Ahhhhhh the horror !!! What was this guy thinking ?????

[Namco]

Looks more like a Tron lightcycle to me.

[BUCKETHEAD]

The new model looks (and is supposed to handle) a lot better.

A new model would not be a true Delorean.

John Delorean passed away a few years back.

Any other car without him being involved would be a crock!

As far as i know? He only had a daughter. (could be wrong)

But i don't think she is in the automotive industry at all ?


That place in TEXAS bought the name sake

And the remaining stock of parts from the old factory in Ireland.

[SavannahLion]

Any other car without him being involved would be a crock!

I feel the same way about Atari. However....

The article does say that the guy did call Delorean up and asked him what he thought of it.

[BUCKETHEAD]

I think the guy asked John Delorean, would it be ok to use the name Delorean.

After the coke ordeal John D. went through,

He probably wasn't allowed anything to do with the automobile manufacturing business again.

Just guessing that though?

Or probably nobody wanted to back him with $$$.

But all that aside, The guy was an icon.

The main reason DMC went under was, He tried to save $$$$ by,

putting the plant in Ireland, With the tax breaks and all. 

But with all the civil unrest there at the time, It didn't help matters at all !

If he would have put the plant in Detroit, Things may have turned out better?

Who knows ?   

[RayB]

Atari had a factory in Ireland.

[Barry Barcrest]

If he would have put the plant in Detroit, Things may have turned out better?

Who knows ?   

Maybe using an under powered engine coupled with poor mechanical reliability and an inadequate chassis. Then bolting on a high end price tag might have something to do with the downfall of the car. 

[BUCKETHEAD]

Maybe using an under powered engine coupled with poor mechanical reliability and an inadequate chassis. Then bolting on a high end price tag might have something to do with the downfall of the car.

Down the road a TURBO engine was going to be offered, As well a V8 was being planned.

But you know, Back in 1981 a V8 wasn't the most popular engine.

Kinda the reason Ford was putting 4 cylinders in MUSTANGS.

As far as an inadequate chassis, PONTIAC basically copied it for their FIERO.

Poor mechanical reliability? I believe around 9,000 were made?

6,500 are estimated to still be on the road.

That's pretty damn good for a 27 year old car, That was made for only 2 years.

The high end price tag, Probably had something to do with Stainless Steel and Gull Wing

Doors.

You know, Not every car had that and is basically rust proof.

[TOK]

Its always a problem when you build a slow car that looks fast.
The Fiero was a perfect example of this, and it's gone as well. Ford also wound up putting V8's in Mustang 2's. They were still not very powerful by todays standards, but relatively powerful for their time.

There is a car called the Bricklin which was similar in concept to the Delorean. It was a sporty looking car that's claim to fame was safety. It was also a failure, but wasn't lucky enough to have a movie turn it into a legend.
In many ways, it was better than the DeLorean. Very similar concepts, better powertrain, but no cool stainless body.

[RayB]

Price tag has nothing to do with what a car's actually "got". Ford sold a "luxury" SUV that was basically an Expedition with a few "nicer" looking plastic parts and new name, but the price tag was $20,000 higher just because it looked fancier!