Back to the Future… gave stardom to the DeLorean DMC-12. And let’s be honest that was the last we heard of it.
Until now….
Because, DeLorean are back, with an electric car!
DeLorean just revealed its new all-electric Alpha5 concept car featuring the iconic gull-wing doors
- The DeLorean Motor Company revealed an all-new concept EV that harkens back to the iconic DMC-12.
- Dubbed the Alpha5, the new model seats four and features gull-wing doors.
- DeLorean says the Alpha5 will make its debut at Pebble Beach during Monterey Car Week in August.
Like the original, the Alpha5 features a sleek silhouette and gull-wing doors. In place of the 2.8-liter V6 engine, a 100 kilowatt-hour battery is expected to deliver a top speed of 155 mph and a range of 300 miles.
To paraphrase the time-traveling Doc Brown, “Gas? Where we’re going, we don’t need gas.”
The new model also makes room for two rear seats, doubling the capacity.
While the cars share some branding and design elements, the new DeLorean Motor Company is not the same as the one founded by John DeLorean back in the 1970’s. After just a few years of production, the original DeLorean went bankrupt, and the branding was eventually sold to a service and parts company now known as Classic DMC.
Classic DMC has an ownership stake in the new DeLorean, but is otherwise uninvolved in the operation of the company. Also, the Alpha5 was designed by the team at Italdesign, which was co-founded by Giorgetto Giugiaro, who shaped the DMC-12.
So there you go… want an electric car? want something that’s got a bit of heritage?… then this could be for you. I do believe though.. the flux capacitor is not part of the accessories offered. Currently.