The space-age supercar has 625 horsepower, but it's saddled to a three-speed automatic that dates back to the 1960s. Ah, the Vector W8. Designed in the 1970s and finally built in the late 1980s ...

I have the utmost respect for trailblazers; cars that want to rewrite history, backed by a wide-eyed, charismatic CEO brimming with optimism. But as we know all too well, it often ends in melancholy.