Explore the thoroughly substandard design that Lotus created for the DMC-12, making it essentially a poor-quality clone of the Lotus Esprit. This causes many of DeLorean’s top engineers, including Bill Collins, to leave the project. Delve into DeLorean’s frustration with the exceedingly slow pace of factory construction in Northern Ireland, and how the changing political climate in both the US and UK hamper DeLorean production and aspirations even further.