[DML] Re: Looking for a driver's review

["Marc Barth" <d16y8@xxxx>]

Unfortunately the Delorean is not as fast as it looks. The Delorean came 
with a 2.8 SOHC V-6 engine producing only 130HP, which is low even in early 
80's standards. 0-60 with the 5 speed was in the 9 second range, the 
automatics were even slower. It's too bad DMC failed when it did. The 1984 
Deloreans were supposed to have a lot more power in order to match speed 
with its appearance. It was going to be twin turbo and twin intercooled in 
order to compete with the new 1984 Corvette. This would've made 0-60 in the 
high 5 second range and finishing the 1/4 mile in about 14.9 seconds. This 
would've made the Delorean one of the fastest production cars in the world. 
Of course you can always turbocharge an ordinary Delorean or swap in a 
rotary powerplant for more performance.


Marc

> From: "John C. Gottstein" <gottstein@xxxx>
> Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: "DeLorean Group" <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [DML] Looking for a driver's review
> Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 16:34:40 -0400
>
> Hi,
> I've been reading the dmcnews emails for a few days, and have read 
> almost every DeLorean website I could find. I wholeheartedly agree that 
> the car is a work of art, but I haven't found out much about how the car 
> actually drives? Since it was intended to compete with Corvettes, is it of 
> that nature? Is it as fast as it looks, and how is the handling?
>
> I would love to hear peoples' opinions. I've seen a good number of 
> DeLoreans while at British Car shows with my MG, and I've become very 
> interested in them. I'm definitely considering buying one and taking good 
> care of it.
>
> Thanks for your help. There's a lot of good information on this list.
>
> John
>
>
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