The DeLorean Alpha5 is an upcoming concept battery electric sports car designed by Italdesign Giugiaro for the American DeLorean Motor Company. It will go from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 km/h) in 2.99 seconds, 0 to 88 mph (0 to 142 km/h) in an estimated 4.35 seconds and have a projected top speed of 155 mph (249 km/h), and will enter production in late 2024.[3]
DeLorean Alpha5 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | DeLorean Motor Company |
Production | 2024 (to commence; 9,531 units)[1] |
Assembly | Torino, Italy[citation needed] |
Designer | Dario Lauriola[2] (Italdesign) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car |
Body style | Grand Touring Coupe |
Doors | Gull-wing doors |
Powertrain | |
Electric motor | AWD electric |
Battery | 100 kWh |
Range | 300 miles (480 km) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | DMC DeLorean (spiritual) |
Overview
editThe Alpha5 was revealed on May 29, 2022.[4][5]
The Alpha5 harkens back to its predecessor with its louvered rear window and gullwing doors.[6] It is designed by Italdesign. It offers a full-width light strip on the back, and the DeLorean logo is also illuminated.[7] While no DeLorean factory has been publicly announced, the company did state that only 9,531 of the Alpha5 could be made, just one more than DMC built of the original DeLorean[1] however in March 2023, the production estimated was reduced by half to about 4,000 units.[8] CNET estimates a price around $125,000,[9] however the company did not announce any price indication. The first concept car was revealed on August 29, 2022.[1] at Pebble Beach, CA during Car Week.
References
edit- ^ a b c Valdes-Dapena, Peter (August 29, 2022). "DeLorean's new car looks nothing like the one you remember. Here's why". CNN. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ Muchai, Bryan (July 17, 2022). "8 Things We Just Found Out About The DeLorean Alpha5 Concept". HotCars. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ McCaffrey, Ryan (May 30, 2022). "DeLorean EV Revealed – and It's a 4-Seater". IGN. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ Adrian Padeanu (May 30, 2022). "DeLorean Alpha5 Revealed As Electric Coupe With 300 Miles Of Range". Motor1.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ Dan Mihalascu (May 30, 2022). "DeLorean Alpha5 Electric GT Takes Revived Brand To The Future". InsideEVs. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ Paul-Emile (April 5, 2022). "DeLorean électrique : la star commence à se dévoiler". abcmoteur.fr.
- ^ "DeLorean EVolved : elle sera présentée le 31 mai 2022". Autoplus (in French). May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ Vijayenthiran, Viknesh (March 1, 2023). "DeLorean cuts Alpha5 electric car's production by more than half". Motor Authority. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ Cooley, Brian. "Taking You Hands-On With the New DeLorean Alpha5 EV". CNET. Retrieved August 24, 2022.