DeLorean DMC-12
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1980s automobile known for its gull-wing doors, brushed stainless steel body panels, and its appearances in the Back to the Future franchise
Key facts
- Manufacturer
- DeLorean Motor Company (DMC)
- Production
- January 21, 1981 – December 24, 1982
- Model years
- 1981–1983
- Assembly
- Northern Ireland: Dunmurry (DeLorean Motor Cars, Ltd.)
- Designer
- Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign
- Class
- Sports car
- Body style
- 2-door coupé
- Layout
- Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Doors
- Gull-wing
- Engine
- 2.85 L (174 cu in) PRV ZMJ-159 V6
- Power output
- 130 hp (132 PS; 97 kW) and 153 lb⋅ft (207 N⋅m) of torque
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual , 3-speed automatic
- Wheelbase
- 2,413 mm (95.0 in)
- Length
- 4,267 mm (168.0 in)
- Width
- 1,988 mm (78.3 in)
- Height
- 1,140 mm (44.9 in) doors closed , 1,962 mm (77.2 in) doors open
- Curb weight
- 1,233 kg (2,718 lb)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- car model
- Subclass of
- sports car
- Named after
- DeLorean Motor Company
- Country of origin
- United States
- Mass
- 1230
- Manufacturer
- DeLorean Motor Company
- Image
- Delorean DMC-12 side.jpg
- Height
- 1140
- Width
- 1857
- Length
- 4216
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- wheelbase
- 2413
- start time
- 1981-00-00
- end time
- 1982-00-00
- Commons category
- DeLorean DMC-12
- powered by
- gasoline engine
- turning radius
- 11
- location of creation
- Dunmurry
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Encyclopedic overview
The DMC DeLorean is a rear-engine, two-seat sports car manufactured and marketed by John DeLorean's DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) for the American market from 1981 until 1983—ultimately the only car brought to market by the fledgling company. The DeLorean is sometimes referred to by its internal pre-production designation, DMC-12, although this was not used in sales or marketing materials for the production model.
Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the DeLorean is noted for its gull-wing doors and brushed stainless-steel outer body panels, as well as its lack of power and performance. It uses the V6 PRV engine "designed by committee" in the 1970s used in Peugeot, Renault and Volvo Cars.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “DeLorean DMC-12” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.