Cue the Back to the Future music as DeLorean has been revived and ready to take on the challenges of an electrified future.

Most of us can remember the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 in the Back to the Future movie franchise, but the car brand had an unsteady trajectory. Now a US-based company and headed by CEO Joost de Vries, formerly of Tesla, some early details of the all-new DeLorean vehicle have been released, along with these images.

What you see here is the DeLorean Alpha5 the first model in the line-up. This low-slung 4-seat grand tourer features a full-electric engine and gullwing doors, a great tribute to the original DeLorean. It’s by no means a small car, at 5 metres long which puts it in the same ballpark as the current-gen Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

The cabin looks fresh and modern, with a minimalist approach. There’s a flat-bottom steering wheel, digital instrument cluster and a neat infotainment screen.

The official reveal is taking place in the last week of May 2022, but some powertrain details have been released. There’s a 100 kWh battery with a claimed range of 483 km and DeLorean says the Alpha5 is good for a 0-100 kph in just 3 seconds. A top speed of 250 kph is claimed.

According to Joos de Vries, Chief Executive Officer of Delorean Motor Company, “The Alpha5 is for people that love to drive”. Neilo Harris, Vice President of the brand, added: “We have been given the opportunity to reimagine a brand that has meant to much to so many people from all corners of the globe for four decades. DeLorean has touched so many lives and set the stage for so many memories… We are all now witnessing a new chapter of this amazing story”.

DeLorean has said the Alpha5 will be the first model in the new lineup and there’ll also be a conventionally-powered V8 DeLorean following on.

We’ll update this story after the official reveal.

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