The Wikipedia entry for the DMC-12 is actually very good. 0-60 in 10 seconds, $56,000 in today's dollars. The thing is, in 1981 a 10-second 0-60 was actually decent. That's how far performance had fallen in the Nader heaven of the 70s. Crazy as it sounds, our Cruiser (which sometimes feels like it can be passed by energetic bicyclers) would actually give this swoopy thing a run for its money. Ah, progress...