GT4 2004 DMC DeLorean S2

My summer villa has a working PS2 console plus a copy of Gran Turismo 4 (the game that started the car photo thing with its Photo Mode feature).

And I can now make some GT4 car pictures, and to start things off - here is the GT4 2004 DMC DeLorean S2.

Wearing a coat of exactly nothing over its stainless steel panels, it is parked here at Grand Canyon.

The Grand Canyon is one of the wonders of the world located in the State of Arizona and is also a photo travel location in GT4.

The 2004 DMC DeLorean is not the original DeLorean but is probably a car built by DMC of Texas using NOS parts, OEM parts and reproduction parts.

Here is what the in-game description says:

After this, the engine inventory of the DMC-12s were shipped from Ireland to the U.S., and passed into the hands of a newborn DMC which would maintenance the Deloreans. This company, responding to the requests and demands of Delorean owners, announced a tuning menu that increased engine power to 197 HP. Deloreans equipped with this engine are known as Series 2.

 

As to why the 2004 DMC DeLorean S2 made it to the Gran Turismo series but the original one didn't is a mystery to me, albeit a low-level one - I am not losing sleep over it. 

Also, note how the original company is not there any more to pay the Gran Turismo developers or something like that.

GT4 pictures turn out better than I expected they would.

Read more about the DMC DeLorean say on wikipedia.

Alternatively, you can read the in-game description of the car.

"The series 2 DeLorean, tuned to the requests of owners."



John Z. Delorean, who was the driving force behind Pontiac in the mid 1960's and the vice president of GM at the time, left GM near the end of the 1970's, and established his own car manufacturer.

DMC, or Delorean Motor Company, set up base in Ireland. Its first mass production model was the DMC-12. Delorean's objective was to release a reasonable, stylish sports car. However, as the recently-established DMC did not have the expertise to develop such a car, and the design of the DMC-12 had to be outsourced.

As a result, the chassis was handled by Lotus, while the body design was undertaken by Italdesign. Chassis construction consisted of a Lotus-style steel backbone frame, with a new PRV SOHC V6 engine capable of 128 HP mounted on the rear. And of course its rustproof stainless steel body and gull-wing doors which attracted a lot of attention.

While the DMC-12 recorded sales of 6500 cars its first year of 1981, in the midst of this the company president was arrested for suspicion of drug possession. This matter ended with a not guilty verdict, but DMC tragically went bankrupt soon after in 1983. Total production of the DMC-12 until this time was only 8500.

After this, the engine inventory of the DMC-12s were shipped from Ireland to the U.S., and passed into the hands of a newborn DMC which would maintenance the Deloreans. This company, responding to the requests and demands of Delorean owners, announced a tuning menu that increased engine power to 197 HP. Deloreans equipped with this engine are known as Series 2. 

Poised like that, I suppose the desire to drive off the cliff would be overpowering.