A Tesla Cybertruck. Portmanteau of âdeplorableâ and âDeLorean.â The DMC12 DeLorean was a gull-wing 2 door sports car (V6,2.85L, 135HP, 5-speed Manual/3-speed Auto) produced from 1981 to 1983. The DeLorean was paneled with brushed aluminum; it was both physically similar to the Cybertruck and carried similar social connotations of audacity, impracticality, and douchebaggery.
The DMC12 was prominently featured in the 1985 film, Back To The Future as a retrofitted time machine.
While the DMC12 is highly collectable, and around 6,000 of the original 8,500 units produced are believed to still be on the road today, the Cybertruck is an overpriced, poorly constructed symbol of excess, greed and stupidity.
The DMC12 had an MSRP of $12,000 (USD) in 1981, and the Cybertruck lists at $100,240 (USD) today.
"Look at that DePlorean! It's actually much uglier in person."