By 2017, we will have to give up the heir to the main character of the “Back to the Future” trilogy. It will have the same styling and chassis as the previous generation, but under the skin will be a 3.5 SC 350cc V6 engine at work.
Never has a movie been more prophetic: DeLorean DMC 12, the protagonist of the movie “Back to the Future”, will come back to life. Precisely in the future, while also looking to the past, as it will remain aesthetically unchanged from the original style of the 80s.
Since 1983, the year DeLorean declared bankruptcy, there has been no shortage of plans to restart the industry, culminating in the 2011 power project, which ended fruitlessly. Now, however, it seems that Stephen Wynne, the brand’s owner, is determined to take advantage of a new law passed in the United States, known as the Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act, This law will facilitate the commercialization of ‘original’ cars, but with new generation mechanical components, eliminating them for the purpose of complying with recent safety regulations. safety and environmental protection.
No exact details about the car’s characteristics have been leaked on the site, but recent rumors suggest a production run of the first 300 units in 2017 is a given, offered for sale at price between 70 and 90 thousand euros – nothing but specks – and is equipped with a modern engine, which, according to rumors, could be a 3,456 cc V6 24V gasoline-powered and oil-compressor-powered unit made by Toyota output and current (electricity) are used by the Lotus Exige S and it’s time to step up from the 280 , 350 and 405 cʋ.
Historically, the DMC 12 was the only model produced by American DeLorean Motor, produced from 1981 to 1983. It was strongly characterized by its wing doors and unpainted stainless steel body. Produced in 9,200 copies, it became famous around the world – as mentioned – thanks to its appearance in Robert Zeeckis’s “Back to the Future” trilogy, in which it was used by Dr. Emerett “Doc ” Brown used as a basis the time he created. Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, it is powered by a 2.85 liter V6 engine with 130 rpm and 208 Nm of torque combined with a 5-speed manual or 3-speed automatic transmission. Much of the structure is derived from the Lotus Esprit; The front suspension is quadrangular, the rear suspension is multi-link. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 8.8 seconds. In time, if the 3.5 SC version of the Lotus derivative is actually adopted, it is destined to be collapsed by the “new” future, DMC 12.
