1.21 gigawatt electric car!?!

[Necromancer]

A new ride for Marty?

Rag-time probably just had an accident in his pants, but will anyone else give a shit?  I think I'll wait for the Mr. Fusion version, so I won't have to worry about finding a plug-in.

[ParanoiaDragon]

Cool, yeah, I'll be in line for the Mr. Fusion edition!

[Tatsujin]

The DMC-12 sold back in 1981 for $25,000, which would be the equivalent of about $62,000 today.

DAMN WOW!! DAMNED!


I hope they will use plastics instead of stainless steel this time, or definitely a strong version of Mr. Fusion is needed here

[BlueBMW]

I'll admit, I'd love to have an EV to drive back and forth to work every day.

[thesteve]

the worst part on the DMC12 was the saab/volvo engine

[guyjin]

Were I a rich man, I would buy one.

But let's see if it actually materializes first.

[nat]

A copy of Magical Chase says it won't.

[SignOfZeta]

This project is incredibly iffy looking. My hunch is someone got a grant and is going to spend it. If any product actually comes about, it will either be incredibly limited in production (since you can't Federalize a 30 year old chassis, this can only be sold under extremely niche exemptions) or something completely different from what they are showing right now.

Aside from the design (which is nice, for sure) there is really nothing good about the DMC12. Gullwing doors are f*cking stupid, the stainless panels are nothing but a huge pain in the ass, and the powertrain was pathetic. Basically a stock Rabbit GTI would run circles around this coke fueled dream car. The figures they are claiming for this new EV version actually match the performance that the original car should have had 30 years ago.

[grahf]

Delorian Motor Company has been in business forever. I'm pretty sure they even have the original tooling, and have been producing new replacement parts for Delorians for a while now. This is definitely real.

[SignOfZeta]

Oh, its real. You just can't sell it. A DMC12 would fail modern crash tests so fabulously it would make crash test technicians laugh their asses off. A LOT has changed since that car was originally sold.

It could be sold with exemptions or as a kit, but that sort of thing limits production to extremely small numbers.

Then there is the fact that its really not a good design for an EV in the first place. Its way too freaking heavy, mainly. Every lb of weight is reduced performance and range. If I was going to buy an inherently impractical, garage industry EV I'd be looking for something a hell of a lot lighter. A Caterham, for example. An EV Caterham would rip new Ferrari's apart in its sleep.

[Tatsujin]

A DMC12 would fail modern crash tests so fabulously it would make crash test technicians laugh their asses off. A LOT has changed since that car was originally sold.

There he is, Doc! Let's land on him, we'll cripple his car.

Marty, he's in a '46 Ford, we're in a DeLorean. He'd rip through us like we were tin foil.

[grahf]

Ah good point about the regulations. I'm pretty sure DMC has been selling cars this whole time, but perhaps they all have original frames. Or at least original vin tags.

[SignOfZeta]

Yeah, from what I've seen/heard they have enough spares left over from the original venture to basically sell you a brand new DMC12, or at least that was the case not too long ago.

[Tatsujin]

why they don't just do eet? this car would sell like hell nowadays...lol

[thesteve]

i dont know about the safty standards, but when my 85 200SX got hit by a 93 ford truck, it ripped through the truck allmost unscathed