Driving a Real DeLorean Time Machine Is an Epic Experience

As far as movie cars are concerned, this is one of the coolest. It's hard to tell whether the movie made the DeLorean cooler or the other way around. Let's call it a collective effort.

The styling is undeniably the coolest part of the DeLorean, a metal wedge with gullwing doors and an adorable boxiness. The car itself is not exactly great to drive, even more so than other sports cars of that era. However, it's still hugely exciting to come into contact with a DMC-12.

But this isn't an average DeLorean. Its owner spent many years to make it look as close to the movie car as possible, and the two presenters of Throttle House were more than happy to pretend every sci-fi element is real. Those giant rectangles at the back are supposed to be steam vents for the nuclear reactor.

This in turn powers the flux capacitor which distributes flux around the DeLorean, allowing it to travel through time. That's provided, of course, that you're able to hit 88 miles per hour (142 kph).

Everybody understands that, but only a few people in the world understand what is required to make a Time Machine replica. For example, the nuclear reactor requires a Dodge Polara hubcap and a bit from a Rolls-Royce jet engine.

As you're probably aware, the DeLorean came with a really crappy Renault-Peugeot-Volvo V6 engine that didn't make a lot of power. By the time all the time-travel gear was added, you ended up with a 0 to 60 time of over 10 seconds and 88 mph would theoretically take 20 seconds. Thankfully, a heavy dose of movie nostalgia compensates for any deficiencies.