You are pretty much right, except for the Corvette theory- taken from the December 1981 issue of Car and Driver. The Corvette itself had a horrible engine. The DeLorean was "underpowered," but think of it this way: The Corvette had 190 horsepower and 280 lbs-ft of torque.In the 80's, that was respectable for a sports car. But look at the engine size. 350 cubic inches?!?! That means .54 horse and .8 lbs-ft per cubic inch. Not great, GM. The DeLorean has 130 horsepower and 160 lbs-ft of torque, Car and Driver said. With 174 cubic inches, the DeLorean has .74 horse and .91 lbs-ft per cubic inch. The Corvette accelerated 2.3 seconds faster, due to the extra power. Just another way to look at it. John Feldman VIN 4275 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]