However, before you dust off your puffy vests and Nike high-tops from the 1980s, it’s worth mentioning that DeLorean is collaborating with Italdesign, a prominent design firm owned by Volkswagen.
Not only that, but the DeLorean company is led by Joost de Vries, a former executive of Karma, the Chinese-owned manufacturer that built gas- and hybrid-powered vehicles using intellectual property acquired from the bankrupt Fisker Automotive.
What happens when you mix the parent company of Audi and Lamborghini, which is developing its own lineup of electrified vehicles based on the adaptable MEB design, with a firm that controls the branding rights to an iconic (though troubled) vehicle? We may just need to accelerate to 88mph in order to peer into the future and discover.
