Okay let me give you a brief history of the vehicle. But first I would like to thank Wikipedia.org for giving me the key details I needed. Ok so, the De Lorean DMC-12 is an American sports car that was built by the De Lorean Motor Company from 1981 to 1983 in Northern Ireland. It is most generally known basically as the De Lorean! And in case you didn’t know, the De Lorean was the only model ever manufactured by the DMC Company.

John De Lorean had imagined before that the DMC-12 would produce an estimated boost of around 200 horsepower, but in the long run, it was established on a 170 horsepower production for the engine. The steering was rack and pinion, with an overall steering ratio of 14.9:1, giving 2.65 turns lock-to-lock and a 35 ft (10.67 m) turning circle. DMC-12s were originally fixed with cast alloy wheels, measuring 14 in (356 mm) in diameter by 6 in (152 mm) wide on the front and 15 in (381 mm) in diameter by 8 in (203 mm) wide on the rear. These were fitted with Goodyear NCT steel-belted radial tires because the engine is placed in the very rear of the vehicle. The DMC-12 has a 35%/65% front/rear weight distribution.

Even though it was the only car ever produced by DMC, it has emerged as a significant car because it was among the car makers to be the first one to introduce the gull-wing doors with a fiberglass "underbody", to which non-structural brushed stainless steel panels are attached. The DMC-12 rocks! Because of its sophisticated and futuristic look, De Lorean starred in the Back to the Future movie trilogy as a homemade time machine. The first model came out in March 1977 and the construction of the DMC-12 legitimately started in 1981 with the first DMC-12 rolling off the production line on January 21 at the DMC factory in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland.

New DMC-12s had a suggested retail price of $25,000 ($650 more when equipped with an automatic transmission) and this is equivalent to approximately $62,300 in 2007 dollars.