DeLorean Alpha5

DeLorean Alpha5
DeLorean Alpha5
Overview
Manufacturer	DeLorean Motor Company
Production	2024 (present; 9,531 units)
Assembly	Torino, Italy
Designer	Dario Lauriola at Italdesign
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car
Body style	2-door coupé
Doors	Gull-wing doors
Powertrain
Electric motor	AWD electric
Battery	100 kWh
Range	300 miles (480 km)
Chronology
Predecessor	DMC DeLorean (spiritual)

The DeLorean Alpha5 is a battery electric sports car designed by Italdesign Giugiaro for the American DeLorean Motor Company. It goes from 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in 2.99 seconds, 0 to 88 mph (140 km/h) in an estimated 4.35 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph (248 km/h), and it entered production in late 2024.^[3]

Overview

The 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

^ ^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.

External links

Official website

[concept-1] 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.

[2] Muchai, Bryan (July 17, 2022). "8 Things We Just Found Out About The DeLorean Alpha5 Concept". HotCars. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[3] McCaffrey, Ryan (May 30, 2022). "DeLorean EV Revealed – and It's a 4-Seater". IGN. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[4] Adrian Padeanu (May 30, 2022). "DeLorean Alpha5 Revealed As Electric Coupe With 300 Miles Of Range". Motor1.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[5] Dan Mihalascu (May 30, 2022). "DeLorean Alpha5 Electric GT Takes Revived Brand To The Future". InsideEVs. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[6] Paul-Emile (April 5, 2022). "DeLorean électrique : la star commence à se dévoiler". abcmoteur.fr.

[7] "DeLorean EVolved : elle sera présentée le 31 mai 2022". Autoplus (in French). May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

[8] Vijayenthiran, Viknesh (March 1, 2023). "DeLorean cuts Alpha5 electric car's production by more than half". Motor Authority. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

[9] Cooley, Brian. "Taking You Hands-On With the New DeLorean Alpha5 EV". CNET. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

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