New electric car will be presented in August

In 1985 the sci-fi film “Back to the Future” premiered. There were three parts in all, in which Marty McFly and his friend Dr. Emmett Brown time traveled between the years 1885 and 2015. The commercial success for the first Robert Zemeckis film then led to two sequels of Back to the Future in 1989 and 1990.

The DeLorean DMC-12 became famous as a time machine in the films. The DeLorean Motor Company recently announced that it would present the legendary vehicle as an electric car later this year. Now, DeLorean Motor Company CMO Troy Beetz has revealed that on August 18, the new edition of the gullwing presented as a concept study will. When there will be a series vehicle in large numbers is unknown.

New pictures of the DeLorean as an electric car

So far it is known that DeLorean for the luxury of the future should stand. In addition to the iconic gullwing doors, the website previously only showed an illuminated grille. Now a first picture of the rear has been published. A horizontal LED light strip and a diffuser can be seen here. There are also characteristic horizontal struts in the tailgate area, reminiscent of the hood cover of the DeLorean DMC-12. According to everything that is officially known so far, the new DeLorean is a contemporary reinterpretation that is not necessarily aimed at retro design. The DeLorean Motor Company works together with the design studio Italdesign, which belongs to the Volkswagen Group.

The presentation date on August 18 was not chosen by chance, as the vehicle is to be shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and the upcoming electric car as well as the famous DMC-12 will be presented during the Monterey Car Week. After all, the new DeLorean Motor Company is based in Houston, Texas (USA) and takes care of the Restoration of old DMC-12.

DeLorean DMC-12 with an eventful history

A DeLorean DMC-12 can be seen in all three Back-to-the-Future film adaptations. Between 1981 and 1982, the company around founder John DeLorean built a good 9,000 copies. DeLorean himself was first manager and later vice president of General Motors before resigning in May 1973 because he was not allowed to build “ethical” cars. DeLorean wanted to make a car that was safe, durable and sustainable. Ultimately, as a freelancer, he developed a safety concept with airbags together with the former Pontiac engineer Bill Collins, which they had bought from the “Allstar” insurance company.

In 1975, Giorgio Giugiaro’s Italdesign designed the DMC-12, which was then developed using Lotus technology and almost completely dispensed with the safety concept. The production model suffered from quality problems. In addition, the company founder was targeted by the drug control agency DEA, but was acquitted, only to have to answer in court for embezzlement a short time later. Ultimately, the DeLorean Motor Company went bankrupt. Those interested in the cinematic story behind DeLorean can see it in Framing John DeLorean, starring Alec Baldwin. The film “Driven” also illuminates the story behind the car manufacturer from Northern Ireland.

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Collection for the new DeLorean as an electric car:

• The new DeLorean Motor Company has announced that it will present the new DeLorean as an electric car on August 18th. This will be a concept car.
• The DeLorean Motor Company, based in Houston, now makes its money restoring old DMC-12s. The DeLorean DMC-12 is made famous by its role in the Back to the Future movies.
• For the new DeLorean, the manufacturer is working with the Italdesign design studio, which belongs to the Volkswagen Group.
• When there will be a series vehicle in large numbers is unknown.

Sources: DeLorean Motor Company, Twitter, Classicdmc