Channel Your Inner Dark Knight With Your Very Own Batmobile

It’s a few years late, but Batman’s ride from The Dark Knight trilogy is headed to production. 10 copies of the screen-used icon are up for grabs with a price that’s just a hair under $3 million. All of a sudden, a Mustang GTD sounds like a bargain at 10% of the price, but then again, who’s gonna notice the Mustang when a Tumbler rolls around the corner? Actually, they won’t see it do that – this can’t be street-legal and isn’t. But it does come with gun turrets, a smoke screen, and a flame simulator for the jet engine mounted to the back.

Batmobile Replica Is Officially Licensed

Replica Batmobiles are nothing new. We’ve seen plenty come and go, and many of them had less attention to detail than one of the Joker’s henchmen. This one, though, is different. This one comes from Hollywood custom car company Action Vehicle Engineering, and it is officially licensed as part of the celebration marking the 85th anniversary of the Batman. It’s the car that was used in arguably the best film series the character has ever seen – Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale.

The Tumbler looked huge on screen, and that’s because it was huge in person. This replica will be 15 feet long and nine feet three inches wide. That’s 25 inches wider than a Hummer H1, meaning it’s far too wide to be driven on public roads. On the other hand, if you can afford the $3 million price tag Wayne Enterprises is asking for the very limited production run, that might not be a problem for you. You’ll find somewhere to drive it.

Movie Monster Made Of Carbon And Kevlar With V8 Power

If you do drive it, you’ll find it gets along at a reasonable clip, but it won’t shove your eyes into the back of your skull and keep them there. The jet engine is fake, so it doesn’t provide any thrust. A 525-horsepower 6.2-liter LS3 V8 from GM takes care of moving the 5,500-lb Batmobile. The four-speed automatic isn’t exactly high-tech, but it should work well in this movie monster. The Tumbler uses a steel frame to support the body panels. Those panels are a mix of steel, Kevlar, fiberglass, and carbon fiber. So no, it’s probably not bulletproof or explosion-resistant. It does have two massively wide tires up front and four Super Swamper tires in the back.

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Some of the features inspired by the movies include a working smoke screen generator that will send up a cloud behind you, and there is a set of gun turrets. The gun turrets are fake, though, again, for enough cash you could probably remedy that. The Jet Engine Simulation system has us puzzled. Wayne Enterprises says that it doesn’t actually shoot flames, so we’re not sure how it will do its simulating.

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Wayne Enterprises didn’t show any interior photos, but it did go over some of the cabin features. It will have an “authentic interior” that includes one-way mirrored glass, an “original style dashboard,” and “Lowrance systems.” We’re assuming that the last one is a fish finder, but we are not at all sure why.

This isn’t the first automotive partnership from the people behind Batman. The company has already licensed Pininfarina to build special-edition models of its cars, and there are Batman-inspired watercraft. It’s all part of a Bruce Wayne Experience website that includes a special concierge and even real estate listings for fans who want to channel their inner Dark Knight.