the DMC-12 has to be the most '80s of '80s cars. in particular, '80s MURRICA (the most MURRICA thing about it is the quad rectangle headlights)all flash, little to no bang. I think this car had the same PRV engine you could find in some Volvo models of the timeusing it in the movie was a genius move. it'd be regarded like the Subaru SVX is to the average person otherwise.