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created_at: '2015-10-22T03:38:55.000Z'
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title: Car and Driver's Review of the 1981 De Lorean (1981)
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url: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/1981-de-lorean-archived-first-drive-review
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author: benbreen
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points: 64
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2018-06-08 12:05:27 +00:00
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year: 1981
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2018-03-03 09:35:28 +00:00
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The world's hands-on debut of the De Lorean after years of anticipation
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did resolve a couple of longstanding concerns. First of all, this is
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unquestionably the most ambitious attempt at running-before-walking ever
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seen in the variegated history of the auto industry. The backbone frame
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is easy but expensive, the molded-plastic body complicated and
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expensive. The gull-wing doors are currently smack-dab in the middle of
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a no-man's land in terms of manufacturing experience: Mercedes-Benz
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broke the molds after 1400 300SLs, and Malcolm Bricklin went bust
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squeezing the next couple thousand winged cars out of his Canadian
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plant. What's more, the De Lorean is first packed with the power
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accessories and miles of wiring that go with a luxury ride these days,
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and only then sealed up in its silver wrapper. To find a
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more-complex-to-build car, you might try Rolls-Royce, but it crafts only
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a few thousand units a year and their prices run into six figures.
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