The DeLorean Alpha5 is an upcoming battery electric sports car produced by

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for the American

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. It will go from in 2.99 seconds, in an estimated 4.35 seconds and have a projected top speed of .

Overview

The Alpha5 was revealed on May 29, 2022. The Alpha5 harkens back to its predecessor with its louvered rear window and

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. It is designed by

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. It offers a full-width light strip on the back, and the DeLorean logo is also illuminated. While no DeLorean factory has been selected, the company announced that only 9,531 of the Alpha5 will be made, just one more than DMC built of the original DeLorean however in March 2023, the production estimated was reduced by half to about 4,000 units. CNET estimates a price around $125,000. The first

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was revealed on August 29, 2022. The company expects those cars to be in production some time in 2024.

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