New DeLorean Gullwing Back into the Future (confirmed)
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I love Deloreans. The two problems with restored classic Deloreans are the outdated interior and the weak engine. I'm glad they're taking care of those things. It won't have the classic iconic status as the original, but it does make them that much more drivable. ![Thumb Up](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
btw there's a 3-rotor RE engine Delorean on the internet somewhere. Sweet![Thumb Up](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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btw there's a 3-rotor RE engine Delorean on the internet somewhere. Sweet
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i hope it has a proper engine this time and not some stupid renault POS
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http://www.eliseusa.com/rotary.htm ![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
i hope it has a proper engine this time and not some stupid renault POS![Egads!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/pat.gif)
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i hope it has a proper engine this time and not some stupid renault POS
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but will get a refreshed interior and more powerful engines.
The interiors were awful, and the powertrain was even worse!
For the record, I never liked these cars.
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Renault engines are actually not that bad.....a number of them share a design with Volvo. Though I have not seen many Renaults since they left the American market, from what I remember, it was mostly the hardware and paint on them that was junk, not necessarily the powertrains.
thats why US cars were timed 0-60 at 10+seconds and the euro cars (however few that there were) were all sub 9 seconds.
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the engines for the car were made by the (then) PRV group (peugot-renault-volvo) and was a sickly 170hp 2.8L motor. once the US emissions was done raping the hell out of it it BARELY made 130.
thats why US cars were timed 0-60 at 10+seconds and the euro cars (however few that there were) were all sub 9 seconds.
thats why US cars were timed 0-60 at 10+seconds and the euro cars (however few that there were) were all sub 9 seconds.
Today, most of that is long-gone.....engines, like most auto components, not only run by computers, but, for the most part, are also designed by them as well. And the PRV group, like other engine manufacturers, has not just stood still in a vaccum, either.
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Corvettes of that era weren't making much more power - such was the state-of-the-art in emissions controls and fuel economy standards. Those were black days for auto enthusiasts.
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Here's a link to a short video of the newly built Delorean on the ABC Morning show
http://jalopnik.com/cars/woodward-dr...how-293721.php
http://jalopnik.com/cars/woodward-dr...how-293721.php