The DeLorean Alpha5 is a concept battery electric sports car designed 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 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. However in March 2023, the production estimate was reduced by half to about 4,000 units. CNET estimates a price around $125,000, however the company did not announce any price indication. The first

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was revealed on August 29, 2022 at Pebble Beach, California during Car Week.

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