The revamped DeLorean Motor Company has unveiled its new electric sports car, the Alpha5. While it retains the design of the original DMC-12 that Marty McFly used in “Back to the Future,” it ventures into an entirely different era.
The Alpha5 reaches 249 km/h, according to the company, and will hit 100 km/h in 3 seconds. With an estimated drag coefficient of 0.23, DeLorean claims that the car, with a battery of over 100 kWh, will provide a range of over 480 kilometers. It anticipates a DC fast charge of around 150 kW.
The Alpha5 discards the rectangular and cube-shaped lighting for crisp and clean horizontal LED lighting. At approximately 197 inches long, it is almost two and a half feet longer, about the same length as large four-door electric cars like the Tesla Model S, Lucid Air, or Mercedes EQE.
The interior is modern in design but relatively simple in execution. The dashboard smoothly slides into what is almost a continuous arch, with a cluster of digital gauges in front of the driver and an infotainment system with a touchscreen below, in front of a series of climate controls and other elements placed low.
The company says that the Alpha5 will provide seating for four, but even in a provided photo, likely positioned to maximize it, the rear positions appear quite small.
In March, Marketing Director Troy Beetz told our affiliated site Motor Authority, among several additional details, that the Alpha5 would be built on a carbon-fiber tub with an entirely new chassis structure. The original, designed in the 1970s, used a stainless steel body.
At that time, Beetz emphasized that the DeLorean “will be a driver’s car, bringing back the joy of driving.” The original DMC-12 was widely regarded as attractive but uninspiring to drive.
As announced in April, a launch edition of the Alpha5 will debut at the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance in August, where final specifications will also be revealed.
DeLorean has stated that it is shaping up to be a complete electric vehicle brand, not just a car. Thus, it is looking for sequels.
