The DeLorean is back: Iconic car will return as electric concept
One of the most iconic cars in all of movie history appears to be on its way back as a new electric car concept.
The DeLorean Motor Company of Texas, which owns the rights to the name and design of the original DMC-12 sports car, has teased the reveal of a new project.
Details are scant, but the company (which doesn’t make cars, but restores and services vintage DeLoreans) posted a cryptic tweet this week saying it will be unveiled in August.
‘Let’s clear things up a bit,’ the tweet states. ‘The next generation of DeLorean is coming into focus August 18, 2022.’
Alongside the message is an image of the taillights of a futuristic-looking new motor.
This isn’t the first time the company has promised a revival. It did so back in 2016 with a teaser video that, ultimately, amounted to nothing.
The original DeLorean DMC-12, with its angular stainless steel body and gull-wing doors, needs no introduction.
Despite being a notoroiously bad car to drive, it was made famous by the Back to the Future films in the 1980s.
Sadly, the two-seater sports car wasn’t a hit with the masses due to poor build quality and a less-than-ideal driving experience. Eventually, DeLorean filed for bankruptcy and the car was consigned to history.
Back in 1995, a car mechanic from Liverpool called Stephen Wynne acquired the trademark on the company name and logo. He set up the new DeLorean Motor Company in Texas.
Now, it appears the company is going to join the electric car market with what would be only the second ever vehicle to feature the DeLorean name.
‘Excitement is rising like the doors of our iconic sports car, and we are revealing the next generation prototype 3 days earlier than planned on the most prestigious stage at Pebble beach’ Troy Beetz, CMO of DeLorean Motor Company, said in a press release.
As it’s a concept car, it won’t be road legal or, indeed, slated for production. We just hope it’s capable of hitting 88mph.
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