diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b8eb0f39..08e6fb63 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ add_subdirectory (src/OpenMesh/Core)
 add_subdirectory (src/OpenMesh/Tools)
 add_subdirectory (src/OpenMesh/Apps)
 
+set(OPENMESH_BENCHMARK_DIR CACHE PATH "Source path of benchmark (https://github.com/google/benchmark).")
+if (OPENMESH_BENCHMARK_DIR)
+	add_subdirectory(${OPENMESH_BENCHMARK_DIR} benchmark)
+	add_subdirectory(src/Benchmark)
+endif()
+
 # Do not build unit tests when build as external library
 if(${PROJECT_NAME} MATCHES "OpenMesh")
     add_subdirectory (src/Unittests)
diff --git a/src/Benchmark/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9332e561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+set (SOURCES "")
+list (APPEND SOURCES
+	main.cpp
+	VectorT_new.cpp
+	VectorT_legacy.cpp
+)
+
+add_executable(OMBenchmark ${SOURCES})
+set_target_properties(OMBenchmark PROPERTIES
+	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/..")
+target_link_libraries(OMBenchmark benchmark OpenMeshCore)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Benchmark/VectorT.cpp b/src/Benchmark/VectorT.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d70ab59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Benchmark/VectorT.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * VectorT.cpp
+ *
+ *  Created on: Nov 19, 2015
+ *      Author: ebke
+ */
+
+#ifndef BMPREFIX
+#error "Do not compile directly."
+#endif
+
+#define ASSEMBLE_(PREFIX, SUFFIX) PREFIX ## SUFFIX
+#define ASSEMBLE(PREFIX, SUFFIX) ASSEMBLE_(PREFIX, SUFFIX)
+#define MYBENCHMARK(NAME) BENCHMARK(NAME)
+
+static void ASSEMBLE(BMPREFIX, Vec3f_add_compare)(benchmark::State& state) {
+    OpenMesh::Vec3f v1(0, 0, 0);
+    OpenMesh::Vec3f v2(1000, 1000, 1000);
+    while (state.KeepRunning()) {
+        v1 += OpenMesh::Vec3f(1.1, 1.2, 1.3);
+        v2 -= OpenMesh::Vec3f(1.1, 1.2, 1.3);
+        if (v1 == v2) {
+            v1 -= v2;
+            v2 += v1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+MYBENCHMARK (ASSEMBLE(BMPREFIX, Vec3f_add_compare));
diff --git a/src/Benchmark/VectorT_legacy.cpp b/src/Benchmark/VectorT_legacy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d8aa288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Benchmark/VectorT_legacy.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * VectorT_legacy.cpp
+ *
+ *  Created on: Nov 19, 2015
+ *      Author: ebke
+ */
+
+#include <benchmark/benchmark_api.h>
+
+#define OPENMESH_VECTOR_LEGACY
+#include <OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh>
+
+#define BMPREFIX Legacy_
+#include "VectorT.cpp"
diff --git a/src/Benchmark/VectorT_new.cpp b/src/Benchmark/VectorT_new.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae303634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Benchmark/VectorT_new.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * VectorT_new.cpp
+ *
+ *  Created on: Nov 19, 2015
+ *      Author: ebke
+ */
+
+#include <benchmark/benchmark_api.h>
+#include <OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh>
+
+#define BMPREFIX CPP11_
+#include "VectorT.cpp"
diff --git a/src/Benchmark/main.cpp b/src/Benchmark/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb0427bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Benchmark/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * main.cpp
+ *
+ *  Created on: Nov 19, 2015
+ *      Author: ebke
+ */
+
+#include <benchmark/benchmark_api.h>
+
+BENCHMARK_MAIN();
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh
index a582d194..5e2aca6f 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT.hh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 // macro expansion and preprocessor defines
 // don't work properly.
 
-#if __cplusplus > 199711L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)
+#if (__cplusplus > 199711L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)) && !defined(OPENMESH_VECTOR_LEGACY)
 #include "Vector11T.hh"
 #else
 #ifndef DOXYGEN
diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT_inc.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT_inc.hh
index 97bc055f..96b6c100 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT_inc.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Geometry/VectorT_inc.hh
@@ -97,28 +97,6 @@ public:
   /// default constructor creates uninitialized values.
   inline VectorT() {}
 
-#if __cplusplus > 199711L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)
-  explicit inline VectorT(const Scalar &v) {
-      vectorize(v);
-  }
-
-  template<typename... T,
-      typename = typename std::enable_if<sizeof...(T) == DIM>::type,
-      typename = typename std::enable_if<are_convertible_to<Scalar, T...>::value>::type>
-  constexpr VectorT(T... vs) : Base { static_cast<Scalar>(vs)...}
-  { }
-
-  template<int D = DIM, typename = typename std::enable_if<D == DIM>::type>
-  typename std::enable_if<D==4, VectorT>::type
-  homogenized() const {
-      return VectorT(
-              Base::values_[0]/Base::values_[3],
-              Base::values_[1]/Base::values_[3],
-              Base::values_[2]/Base::values_[3],
-              1);
-  }
-
-#else
   /// special constructor for 1D vectors
   explicit inline VectorT(const Scalar& v) {
 //     assert(DIM==1);
@@ -165,7 +143,6 @@ public:
     Base::values_[0]=v0; Base::values_[1]=v1; Base::values_[2]=v2;
     Base::values_[3]=v3; Base::values_[4]=v4; Base::values_[5]=v5;
   }
-#endif
 #endif
 
   /// construct from a value array (explicit)
@@ -210,21 +187,11 @@ public:
 //   /// cast to const Scalar array
 //   inline operator const Scalar*() const { return Base::values_; }
 
-#if __cplusplus > 199711L || defined(__GXX_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX0X__)
-  /// access to Scalar array
-  inline Scalar* data() { return Base::values_.data(); }
-
-  /// access to const Scalar array
-  inline const Scalar*data() const { return Base::values_.data(); }
-#else
   /// access to Scalar array
   inline Scalar* data() { return Base::values_; }
 
   /// access to const Scalar array
   inline const Scalar*data() const { return Base::values_; }
-#endif
-
-
 
 
    //----------------------------------------------------------- element access