Ferrari-powered DeLorean has no problem reaching 88mph as it tears through the Nevada desert
Published on Nov 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM (UTC+4)
by Molly Davidson
Last updated on Nov 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
A Ferrari-powered DeLorean just tore through the Nevada desert, and this one doesn’t stop at 88mph.
It’s the stainless-steel legend, rebuilt and reborn with a Ferrari heart.
No props, no flux capacitor – just raw power and road dust.
And after a 2,000-mile drive from Atlanta to SEMA, it proved the legend finally runs as good as it looks.
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The Ferrari-powered DeLorean that actually delivers
For 40 years, the DeLorean’s been famous for one thing it couldn’t really do – hit 88mph and make magic happen.
The movie car could time-travel, but the real one could barely make a freeway pass.
That’s what Brazilian builder and founder and CEO of FuelTech, Anderson Dick, decided to fix.
He found a gutted DMC-12 and gave it the kind of heart it always deserved – a Ferrari V8 and a Porsche gearbox.
Suddenly, the car from Back to the Future was capable of its own sequel.
The result isn’t a replica or a gimmick.
It’s a stainless-steel missile that finally matches its legend.
The Ferrari engine revs to 9,500rpm, and for once, the DeLorean doesn’t need a flux capacitor to feel unreal.
A week before SEMA, Anderson drove it 2,000 miles from Atlanta to Las Vegas, 16 hours a day, to prove it wasn’t just a showpiece.
Out in the Nevada desert, the gullwing coupe rockets past 88mph for real – no movie magic required.
And fans watching the clip are eating it up, saying:
“Finally a drivetrain worthy of the DeLorean’s design.”
The movie car that refused to die
Every few years, the DeLorean finds a new way to exist.
Sometimes it’s a prop, sometimes a headline, always a time machine for nostalgia.
A collector in Dallas turned the dream into hardware, building a working replica complete with glowing circuits and a fake time-travel mode.
Another fan in California took the idea a bit too literally, pushing his DMC-12 past 88mph just to see what would happen.
Turns out, all that does is attract flashing lights.
Back at its 1981 launch, reporters doubted the stainless-steel coupe would ever succeed.
Four decades later, it’s still here – faster, louder, and now, finally, genuinely quick.
The original DeLorean was famous for style, not speed.
Anderson’s build flips that legacy on its head.
After years of jokes, the DeLorean finally did it – it reached 88mph and kept going.
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Molly Davidson is a Junior Content Writer at Supercar Blondie. Based in Melbourne, she holds a double Bachelor’s degree in Arts/Law from Swinburne University and a Master’s of Writing and Publishing from RMIT. Molly has contributed to a range of magazines and journals, developing a strong interest in lifestyle and car news content. When she’s not writing, she’s spending quality time with her rescue English staffy, Boof.
