Ladies and gentlemen, I recently came across on the Internet that one woman is looking for a de Lorian DMC-12 for her child, not to buy, of course, but for the owner to take the boy for a ride on his birthday, supposedly after watching he became a big phantom of the series, is reviewing videos with the car and the film itself..
You may not believe your eyes, but the DeLorean – yes, that same DeLorean – is coming back!
The iconic and almost fantastic car, known as the time machine used by Marty McFly in the movie "Back to the Future", will soon return to the market in its historical form, but with electric drives. “Electric cars have always been my weak point, and I always knew the next car I wanted to work with would be a DeLorean,” said DeLorean Motor Company CEO Stephen Wynn. “When Tesla introduced its car, bringing racing models back to life, I came to the idea that now it was the DeLorean’s turn.”.
After four years of preparation and Casinopalm.net development, the company showed off a prototype of the new DMC-12 during a recent meeting of DMC owners and admirers in Houston. The final version is expected to reach a top speed of 200 km/h, delivering 260 horsepower over a range of over 160 km. There is good news for fans of the original version of the car: practically nothing will change in the appearance of the new DeLorean.
“I know my market well, there are certain things we won’t joke around with,” Wynn said. – The appearance will remain stainless steel. We still want it to be a real car.".
The author of articles on automotive topics managed to take a ride in a prototype of an electric DeLorean, after which he was extremely pleased. Here are some of his reviews: DeLorean DMC-12 returns in 2013 with electric drive
“Turn the key until you hear a click, then turn the center dial to D,” DMC President Stephen Wynn told me. To be honest, I still get a kick out of the feeling of touching the gullwing-shaped stainless steel door a few seconds before these words. I turned the key and spun the surprisingly heavy metal disc. Silence. I pressed the gas pedal, which, in keeping with the exotic fashion of the 1980s, had as much resistance as a gym machine. He pressed harder, and we quietly slid forward.”.
It should be noted that this is not the first attempt to revive the legendary car in a new modern guise. In honor of the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future, Italian enthusiasts, with the help of WIRED Italy, took one of the original cars from the 80s and added lithium-ion batteries under the hood. Flux Power from San Francisco, California, USA, also did something similar.
DeLorean Motor Company is well aware of these efforts and changes and, very wisely, will offer current owners of the original DMC-12 the opportunity to upgrade to an electric model of the car. The change is said to take just a week.
We expect the appearance of an electric car in 2013, its cost will be approximately 90 thousand US dollars. And now we offer you to watch a video of an almost silent prototype DMC-12 with an electric drive, shot from inside a car.