010,Articles with unsourced statements from July 2010,Articles with unsourced statements from January 2019,Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Personally tailored emails from RM Sotheby's are just a few clicks away.ANNUAL HERSHEY AUCTION SHIFTS TO ONLINE ONLY: OPEN ROADS, FALL FOR NOVEMBER 2020.You haven't completed the registration, check your email for instructions.A link to reset your password has been sent to your email address.David Bush ©2019 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's,RM | Sotheby's - MONTEREY 15 - 17 AUGUST 2019. Showing just 6,000 miles, the M12 has been sparingly driven and is ready to be enjoyed again. Just two WX-3s were built before MegaTech took over in 1994.MegaTech moved the company’s operations from Southern California to suburban Jacksonville, Florida, where the company was housed in the same facility as Lamborghini’s North American operations. Megatech intended the M12 to be a more road-friendly version of the AWX-3, which could get up to 13 miles per gallon of fuel efficiency. The car was based on the Lamborghini Diablo utilising most of its mechanical components and its V12 engine as Megatech owned Lamborghini at that time and took such steps to produce the car in higher volumes at a low cost. 17 cars were produced in total, which included three or four pre-production models and 14 production models.The M12 production run ended in 1999 when Vector could not pay,The Vector M12 earned the inauspicious award from.The M12 is featured in a number of video games, including:Mid-engine sports car produced by Vector Aeromotive as a successor to the W8,Learn how and when to remove this template message,"1999 Vector M12 for a Myth-Busting $139,900! With the relative ease of maintaining its series-production engine, the M12 represents a unique opportunity to acquire a highly drivable and intriguing slice of supercar history.1976 Chevrolet Camaro 'Europo Hurst' by Frua,This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google.Please check the email to complete your registration.Enter the email address associated with your rmsothebys.com account.Fill out your profile and receive emails about the types of cars and events you're interested in. The car offered here is the fifth built and is the only one painted in this distinct purple hue. The company’s demise—and later rebirth—makes the Tucker story seem like a fairy tale.

The M12 carried over the WX-3’s wedgy styling, though its interior was refined with Chrysler-era Lamborghini parts.

But after Megatech sold Lamborghini to Audi, Vector's operations were shut down. 1996 Vector M12 The Vector M12 was a vehicle designed by parent company Megatech LTD the Vector Motors Corporation, and was the first vehicle produced after the hostile takeover of the company from Jerry Wiegert by the Indonesian company Megatech.