Choose a car for the character of a audiovisual work It is not an easy task. Sometimes, the vehicle of a character in a film or a television series ends up being an icon within the work. We have cases like the Suzuki Esteem used by Jimmy McGill during his adventures in Better Call Saulor the hideous Pontiac Aztek driven by a failed Walter White at the beginning of breaking bad. However, if there is an iconic car in the world of cinema, that is the DeLoreanthe legendary carReturn to the future. Times change, and Doc’s car will have its own revamped version with an electric motor.
The DMC-12, a failure, but a success in our hearts
The DeLorean DMC-12 is a timeless gem, and was probably one of the greatest successes of Robert Zemeckis and his team in designing the set of Back to the Future. Nevertheless, The DeLorean was one of the biggest car failures in history..
DeLorean Motor Company was only active during 1981 and 1982. They managed to produce about 9,000 units of the coupé, and the manufacturing was a real chaos. First of all, John DeLorean had the great idea of locating his factory in Belfast. Saving some taxes meant dealing with the IRA. The CEO was subsequently arrested for drug trafficking. And, although he was found not guilty, his reputation took a nosedive. In addition, the car had numerous technical problems, so the company would end up shutting down in almost record time.
Fortune came a little late for DMC-12. Return to the future it debuted in 1985, and the DeLorean was then known all over the world. In 1995, the American businessman Stephen Wyne took over the brand, and even obtained permission to produce 50 units of the sports car. From then until now, Wynne has had to make do with collecting royalties for making DMC-12 toys. However, this is going to change shortly, as it has already been announced that DeLorean will return with a modern and electrified version.
The DeLorean Alpha5 replaces the flux capacitor with batteries
The future has arrived for the DeLorean. The brand’s new coupe will be called Alpha5and will be presented at the Monterey Car Week next August, although we have already been able to see some images of how this sports car will look.
Will be fully electricalthough it will retain some elements of the original DMC-12 such as the gull wing doors or the rear window decorated with horizontal black slats. It will have a setting of seats 2+2 and will have to face very tough rivals like the Porsche Taycan. The Alpha5 promises a range of almost 500 kilometers and acceleration from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in about 3 seconds.
The design of this new electric DeLorean has been in charge of italdesign, Giorgietto Giugiaro’s studio. Quite a success, because the Italian was the original designer of the DMC-12as well as many other vehicles that have gone down in history such as the BMW M1, the Lancia Delta and a good collection of Alfa Romeo cars.
will be manufactured only 88 units of this model, a nod to Return to the future, because that was the speed (in miles per hour) that the DMC-12 had to reach in order to travel in time. Each model will be registered on the blockchain with its own NFT and is expected to go on sale next year. 2024.
