(Discontinued) De Lorean LK

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manufacturer brand & id

Vitesse Sunstar 02701

scale

1:18

color

Steel Finish

category

Vintage Sports

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This model is discontinued!

The Original

In 1973 General Motors executive John Zachary DeLorean suggested the construction of a completely new sportscar. When the company refused to explore this idea, DeLorean quit his job and set out to build a sportscar on his own. It was eventually launched in 1981 and today it is one of best known cars in the world, not thanks to its own merits, but because of the controversies surrounding the car and its production and maybe even more importantly because of its appearance in the three 'Back to the Future' movies.

In many ways the DeLorean DMC 12 was a Lotus Esprit clone, with a Giugiaro designed body and a steel backbone chassis. Designed to be a long lasting car, the DeLorean's body was executed in stainless steel, which on most cars was left unpainted. Another striking feature were the gullwing doors, giving access to the two seat cockpit. Mounted behind the passenger compartment was the V6 engine developed jointly by Peugeot, Renault and Volvo (PRV). It offered similar figures as the Lotus Esprit's engine, but the heavy body meant that it was outperformed in every way by the Esprit.The DeLorean's main claim to fame came in 1985 when it starred in the Hollywood movie 'Back to the future'. In slightly modified form it was used in the movie as a time traveling device in which Michael J. Fox traveled back to 1955. In the two following sequels, the DMC 12 again starred as a time machine.

Engine Renault PRV6 V 6
Displacement 2.849 liter / 173.9 cu in
Power 156 bhp / 116 KW @ 5700 rpm
Torque 235 Nm / 173 ft lbs @ 3000 rpm
Top Speed 177 km/h / 110 mph

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