The DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) may have been short-lived, but it produced one of the world’s most recognizable sports cars: the DMC-12. The stainless steel, gullwing Delorean remains a pop culture icon.
Founder John DeLorean’s self-named company went belly up in 1982. Then in 1995, a mechanic named Stephen Wynne founded a new DMC in Texas. This company purchased the original logo and parts inventory. It has stayed afloat restoring classic DMC-12 cars and selling merchandise–but not anymore.
DeLorean Motor Company logo on DMC-12 grille | Michael Tullberg/Getty Images
On April 4th, the DeLorean Motor Company released the first image of its “next generation” DeLorean car. It also gave us a release date.
DeLorean’s comeback is based upon an all new sportscar: an electric vehicle. From DMC’s teaser video we know it is going to be a long low sports car–just like the DMC-12 but much curvier. We also know that it will have the gullwing doors that made the DMC-12 so recognizable.
See the DeLorean Motor Company’s teaser for its new EV in the video below:
From DeLorean’s April 4th teaser image, we know that the new electric sports car will offer at least one silver paint option. This is reminiscent of the DMC-12’s stainless steel finish. Another throwback to the DMC-12 will be the DeLorean EV’s rear window louvers.
Finally, we know when DMC will release the DeLorean EV: August 18th, 2022. This makes sense because DeLorean is scheduling events all through the Pebbles Beach Concours D’Elegance the Week of August 21st-28th.
So mark your calenders: August 18th, 2022 we get our first glimpse of the DeLorean EV, then we get some in-depth info all through the next week. See DMC’s tweet below:
Let’s clear things up a bit. The next generation of DeLorean is coming into focus August 18, 2022. For more information read the press release here: https://t.co/Q4Rax2aBC1 #DeLorean #DeloreanEVolved #firstlook pic.twitter.com/H0t0i4ODqv
— DeLorean Motor Company (@deloreanmotorco) April 4, 2022
This story is being updated.
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