DeLorean to Come Back (Sorta) 263
Alcibaides writes "DeLorean Motor Company, a suburban Houston company that rebuilds DeLoreans, is laying plans to bring the car back into limited production. The last DeLorean rolled off the assembly line in Northern Ireland in 1982. But like Duran Duran, the Rubik's Cube and other Reagan-era icons, the car retains a following. Of the 9,000 built in 1981 and 1982, about 6,500 are still on the road, according to James Espey, vice president of DeLorean Motor."
DeLorean Car Show (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Hopefully... (Score:4, Informative)
Re:obQuote (Score:3, Informative)
Saw a discovery channel special. (Score:5, Informative)
They do quite well for themselves. Not really news though.
Re:Hopefully... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Saw a discovery channel special. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:If you're going to build new ones (Score:4, Informative)
The engine is underpowered for the car, but it is a nice driver.
Remember that the car started out lower and meaner--with better handling. Last minute changes due to federal crash regulations at the time changed the ride height and thus the handling characteristics.
Re:The car retains a following (Score:5, Informative)
(Rear engine, folks.)
Re:Obviously this never happens (Score:5, Informative)
Re:This sucker's electrical... (Score:4, Informative)
When Marty goes back to 1885 he's got Mr. Fusion, but they can't return to 1985 right away because he ripped a fuel line when he arrived-- so all the gasoline leaks out of the car and there's no way to replace it in 1885 Hill Valley.
Hence the whole 'stealing the train' bit.
~Philly
Re:Obviously this never happens (Score:2, Informative)
Or, depending on who [answers.com] you ask [wikipedia.org], a perfectly acceptable, if unusual, pronunciation of gigawatts.
Re:The car retains a following (Score:4, Informative)
Re:obQuote (Score:3, Informative)
The stainless panels were brushed *then* stamped. so basicly, if you get into an accident youll NEVER get that grain right ever again, so you paint it.
Re:Hopefully... (Score:1, Informative)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_time_machin
Re:A few facts from someone who had one (late 80's (Score:2, Informative)
1978 Porsche 911 Turbo (930) - 320 hp
1982 Porsche 928 - 220 hp
1982 Ferrari Mondial 8 - 205 hp
1982 Ferrari 308 - 240 hp
1982 Ferrari 512 BBi (Boxer) - 340 hp
1982 Lamborghini Countach - 375 hp
1982 Lamborghini Jalpa - 255 hp
1982 Jaguar XJS - 262 hp
1982 Aston Martin V8 Volante - 263 hp
Re:If you're going to build new ones (Score:3, Informative)
Re:The car retains a following (Score:4, Informative)
Re:I hope they found out how.. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Styling is the ONLY good thing about this car (Score:3, Informative)
Re:The car retains a following (Score:3, Informative)
That is not what mid-engine means. Corvettes are mid-engined cars and have been for decades. Mid-engine to an engineer means the center of gravity is between the front and rear axles. Many shade-tree mechanics who want to build performance trucks build custom crossmembers and engine mounts to move the powertrain's center of gravity back to improve handling and acceleration characteristics. In marketing terms, "mid-engine" has become a colloquialism for rear-mounted engines, but cars such as the Porsche 911 are not mid-engine - the engine's center of gravity is behind the rear axle. The Porsche 928 and 968 were mid-engine despite the engine's being in front of the cabin.
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/22317 [answerbag.com]
http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/18872 [answerbag.com]
http://www.honda-acura.net/forums/archive/index.p
The car looked home-built (Score:4, Informative)
The OUTSIDE of the car looked awesome.
The inside of the car looked rather like it was home-made. Instead of the contoured flush-fitting panels that even cheap cars had back then, it was all square-cut panels. Granted they were covered in fair-quality leather, but the interior did look rather clunky.
And as others have mentioned, the US version had a lower-end engine. The guy told me that it would only go about 120 mph tops, which was surprising because (for what they cost new) I'd thought they were much faster than that.
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Re:The car retains a following (Score:3, Informative)
B.