Since the DeLorean evolved to such an iconic car, why didn't any manufacturer bought the brand and revamped the car (like VW did with Bentley or BMW with Mini and Rolls-Royce)?
It’s also really just a single model that’s iconic, the brand itself I don’t think has the same value. One could make similar arguments about BMW’s “MINI” brand I guess, but that’s a significantly simpler mass market car.
“Gull wing” style doors (which inevitably any relaunch would need to copy, I can’t see how you could avoid it) have a long history of causing production issues in mass produced vehicles too, which is a factor in why almost no one besides Tesla tries to do it anymore, and Tesla too ran into some trouble there.
A modern “remake” a la the Mini Cooper wouldn’t have to repeat that mistake, but they’d be fighting uphill to convince people that the new one was different.
The DeLorean is an iconic and beloved car, but I don’t know that many people are actually pining to purchase one.