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2.85 V6 5-speed
DeLorean›DMC-12›1st gen (1981-1983)

2.85 V6 5-speed

1st gen (1981-1983) · 1981–1983RWD

130 PS and 207 Nm come from a 2.85-litre six-cylinder petrol engine in the DeLorean DMC-12 2.85 V6 5-speed, a coupe built from 1981 to 1983. It is paired with a manual gearbox.

128 hpPower
1981-1983Year
Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement2.9 L
Cylinders6
FuelPetrol
TransmissionManual
DrivetrainRWD
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power128 hp
Torque207 Nm
Dimensions & body
Height · 1140 mm
Length · 4267 mm
Wheelbase · 2408 mm
Width1989 mm
Doors2
Seats2

STORY

John DeLorean founded the DeLorean Motor Company, and the first DMC-12 left its factory at Dunmurry, near Belfast in Northern Ireland, on 21 January 1981. Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign styled the car. Brushed stainless steel panels were fixed to a fibreglass underbody, and the doors opened upward like gull wings. The rear-mounted 2.85-litre PRV V6 made 130 PS and came with a five-speed manual or an automatic. Production stopped in the early 1980s with fewer than 10,000 cars built. The DMC-12 became widely known as the time machine in the 1985 film Back to the Future.

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