| Manufacturer | DeLorean Motor Company |
|---|---|
| Designer | Dario Lauriola[1] (Italdesign) |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | Grand Touring Coupe |
| Doors | Gull-wing doors |
| Motor | AWD electric |
| Battery | 100 kWh |
| Range | 300 miles (480 km) |
| Predecessor | DMC DeLorean (spiritual) |
The DeLorean Alpha5 is a concept battery electric sports car designed by Italdesign Giugiaro for the American DeLorean Motor Company. It will go from 0 to 60 mph in 2.99 seconds, 0 to 88 mph in an estimated 4.35 seconds and have a projected top speed of 155 mph (249 km/h).[2]
Overview
The Alpha5 was unveiled on May 29, 2022.[3][4] The Alpha5 harkens back to its spiritual predecessor with its louvered rear window and gull-wing doors.[5] It was designed by Italdesign. It offers a full-width light strip on the back, and the DeLorean logo is also illuminated.[6]
While no DeLorean factory has been publicly announced, the company stated that only 9,531 of the Alpha5 could be made, one more than DMC built of the original DeLorean.[7] CNET estimated a price around $125,000,[8] however, the company did not announce any price indication. The first concept car was revealed on August 29, 2022[7] at Pebble Beach, California during Car Week. However in March 2023, the production estimate was reduced by half to about 4,000 units.[9]
In 2024, DeLorean Motors Reimagined, closed their headquarters in San Antonio. DeLorean raised over $3 million in NFT deposits for the Alpha5 however depositors raised concerns that DeLorean repeatedly failed to launch an exchange where customers could buy and sell their NFT’s.[10]
Italdesign, who is seeking payment from DeLorean Motor Company, received a judgement in its favor from an international arbitration court in 2025 and subsequently filed a complaint in US District Court to enforce a $4.6 million judgement against DeLorean Motor Company for failing to pay for work to design the Alpha5.[11]
References
- ^ Muchai, Bryan (17 July 2022). "8 Things We Just Found Out About The DeLorean Alpha5 Concept". HotCars. Retrieved 27 October 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" (in fr-FR). Autoplus. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cooley, Brian. "Taking You Hands-On With the New DeLorean Alpha5 EV". CNET. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ Vijayenthiran, Viknesh (March 1, 2023). "DeLorean cuts Alpha5 electric car's production by more than half". Motor Authority. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ Karlis, Michael (April 22, 2024). "San Antonio-based DeLorean Motors Reimagined has shuttered its headquarters"
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com