"Fikradda waa in la dhiso sumcad, ma aha in faras fuula," Gerald Wiegert ayaa ku yiri cod ah labadaba jilicsan oo kulul. Madaxweynaha Vector Aeromotive ma haysto raaxada ikhtiyaarka dambe, inkastoo uu ka shaqeynayay tan iyo 1971 si uu u naqshadeeyo oo loo soo saaro mataanaha-turbo Vector, 625-horsepower-processing 2-seat teknoolajiyada casriga ah. sketches to model foam to models full-scale, Vector was first show at the Los Angeles Auto Expo in 1976. A prototype A work has been complete two years later, parted together from parts from junkyards and maydhay from parts - si ay u sahayda guriga. Waxa uu sheegay in dhaqaalaha daciifka ah iyo dhaleeceynta waxyeelada ka soo baxa warbaahinta baabuurta ay wiiqday dadaalka lagu hubinayo maalgalinta, iyo riyadu waxay u muuqataa in ay ku riyoonayso in ay noqoto mid maalgalin ah.
Wigt wuxuu u qalmaa nooc ka mid ah bilada loogu talagalay dulqaadka, nooc ka mid ah abaal-marin loogu talagalay adkeysi badan.Buck isbeddelka, iska indhatiraya rooxaanta baroorta ee Tucker fashilmay, DeLorean iyo Bricklin adventures.Vector Aeromotive Corp. ee Wilmington, Calif., Ugu dambeyntii diyaar u ah inuu soo saaro hal baabuur todobaadkii. Ka soo horjeeda kaliya waxay u baahan yihiin inay soo booqdaan goobta ugu dambeysa ee shirkadooda ee Switzerland. wax soo saarkii ugu horeeyay ee Vector W8 twin-turbo waxa laga iibiyay amiirka Sucuudiga, kaas oo 25 baabuur oo ururintiisa ah, oo ay sidoo kale ku jiraan Porsche 959 iyo Bentley Turbo R. Qiyaastii sideed kale oo Vectors ah ayaa ku socda dhismayaal heerar kala duwan ah oo la dhammaystiray, laga soo bilaabo chassis rogroga ilaa baabuurta dhammaatay.
Kuwa aan weli ku qanacsanayn waa inay ogaadaan in shirkadu ay ka kortay hal dhismo iyo afar shaqaale ah 1988 ilaa afar dhismo oo ka badan 35,000 cagood oo laba jibbaaran iyo ku dhawaad ​​​​80 shaqaale ah wakhtiga qorista. Oo Vector-ku wuxuu ku guuleystey imtixaanada shilalka DOT ee heer sare ah (30 mph hore iyo gadaal, albaabada iyo saqafka shilalka oo leh hal shasi oo keliya);Imtixaanka qiiqa ayaa socda
Laakiin qorraxdii kululayd ee duhurnimadii ee Pomona, Calif., fagaarayaasha carwooyinka, Wigt ficilkiisii ​​ugu dambeeyay ee iimaanku wuu caddeeyey.Gaadhi dabaq ah oo siday laba Vector W8 TwinTurbos ayaa ka gudbaya waddada ballaadhan ee daamurka ilaa jiidda jiidida. Laba baabuur oo horumarineed ayaa la dejiyay, iyo tifaftiraha imtixaanka waddada Kim Reynolds ayaa ku rakibay mid iyaga ka mid ah oo ku rakibay kombuyuutar tijaabo ah oo tijaabo ah
Laga soo bilaabo 1981, Vector's VP of Engineering, David Kostka, ayaa bixiyay talo ku saabsan sida loo gaaro waqtiyada dardargelinta ugu wanaagsan ka dib markii qaar ka mid ah imtixaanada la yaqaan, Kim wuxuu ku riixaa Vector khadka diyaarinta wuxuuna dib u dejiyaa kombiyuutarka imtixaanka.
10 sano oo uu shaqaynayey 12 saacadood maalintii, todobo maalmood todobaadkii, ku dhawaad ​​saddex meelood meel noloshiisii ​​soo jeedka - iyadoo aan la xusin qayb weyn oo naftiisa ka mid ah - ayaa u heellan baabuurka.
Isagu uma baahna walwal inch's hore, oo simbiriirixanaya xadhigga hore ee xidhan ee laamiga.Waa analoog cagaf cadhaysan oo jiidaya gaadhigiisa.
Biriiggii ayaa la sii daayay oo Vector-ka ayaa la kaxaystay iyada oo isbiirsaday taayir yar, qiiqa qiiqa ka soo baxay baruurta Michelin iyo dhinac yar. Burburka tal waxa uu ku wareegayaa faakuumka marka qaabkiisa u qaabaysan uu dillaaco dalool hawada ah.In kasta oo ku dhawaad ​​rubuc mayl ka mid ah, haddana dhawaaqa matoorka ayaa weli la dareemayay markii uu gaadhigu ku sii orday dabinka.xawaaraha?124.0 mph gudahooda 12.0 ilbiriqsi gudahood.
Laba iyo toban saacadoodVector W8 TwinTurbo waxa uu tafaariiqda $283,750, ka qaalisan yahay Lamborghini ($211,000) laakiin in ka yar Ferrari (F40-ka US-spec wuxuu ku kacayaa ilaa $400,000).
Haddaba maxaa ka dhigaya Vector W8 sax? Si aan uga jawaabo su'aal kasta oo aan bixiyo socdaalka la hagayo ee xarunta Vector, Mark Bailey waa VP of Production, shaqaale hore oo Northrop ah iyo tartame hore oo Can-Am line.
Isaga oo farta ku fiiqay matoorka Vector-ka la dhisayo, waxa uu yidhi, “Matoor yar oo qalloocan oo dhimasha ah ma aha.Waa mooto weyn oo aan si adag u shaqayn.”
Lix-litir oo dhan aluminium 90-degree pushrod V-8, block sameeyey Rodeck, 2-valve cylinder madaxa sameeyey Air Flow Research.The blocks dheer ayaa la soo ururiyey iyo dynamometer tijaabiyey by Shaver Specialties in Torrance, CA. Wax kasta oo ay qaadato;Liiska qaybaha matoorka waxa uu u akhriyaa sida liiska kirismaska ​​ee tartanka giraanta: TRW bistoonada la been abuurtay, Carrillo birta isku xidha ee aan birta lahayn, valves-ka birta ah, gacmaha rullaluistulada, rullalulatusyada been abuurka ah, qalalan saddex shaandhooyin kala duwan Nidaamka shidaal shubka shidaalka.Xidhmo xidhmo bir ah oo bir ah oo tidcan oo leh guduud anodized iyo buluug si ay dareere meel walba u qaadaan.
Sharafta taajka engine this been in ay shirka intercooler ay bannaanka, kaas oo laga dhisay ka aluminium iyo polished in sheen dhalaalaya.Waxa laga saari karaa gaariga daqiiqado by dabciyo afar degdeg ah-sii daayo aero clamps.It waxa ay ku xiran turbocharger ah biyo-qabooji dual ah oo ka kooban qaybta xarunta gaariga iyo a aircraft-spe.
Shidaalka waxaa gacanta ku haya gariiradaha gaarka ah ee dhululubo kasta, gaarsiinta shidaalkana waxaa loo sii maraa duritaanka deked badan oo isdaba joog ah, iyadoo la isticmaalayo durayayaal caado ah oo ka socda kooxda Bosch R&D. Spark iyo shidaalka waxaa isku dubba ridey nidaamka maamulka matoorka ee barnaamijka la iska leeyahay ee Vector.
Ku dhajinta taarikada sida quruxda badan ee mashiinka laftiisa ayaa u dhigma dhinaca sariirta.Blue anodized iyo embossed milled billet aluminium, mid ka mid ah boolal dhinaca dheeraadka ah ee block iyo kuwa kale labanlaaban sida engine ah / gudbinta saxan. waxaa ujeedo-dhisay qandaraas-hoosaadyada Vector oo isticmaalaya agab u adkeysan kara 630 lb-ft.Torque-ga uu soo saaray mishiinka 4900 rpm iyo 7.0 psi boost.
Mark Bailey wuxuu ahaa mid xamaasad leh markii uu igu dhex socday dukaanka wax-soo-saarka, isaga oo tilmaamaya jir-xidhka weyn ee birta chrome-molybdenum, sagxadaha malabka aluminiumka, iyo epoxy-ku-xidhan oo la jeexjeexay jir si uu u sameeyo jir adag.Xaashida aluminium ee aagga extrusion qolof. Waxa uu sharaxay: "Haddii [qaabku] dhammaantiis yahay monocoque, waxaad heli lahayd wax badan oo qalloocan oo way adkaan lahayd in si sax ah loo dhiso.Haddii ay dhammaan ahaan lahayd meel bannaan, waxaad ku dhufan lahayd hal aag oo waxaad saameyn doontaa wax kasta oo kale sababtoo ah tuubo kasta Subs-yada ayaa qaata wax walba."Jidhku waxa uu ka samaysan yahay xaddi kala duwan oo ah fiber kaarboon, Kevlar, dermooyinka fiberglass, iyo fiberglass aan jiho lahayn, waana mid ka xor ah qaab ahaan.
The Vector isticmaalaa beefy double A-gacmaha hore iyo tube De Dion weyn ee danbe, meeleeyay by afar gacmihiisii ​​daba socday oo dhan in ay u fidiyaan jidka firewall ah.Koni absorbers shoogga hagaajin karo ilo concentric ah ayaa si weyn loo isticmaalo.The bireega waa 13 inches. Baabuurka stock 3800 lbs.NASCAR, qolofka aluminium ee mishiinka ee giraangiraha wuxuu u eg yahay dhexroorka kafeega.
Safarka warshadu wuxuu socday maalintii oo dhan. Waxaa jiray wax badan oo la arki karo iyo Bailey si aan daalin ayuu u shaqeeyay si uu ii tuso dhinac kasta oo qaliinka ah. Waa inaan soo noqdaa oo aan wadaa.
Sabtidii ayaa timid, baabuurkii horumarinta ee cawlan ee aanu tijaabinay waxa uu ku sifeeyay albaab lulman oo fidsan. Gelidda waa hawl aad u culus oo aan aqoon u lahayn, oo leh marino dhexdhexaad ah iyo meel bannaan oo u dhaxaysa fadhiga iyo afka hore ee albaabka.Kursiga darawalka ayaan sidi cawsha dhawaan dhashay u galaa.
Hawadu waxay uraysaa maqaar, maadaama ku dhawaad ​​​​meel kasta oo gudaha ah ay ku daboolan tahay maqaar, marka laga reebo dashboard-ka ballaaran, kaas oo lagu dhammeeyo walxaha suede khafiif ah. The Wilton dhogorta rooga ah ayaa si buuxda u siman, taas oo u oggolaanaysa Recaros koronto ah oo lagu hagaajin karo midba midka kale. booska fadhiga dhexe wuxuu u ogolaanayaa lugaha darawalka si ay u garaacaan pedals si toos ah, inkasta oo la tixgeliyo faragelinta wheelable.
Matoorka weyni wuxuu soo noolaadaa marka ugu horeysa ee furaha, isagoo xasilinaya 900 rpm shaqo la'aan. Matoorka muhiimka ah iyo hawlaha gudbinta ayaa lagu soo bandhigay waxa Vector ugu yeeray "qaabka diyaaradeed ee dib u habeynta elektaroonigga ah" - taas oo macnaheedu yahay afar shaashado macluumaad oo kala duwan ayaa la heli karaa. Iyadoo aan loo eegin shaashadda, waxaa jira tilmaame xulashada gear ee dhinaca bidix ee tachometer-ka qalabka - laga bilaabo heerkulka hawada. taas oo si toos ah u socota iyada oo loo marayo tilmaame go'an, iyo sidoo kale muujinta dhijitaalka ah ee daaqadda tilmaamayaasha.Kostka wuxuu sharxayaa sida qaybta wareegtadu u bixiso macluumaadka isbeddelka isbeddelka ah ee bandhigyada dhijitaalka ah oo keliya ma awoodaan. Waxaan ku dhuftay xawaaraha si aan u arko waxa uu ula jeedo, oo waxaan daawaday cajaladda ku booday cirbadda ilaa 3000 rpm, ka dibna dib ugu noqo shaqo la'aan.
Anigoo gaadhey gacanta shifter-ka daboolan, waxaan si qoto dheer ugu quustay dariishada dhanka bidixda ka xigta, waan rogey oo si tartiib ah ayaan ugu soo laabtay waddadii. Markii aan dooranay wadista, waxaan sii marnay wadooyinka Wilmington ee dhanka wadada San Diego ee ku taal buuraha Malibu ka sarreeya.
Sida inta badan Exotics, muuqashada gadaal waa ku dhawaad ​​aan jirin, iyo Vector ayaa bar indho la'aan ah in Ford Crown Victoria si fudud u qaabili karto. Lengthen qoortaada. Iyada oo la xirayo cidhiidhi ah ee daboolka, waxaan kaliya arki kara muraayadda iyo anteenada gaariga iga dambeeya. d dunidu way fidaysaa oo la kulmaa daashka hoos u dhaca, iyada oo siinaya muuqaal qotodheer oo asphalt ah oo dhawr yard ka hor baabuurka.
Isteerinku waa habayn awood-caawin ah oo rack-iyo-pinion ah oo dhexdhexaad ah oo miisaankeedu yahay mid dhexdhexaad ah oo sax ah oo aad u fiican. Dhinaca hoose, ma jiraan wax badan oo is-xun, taas oo adkeynaysa kuwa aan caadaysteen inay is-qabtaan mph ilaa 250 cagood iyo laga bilaabo 60 mph ilaa 145 cagood ayaa ah masaafada ugu fiican ee Ferrari Testarossa-in kasta oo Redhead ay isticmaasho qiyaastii kala badh cadaadiska pedal si loo baabi'iyo xawaaraha.Xitaa iyada oo aan lahayn ABS (nidaam ugu dambeyntii la heli karo), joogsigu waa mid toosan oo run ah, iyada oo eexda loo dejiyay in lagu xiro taayirada hore ee taayirada dambe.
Kostka wuxuu u dhaqaaqay dhanka wadada weyn ee ramp, waan ogolahay, oo ugu dhakhsaha badan waxaan ku jirnay taraafikada woqooyiga khafiifka ah bulkhead hore.
Dabadeed waxa yimaadda cayriin, dardar degdeg ah kaas oo ku qasbaya dhiigga unugyada maskaxda xagga dambe ee madaxa;Nooca kaa ilaalinaya inaad diirada saarto wadada ka horeysa, sababtoo ah waxaad halkaas tagi doontaa markaad hindhiso. Gadaasha wasakhda ah ee elektarooniga ah ayaa soo dhexgashay qiyaastii 7 psi, taasoo sii daynaysa kor u kaca oo leh swish godan oo gaar ah. Mar labaad garaac bareegga;Waxaan rajeynayaa inaanan ka baqin ninka ku jira Datsun B210 ee hortayda ah. Nasiib darro, kuma soo celin karno habka qalabka sare ee wadada weyn ee aan xadidneyn iyada oo aan ka baqin faragelinta bilayska.
Marka la eego dardargelinta cajiibka ah ee W8 iyo qaabka wedge, way fududahay in la rumaysto inay ku dhufan doonto 200 mph.Kostka warbixinnada, si kastaba ha ahaatee, in khadka 3aad ee casaanka ah la gaari karo - garaaca 218 mph (oo ay ku jiraan koritaanka taayirka) .Nasiib darro, waxaan ku qasbanaan doonnaa inaan sugno maalin kale si loo xaqiijiyo tan, maadaama gaariga uu weli shaqeynayo.
Later, as we ered down the Pacific Coast Highway, Vector's rather civilized nature was clear.It feels small and more nimble than its wide wide and instead improsing styling. Suspension soaks up burpss small with fufud, kuwa waaweyn oo leh degenaansho (iyo ka sii muhimsan, ma leh hoos), oo uu leeyahay adag, wax yar dhagax fuulitaan tayo leh, 00 i xasuusin Turjubiyaha Tour dheer. ck muuji in dhammaan heerkulka iyo cadaadiska ay caadi yihiin.
Heerkulka gudaha Vector Black waa xoogaa kulul yahay, in kastoo.” Baabuurkani ma leeyahay qaboojiye?Waxaan ku waydiiyey cod dheer oo ka badan sidii caadiga ahayd.David wuu ruxay oo riixay badhan koontaroolka hawo qaboojinta.Runtii qaboojiyaha waxtarka leh waa naadir in baabuur qalaad, laakiin qarxinta caleemaha qabowga qabow ayaa isla markiiba ka soo baxa dhowr dalool oo madow anodized ah.
Wax yar ka dib waxaan u leexannay waqooyiga dhanka cagaha iyo wadooyinka adag ee adag. Imtixaankii maalintii hore, Vector wuxuu soo saaray 0.97 garaam oo ku yaala Pomona skateboard, tirada ugu badan ee aan waligeen ku diiwaan gashanno wax aan ahayn baabuur tartanka. Kalsoonida. Cornering waa mid degdeg ah oo fiiqan, iyo flatness ee mawqifka gees-ku-oolka ah waa mid aad u fiican. Dabaqadaha weyn ee muraayadaha ayaa u muuqda inay xannibaan aragtidayada geesaha geesaha yar yar ee aan la kulannay, halkaas oo 82.0-inch-ballaaran Vector uu dareemo waxoogaa dibi ah oo ku yaal dukaanka china. Baabuurku wuxuu jecel yahay weyn, rogrogis weyn oo la isticmaali karo oo awood u leh inuu hoos u dhaco. Kalsoonida
Peter Schutz, guddoomiyaha iyo maamulaha Porsche laga bilaabo 1981 ilaa 1988 iyo xubin ka tirsan guddiga la-talinta Vector tan iyo 1989, ma burin doono isbarbardhigga.Koofiyadaha Gerald Wiegert iyo kooxdiisa injineerada heeganka ah, iyo dhammaan kuwa kale ee lahaa adkaysiga iyo go'aan qaadashada inay riyooyinkooda nolosha keenaan.