DeLorean Motor Company to start production on new DMC-12s - Polidicks

[quote] The DeLorean DMC-12 might have been destined to pass quietly into obscurity, that is until its starring role in 1985's Back to the Future. A little more than 8,500 DMC-12s left DeLorean's factory in Northern Ireland between 1981 and 1983, until it all fell apart following founder John DeLorean's arrest by the FBI on charges of drug trafficking. But Doc Brown souped up his DeLorean with a flux capacitor, imbuing the DMC-12 with iconic status in the nerd canon. Soon, you'll be able to buy a brand new one—production is about to resume on this side of the Atlantic, in Humble, Texas. Replica cars still have to meet current Environmental Protection Agency standards for emissions, so the DMC-12's old Peugeot-Renault-Volvo V6 is out. DMC's CEO told Houston's KPRC2 that the final price will depend upon whichever engine replaces the old unit, although new cars should still cost less than $100,000 (£70,000) There could even be an electric variant, although little has been heard about this version for some time now.[/quote] [url]http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/01/delorean-motor-company-will-start-building-new-dmc-12s/[/url]

Yes please.

Here's to hoping they actually put something decent under the hood.

Now with 100% less cocaine! [editline]27th January 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=UncleJimmema;49619101]Here's to hoping they actually put something decent under the hood.[/QUOTE] Since theres no more cocaine in them, they can make room for a bigger engine.

No way, this has been my dream car since I've seen BTTF for the first time. 6.7L turbocharged v10 please

Original DMC-12's can be had for cheaper than one might think at around 20-$30k in good condition. There's also a small company in LA that makes perfect 1:1 BTTF replicas for around $80k. A good chunk of change, but a lot less than what I was expecting.

I want one. Now.

I really hope these sell well, they're still really stylin' cars.

They're only going to sell a few hundred of them. Basically when DMC went under, this company in Houston bought up all their surplus from the manufacturer and stored it away into a big warehouse. Now they can legally assemble those cars as new-old vehicles. [editline]27th January 2016[/editline] So they don't have the tooling to make new body panels and the like. Just assembling the last of the remaining surplus.

Maybe if these do well it'll show people are interested and we can all ge DeLos, yo.

The biggest downfall of the delorean, imo, is the anemic little shitbox they crammed in the back. Sure it was a cool, sporty looking car, but it had no nuts to back it up. It was pretty much an eco car under the hood.

Honestly they should stick an LSx or any other reasonable V8 in there to give it some power but keep it relatively "affordable." I always imagined it with a V8 and it sounded great when BTTF imposed an audio of a V8 engine on its scenes.

Where we're going we don't need wallets.

I saw one of these driving the other direction today

[quote]under $100,000[/quote] Well. I guess I can keep dreaming...

I guess that's one good thing about the back to the future movies, let's hope that they stand up to that reputation.

[QUOTE=SirKillsAlot;49619568]Honestly they should stick an LSx or any other reasonable V8 in there to give it some power but keep it relatively "affordable." I always imagined it with a V8 and it sounded great when BTTF imposed an audio of a V8 engine on its scenes.[/QUOTE] I don't think they'd want to fit a heavy engine in a car where the engine is mounted behind the rear-axle. Power isn't everything, even a modern, naturally aspirated flat 4 would be plenty sufficient regarding output. And just for the record, the RGT-8 gets away with it because its engine is specially engineered to be as light as possible. Which means it isn't affordable.

The real news here is that DMC still exists

Haven't they been talking about doing this for years?

[QUOTE=Antdawg;49620253]I don't think they'd want to fit a heavy engine in a car where the engine is mounted behind the rear-axle. Power isn't everything, even a modern, naturally aspirated flat 4 would be plenty sufficient regarding output. And just for the record, the RGT-8 gets away with it because its engine is specially engineered to be as light as possible. Which means it isn't affordable.[/QUOTE] If they had twin turbo'd the PRV engine, then it wouldn't have been a boat-anchor, but turbo tech was still somewhat experimental back then. They really should source a modern engine, either a sequential turbo or VNT turbo inline-4 or twinturbo/compressor v6, preferably both with aluminum heads and block to further help against the ass heavy handling. But then the suspension geometry & brake system will have to be dabbled with, but that can only be improved anyway. [QUOTE=proboardslol;49620314]The real news here is that DMC still exists[/QUOTE] They don't some company just bought all their assets and enough spare parts to assemble actual deloreans.

[QUOTE=UncleJimmema;49619101]Here's to hoping they actually put something decent under the hood.[/QUOTE] According to The Verge, they're looking at fitting them with a 300-400hp engine. So they'll finally be a proper sports car.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49620314]The real news here is that DMC still exists[/QUOTE] DeLorean Motor Company of Houston is not related to DeLorean Motor Company. It's a company owned by a Houston businessman that bought up all the remaining parts for the DMC-12.

it costs $100,000 it would be cheaper to buy a used delorean, put a new engine in it, and do the work to make it look like the back to the future delorean

What kind of fuel efficiency did these things get? it's a neat looking car (don't REALLY get the hype tho) but the #1 factor for me is fuel efficiency [editline]27th January 2016[/editline] apparently not too good [url]http://www.fuelly.com/car/delorean/dmc_12[/url]

[QUOTE=proboardslol;49620490]What kind of fuel efficiency did these things get? it's a neat looking car (don't REALLY get the hype tho) but the #1 factor for me is fuel efficiency [editline]27th January 2016[/editline] apparently not too good [url]http://www.fuelly.com/car/delorean/dmc_12[/url][/QUOTE] lol fuel efficiency, they had shitty mechanical fuel injection bolted onto shitty french engines both underpowered and gas guzzling at the same time.... modern crate engines will make the car like it was intended to be [editline]27th January 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=gee;49620467]it costs $100,000 it would be cheaper to buy a used delorean, put a new engine in it, and do the work to make it look like the back to the future delorean[/QUOTE] [quote]Where refurbished cars cost between $45,000 and $55,000, the company hopes to sell the new DeLoreans for less than $100,000.[/quote] depends, they don't have a sure price on it. the issue is they have to use 50 year old parts

To make all of this engine shit-talking going on familiar to those that are unfamiliar, the DMC-12 came with the same 6cyl motor found in some Volvo 740s. Even in the 740, that was the least memorable motor.

[QUOTE=Sableye;49620517]lol fuel efficiency, they had shitty mechanical fuel injection bolted onto shitty french engines both underpowered and gas guzzling at the same time.... modern crate engines will make the car like it was intended to be [editline]27th January 2016[/editline] depends, they don't have a sure price on it. the issue is they have to use 50 year old parts[/QUOTE] The PRV engine itself is far from shitty. They did slap on a half-assed fuel injection system tho, and in Naturally Aspirated configuration with normal compression ratio, is it too weak for a heavy car like a delorean. It's good for small & light sportscars, also the delorean was made while the consequences of the second oil crisis in the 70's were still fresh in people's mind (and the engine were designed during the first) Gotta factor in history.

[QUOTE=Supacasey;49619288]Original DMC-12's can be had for cheaper than one might think at around 20-$30k in good condition. There's also a small company in LA that makes perfect 1:1 BTTF replicas for around $80k. A good chunk of change, but a lot less than what I was expecting.[/QUOTE] Considering theres literally no warranty for them, You won't find one without a shitload of miles, and spare parts aren't exactly cheap or plentiful, it's not a cheap car to use and maintain.

[QUOTE]The 2015 Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 rolled up a lot of different transportation-related bills, including one that now allows companies to build replica vehicles [B]without having to satisfy modern safety regulations[/B], as long as fewer than 325 are made each year.[/QUOTE] No thanks. I don't want to die.

Will they make some gold ones again?