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[1] (Italdesign) |
| 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 revealed 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 is 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 did state that only 9,531 of the Alpha5 could be made, just one more than DMC built of the original DeLorean.[7] CNET estimates 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]