DeLorean Alpha5 makes debut as Electric Coupe with 480 km of range: IN PICS

DeLorean is officially back with the all-new Alpha5 electric coupe, joining the EV frenzy, paying tribute to the iconic DMC-12 coupe from the Back to the Future trilogy. 

The DeLorean Motor Company made its presence felt in the 1980s with the DMC-12 coupe showcased as a time machine in the Back to the Future movie series. The car is widely considered way ahead of its time. 

Honouring the DMC-12, the new DeLorean Alpha5 takes design cues like Gullwing doors designed by Italdesign. In keeping with today's EVs, it has massive wheels and slim lights front and rear and a two-tone finish.

The DeLorean Alpha5 gets a remarkably low drag coefficient of only 0.23, which isn't the best, but among the best in the industry. 

DeLorean will build only 88 units of the new model, with a V8-powered sports coupe to follow. There's a possibility of an electric sedan and even a hydrogen-powered SUV. The DeLorean Alpha5 will enter production in 2024.

 

DeLorean Alpha5 can do 0-100 kmph in 3.4 seconds and tops out at an electronically capped 150 mph (241 km/h). It has a battery pack with a capacity of more than 100 kWh, good for an EPA-estimated range in excess of 300 miles (483 kilometers). 

Inside, the Alpha5 gets a wide fully digital instrument cluster and a flat-bottomed steering wheel. Accessing the rear seats should be easy thanks to the absence of a B-pillar.

The Alpha5 is much bigger than its ancestor, stretching at 4,995 millimeters (196.6 inches) long, 2,044 mm (80.4 in) wide, and 1,370 mm (53.9 in) tall when the gullwing doors are closed.