About the car
Name : DeLorean DMC-12
Engine : Peugeot / Renault / Volvo, V6, 174 cubic inches, 130 hp
Speeds : 3 for the automatic version
              5 for the manual version
Production :      1981 : 6539
                        1982 : 1126
                        1983 : 918
                        Total : 8583 (the number of DeLoreans still existing is estimated at 6000).
Original price : 25000$ (US), but the car was often sold for more than that.
Interior colours : Black and grey were the only colours the DeLorean was made in, exception made of the few golden DeLoreans, which have a light brown interior.
Weight : 1232.73 kg (2712 lbs) with filled gas tank. The weight repartition is 35% for the front and 65% for the back.
Top Speed : 150 mph (built to go up to 130 mph).
Dimensions :         Length : 4m 21cm
                            Width : 1m 85cm
                            Height (doors shut) : 1m 14cm
                                 "    (doors open) : 1m 96cm
                            Distance between front wheels and back wheels : 2m 41cm
                            Height from ground (front) : 14.2cm
                                 "       "         "     (back) : 15.5cm


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