In the Back to the Future franchise, the DeLorean time machine is a time travel vehicle constructed from a retrofitted DMC DeLorean. Its time travel ability is derived from the "flux capacitor", a component that allows the car to travel to the past or future. This occurs when the car accelerates to 88 miles per hour and requires 1.21 gigawatts of electricity.
A back view of the DeLorean time machine
The Flux Capacitor as seen in a replica DeLorean Time Machine
Time Circuits from DeLorean used in the first and second films
A replica of the DeLorean time machine's Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor
Back to the Future (franchise)
Back to the Future is an American science fiction comedy franchise created by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. The franchise follows the adventures of a high school student, Marty McFly, and an eccentric scientist, Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown, as they use a DeLorean time machine to time travel to different periods in the history of the fictional town of Hill Valley, California.
The replica Toyota Tacoma concept based on the original Toyota truck, on display during the Pittsburgh International Auto Show at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in 2016.
An Emmett Brown cosplayer at a "Back to the Future Day" screening in Boise, Idaho, 2015
White House celebration of Back to the Future Day, 2015