Delorean Alpha 5: Why is this electric car if expected

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Delorean Alpha 5: Why is this electric car if expected ?

Having become mythical thanks to the return to the future trilogy, the Delorean DMC-12 was shaken up the codes of its time. The announcement of an electric version with a very attractive design arouses a lot of waiting.

Marc Zaffagni with Cnet.com

Posted on 08/01/2022 at 12:10

If there is no shortage of GT and electric sports cars, the announcement of the Renaissance of Delorean with its very attractive Alpha 5 concept aroused enormous enthusiasm. Why such an interest ? There is obviously the history of the American brand, with the famous Delorean DMC-12 passed to posterity thanks to the a saga return to the future. Despite its commercial failure, this coupe signed Giugiaro was truly a pioneer for his time.

Coming from the automotive industry, John Delorean knew that his car had to be distinguished by a few simple elements: an unpainted stainless steel body that would never rust (a big problem at the time) of the butterfly doors that work, a V6 engine civilized rather than a large V8 and a major accent on security. An approach based on clear distinctive signs and the design that Steve Jobs would not have denied.

The Delorean DMC-12 conveyed a style that went far beyond the automobile. Delorean Motor Company

The bad timing of the Delorean DMC-12

But the Delorean DMC-12 had no future. It cost $ 25,000 at launch, around $ 85,000 today, and its sale price has increased sharply in the following years, in the heart of an American economy suffering from 10 % inflation. To make sure, the DMC-12 arrived at a time when the price of gasoline was among the highest ever seen to date, exceeding for the first time a dollar the gallon.

DMC-12 was also an innovative car for its time. Delorean Motor Company

The first hundreds of Delorean were assembled so quickly by the factory located in Northern Ireland that a “Remember” site had to be created in the United States to do a major quality control work before selling copies. Delorean has gone from the drawing board and from a bare land to Dunmurry, Ireland, on the delivery of cars released from a whole new factory in record time never equaled since a manufacturer of serial car. But it was quickly felt and the automotive press was quick to point the problem.

John Delorean did not hesitate to stage himself. Delorean Motor Company

Sales fell and the company began to lack liquidity. Cornered, John Delorean has resolved in drug trafficking to find cash. A video under cover showing him receiving a huge cocaine suitcase rushed his fall. It was finally acquitted, but its reputation was deeply tarnished in automotive and financial circles. “” You would buy me a used car ? “He asked bitterly when he left the courthouse.

Car assembly defects and American economy trends have darkened the launch of the Delorean DMC-12. Vince Streano, © Vince Streano/Corbis

A few years later, the DMC-12 fell into legend thanks to the trilogy of Back to the future, winning a posterity that is always so alive. It is on this inheritance that is both glorious and controversial that the new Delorean Alpha5 will start to conquer the public.

Back to the future was a real salvation board for the inheritance of the Delorean. Stephen Shankland/Cnet

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Delorean Rouge: a very rare copy for sale on eBay

The famous coupé will confuse more than one by its red color. A specific shade that earns him to be sold at auction at an attractive rate.

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A red delorean for sale – Across the Channel, an original small automobile ad has flowered, highlighting The star of “Back to the future” in a particularly unusual dress. A a priori unique copy of DMC Delorean Rouge, far from being unanimous, whose owner hopes to draw at least € 32,000.

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What was not the surprise of our American colleagues from Carscoop By finding this improbable red delorean, currently On sale on eBay.uk. Because, originally, all of the models from the Dunmurry factory, in Northern Ireland, came out gross of formwork, exposing to everyone’s eyes that their Brushed stainless steel bodywork. Therefore, there would only exist Very few repainted copies, around the world, among the more than 8,500 DMC-12 assembly between 1981 and 1983. According to Carscoop, Our good old earth would count, on its soil, only four or five Delorean gold plated, a yellow, a black and this red model in question.

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A question of taste

If this shade befits a beautiful Italian wonderfully, some will say thatIt denotes on a delorean, Both the collective imagination irreparably associates it with the gray shade of Robert Zemeckis’s film. To justify such a business, Carscoop advance the hypothesis that The car would have been damaged, then repaired at a lower cost. Insofar as it turns out to be very complex, in the event of a shock, to find the original appearance of brushed steel panels, some owners preferred repainting their delorean in their entirety, rather than engaging in exorbitant body costs. Even if it means devaluing its market value.

The good business

Displayed around € 32,000, This red delorean is far from reaching the ratings generally observed. In France, an original model is exchanged against € 40,000, on average, for comparison. Its seller, located in the West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, presents it as being in a “passable state”, but in working order, despite its low mileage which rises to 10,304 miles, or about 16,582 km. Note that air conditioning, central locking and electric windows no longer work, when the butterfly -type doors require “adjustment”. In short, it does not necessarily feel the good deal, but This delorean has at least the advantage of not looking like any other. Enough to take the plunge ?
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