# The NEW Delorean! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 7, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222 "2023-10-07T02:35:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EnolaStraight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/1 "2023-10-07T02:35:42Z")
And it is an EV! [The New DeLorean Supercar! - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0CY8_PY3Cg) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/2 "2023-10-07T02:55:39Z")
EV? What happened to Mr. Fusion? ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/3 "2023-10-07T02:57:13Z")
It is not a Delorean if it doesn’t have a flux capacitor. Everyone knows that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/4 "2023-10-07T05:50:19Z")
A six-and-a-half minute video, and she spends about 5 seconds talking about what it’s like to actually drive the car. Ah, but it can give you a virtual hug from someone wearing the special Delorean wristband. That’s not everything wrong with 2023, but it’s a start. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/5 "2023-10-07T14:37:22Z")
What a boring looking car. ---
**Author:** ![rejemy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@rejemy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rejemy)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/6 "2023-10-07T16:05:38Z")
The DeLorean brand name has absolutely no value beyond its connection to the original DMC-12. Not going the naked stainless steel route is a smart move, but come on, at least make a some homage to the original, iconic, instantly recognizable design, and give it a metallic silver paint job. The shitty-looking fake air-condition dials that are actually covers for USB ports are not going to cut it. The thing looks more like an oversized Ford Probe or Mitsubishi Eclipse. Overall, a real missed opportunity to overcharge a small handful of wealthy Gen-Xers for an unproven electric car. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/7 "2023-10-07T17:53:21Z")
I don’t think anyone was allowed to drive the concept - every review I saw was just a walkaround. Oddly enough (well, maybe not considering the original engine) the DMC-12 is a popular candidate for a Tesla swap. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/8 "2023-10-07T18:06:20Z")
Does anyone even remember that they used a Delorean in _Back to the Future_ as a joke? I remember seeing it in the theater when it came out and it got a big laugh. Delorean was synonymous with failure. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/9 "2023-10-07T18:07:20Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > A six-and-a-half minute video, and she spends about 5 seconds talking about what it’s like to actually drive the car. Ah, but it can give you a virtual hug from someone wearing the special Delorean wristband. Obviously you were not her target market. I was much more interesting in the fancy lights on the gullwing doors, the retro instrument display and the hugging-kissing seat than whether it understeers. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/10 "2023-10-07T18:12:39Z")
> [@epbrown](#): > > I don’t think anyone was allowed to drive the concept - every review I saw was just a walkaround. That’s what I was going to say – that’s a pre-production car. It may not even be drivable. ---
**Author:** ![pirviii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pirviii/32/3233_2.png) [@pirviii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pirviii)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/11 "2023-10-08T03:44:31Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Does anyone even remember that they used a Delorean in _Back to the Future_ as a joke? I remember seeing it in the theater when it came out and it got a big laugh. Delorean was synonymous with failure. The speedometer in the original only went to 85 and the car itself could probably only get to 70 without modifications. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/12 "2023-10-09T00:52:10Z")
As a kid I remember a huge parking lot filled with Deloreans. It was their distribution center after they came in from Northern Ireland. I thought it was the coolest car ever. I was 10 and an idiot. > **[Central Jersey distribution point for import sports cars | DeLorean Directory](https://www.deloreandirectory.com/reposts/central-jersey-distribution-point-for-import-sports-cars/)** > > August 13, 1981 | The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey) | by CARL AYERS; Courier-News Staff Writer Stainless steel autos filling Bridgewater lot The first shipment of the sleek DeLorean sports cars arrived this week in Bridgewater,... ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/13 "2023-10-09T00:58:56Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > As a kid I remember a huge parking lot filled with Deloreans. From that article, a Delorean cost $25,000 in 1981? That’s $88,000 today. I knew it was a terrible car, I didn’t realize how expensive it was. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/14 "2023-10-09T01:00:13Z")
I doubt that the Delorean would be as fondly remembered if that movie never existed. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/15 "2023-10-09T02:10:58Z")
It would be barely remembered at all. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/16 "2023-10-09T02:25:41Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > That’s not everything wrong with 2023, but it’s a start. I rather agree. The ability to know if a friend who works in the next building over, is actually in the next building over as he works, is not necessary to safe driving. Neither are hugs and kisses through a car seat. Talk to me about 0-60, 60-0, how far it goes on a full charge, and handling. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/17 "2023-10-09T18:55:23Z")
I’m not an expert here but this is Supercar Blondie’s schtick – get access to concept cars and fawn over them. As a car guy it’s just… not my thing. This video is over a year old, and Delorean as a company has nothing going for it except a brand name that’s (evidently) still able to bring in enough capital to slap together a concept car. Calling this vaporware is probably giving it too much credit. I was 6 when BTTF came out and so I don’t care about the DMC-12 haters, I will forever love that car. And there are enough of them out there now that have been LSx + 911 transaxle swapped, which pretty much solves all the issues. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-delorean/991222/18 "2023-10-09T21:58:01Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I doubt that the Delorean would be as fondly remembered if that movie never existed. > [@Loach](#): > > It would be barely remembered at all. I will always remember this poster [![](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2394/2133559552_4bd26effca.jpg) ](https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2394/2133559552_4bd26effca.jpg)