A street-legal replica of the Batmobile from Christopher Nolan's Batman films—aka “The Tumbler”—has been built and is now being put up for sale to the general public for a cool $1 million. Yes, that's right, this vehicle is 100% legal to drive on normal streets.
We've seen other Tumblers before, some more drivable than others, but Marc Irvin has built one he claims is road legal, as showcased on The Stradman's YouTube channel. Although the scratch-built car is driveable, it's not fully finished.
Automobili Pininfarina has created a new line of ultra-exclusive cars that take their styling inspiration from Batman's civilian persona, Bruce Wayne. The two models—the B95 and Battista—feature unique design touches tailored to make you feel like the billionaire comic book hero.
The custom-built Batman Tumbler is an actual working vehicle. The prototype took approximately one year to manufacture, but the ones that followed had a quicker turn-around. During filming, the Tumbler actually performed on the streets, making jumps and reaching 90 MPH for the action-adventure movies.
It costs $1 million, which is around £600k in real money, and is therefore more expensive than a pair of Lamborghini Aventadors. Like the Lamborghini Aventador, the Batmobile features some wheels, some doors, a stereo, sat nav and iPod integration.
- The Tumbler is a highly advanced armored vehicle designed and utilized by Bruce Wayne, aka Batman. - It has a length of 15 feet, a width of 9 feet, and a height of 4 feet. - The vehicle weighs approximately 2.5 tons. - The Tumbler is powered by a 5.7-liter V8 engine and can reach speeds of up to 120 miles per hour.
In terms of raw grunt, it's no surprise that the engine was a 5.7-litre Chevrolet unit, 350 cubic inches pumping out 400bhp to allow the Batmobile to roar around. Although there wasn't just the one car – there were multiple versions to allow for various scene set-ups.
The Tumbler first featured in 2005's Batman Begins is one of the most recognizable versions of the Batmobile and has also become one of the most popular for enthusiasts to replicate. One such replica is currently up for sale.
The Batmobile, nine feet wide, and sixteen feet long, has a top speed of one hundred six miles (one hundred seventy kilometers) per hour, and can accelerate from zero to sixty miles (ninety-six kilometers) per hour in six seconds. The engine is a 5.7 liter V8 Chevy.
A recent 9th Circuit decision has endorsed copyright protection for Batman's four-wheeled sidekick, confirming that copyright protection can extend to "sufficiently distinctive" elements of an original work, like comic-book characters, even if the "character" is a car. The decision affirms DC Comics v. Towle, 989 F.
Good news, Batman lovers! A fully functional Batmobile replica exists — and you can even drive it outside of Gotham City. Led by architect and artist Nguyen Dac Chung, the Vietnam-based Macro Studios used blueprints from Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy to faithfully recreate the movie's Tumbler vehicle.
The Batmobile used by actor Adam West in the original TV series of Batman has sold for $4.2m (£2.6m) at a US auction. The car was bought by Rick Champagne, a logistics company owner from Phoenix, Arizona. The 56-year-old, who was just 10 when the high-camp TV series began in 1966, said it "was a dream come true".
After the movie's debut, a coachbuilder showed interest in creating 5 production models of the Mercedes AMG Vision GT6. Expected to cost USD 1.5 million (Rs 12 crore), the carbon fibre models were expected to be based on the SLS AMG GT chassis.
It's always fun to drive a cool car, but what if you had the ability to own the coolest car? A street-legal replica of the Batmobile from Christopher Nolan's Batman films—aka “The Tumbler”—has been built and is now being put up for sale to the general public for a cool $1 million.
These reusable cups keep beverages hot or cold for hours and are comfortable to use. You can buy tumblers in fun colours or standard stainless steel colours.
The Tumbler definitely isn't a stick. Why, then, did Batman lie to Gordon? Some office-wide theories suggest that Batman was merely making a joke, implying that the Tumbler being a stick is an absurd idea.
The new Batmobile was built around a V8 engine with 700 horsepower and four-wheel drive. It includes a transfer box inside that would allow the driver to transfer from the front wheels to the rear wheels while driving using a pneumatic system.
- The 'Tumbler' name comes from its military history due to its ability to jump and tumble. - The car has no front axle - director Nolan wanted the wheels to be held from the side.
