DeLorean Alpha5
Upcoming battery electric sports car
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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 (0 to 97 km/h) in 2.99 seconds, 0 to 88 mph (0 to 142 km/h) in an estimated 4.35 seconds and have a projected top speed of 155 mph (249 km/h).[2]
| DeLorean Alpha5 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | DeLorean Motor Company |
| Designer | Dario Lauriola of Italdesign[1] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | Grand Touring Coupe |
| Doors | Gull-wing doors |
| Powertrain | |
| Electric motor | AWD electric |
| Battery | 100 kWh |
| Range | 300 miles (480 km) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | DMC DeLorean (spiritual) |
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]