When the average person thinks of a supercar, they probably are picturing something like a Ferrari, Bugatti or Lamborghini. But what if I told you one of the fastest-growing Supercar brands on the market today is actually based on an Infiniti. That is what the team at Vaydor Supercars did with their first kit-car.
Kit-cars, are cars that are built on another car that is stripped down to the chassis and engine. The kit itself comes with interior and exterior body panels made of fiberglass, accessories, and a roller cage or frame to build on. Although kit-cars have been around for decades, they are most commonly designed to replicate famous cars that are too expensive for the average person. But for Vaydor, making another replica kit-car wasn’t good enough.
The Story of The Vaydor Supercar
Founded in 2013, Vaydor Body kits began manufacturing kit-cars that would look like an exotic supercar. The Vaydor was specifically designed to fit the chassis of any Infiniti G35 built from 2004 to 2007. The car itself can be bought for under $5,000 and the kit itself costs $11,000. So for the price of a new hatchback, you can build an exotic looking luxury car that will turn heads wherever you go. Because of the Vaydor’s incredible combination of looks and price, they have become very popular and garnered a lot of media attention. One of their most well-known customers is retired NBA player and entrepreneur Shaquille O’Neal, who ordered a custom-made Vaydor with some extra leg-room. In Suicide Squad, the Joker's magenta sports car is actually a customized Vaydor. And in the new Netflix series Counting Cars, Gotham Garage trades a custom-built corvette speedboat for cash and a Vaydor kit.
The Future of Vaydor
Although their body-kits have attracted a lot of attention and have become more and more popular, they have stopped kit-car production and focused on creating a line of supercars built entirely in-house. The Vaydor Volant which is still in the design phase, promises to be a one-of-a-kind high-performance vehicle complete with a new Chromoly chassis, 6.2L V8, and a Formula-One style suspension. But all this performance will come at a price. They expect the Volant to cost around $250,000 dollars.
Why Would They Stop Making Kits?
So why did Vaydor go from making inexpensive kits to designing the next supercar? The answer is new ownership. In 2018, Melvin Juarbe bought the Vaydor name from Matt McEntegart, and Jarube and his new investment team decided it was more profitable to sell an entire sports car instead of selling a box of parts. But part of the reason Vaydor was successful was because it was inexpensive, so it will be interesting to see whether or not the new pre-built cars will be as popular.