Penned by renowned car, motorcycle, camera, and firearm designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro, the DeLorean DMC-12 is an American sports car that debuted in 1981 and despite a brief production run, it became a bonafide automotive icon when it was thrust into the cultural mainstream.
Upon the DeLorean’s 40th anniversary, Spain’s Ángel Guerra (a designer for both Rimac and Bugatti) was determined to bring the steel-bodied, gull wing-doored DMC-12 squarely into the 21st century with a Next Generation concept. Co-hosting for this episode is Kat Delorean along with Angel Guerra dialing in from his home in Seville, Spain to tell us all about this revolutionary new car.
Some of the topics we talk about in this episode surrounding the DNG!
- The Model-JZD Design, revisiting Giugiaro’s original creation – and the evolution
- Will the body be made of Stainless like the original? Carbon-fiber painted to look like stainless? Or some other new/feature tech?
- Mid-engine instead of Rear-engine?
- Interior design … where is the “extra space” behind the driver? Would you lose that because of the mid-engine design?
- It’s been a couple of years since your initial ideas, is there anything you see changing about the design?
- Do you have to make special accommodations for different power plants? What is the thought process: EV or Petrol, Hybrid or optional?
- How big will the vehicle be (compared to the original); Purposed weight?
- Outside of the design of the Model-JZD, how are you going to be involved in the build process for the new car? Are you going to be in Detroit for the unveiling?
- and much, much more!
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