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The Evolution Of The Batmobile<\/strong><\/p>\n

By: Sam Hoober<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some recent photos have been released of the new Batmobile, ahead of the premier of director Zack Snyder’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” film. This will be the latest iteration of a number of vehicles, many\u00a0of which are adored by fans.<\/p>\n

The New Batmobile<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A new “Batman” movie franchise means a new Batmobile. For those that haven’t been following the news, director Zack Snyder (“300,” “Watchmen,” “Man of Steel”) is busy working on a “Batman v Superman” film as a followup\u00a0to “Man of Steel.” The film will feature Ben Affleck as Batman. Snyder is also, according to his IMDB<\/a> page, tentatively scheduled to helm a “Justice League” film next.<\/p>\n

Two teaser photos were released of the new Batmobile and as The Verge<\/a> points out, it’s a blend between the Batmobiles of the Tim Burton\/Joel Schumacher era and the Christopher Nolan version, dubbed “The Tumbler,” equal parts jet fighter and military vehicle.<\/p>\n

From humble beginnings<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Batmobile in the comics has been diverse, as this handy Jalopnik<\/a> article demonstrates. Some have been regular cars; the very first was basically a Packard convertible. Others are basically regular cars with wings welded on. Others have been the long, sleek jet-fighter-on-tires variety many are used to.<\/p>\n

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The first live-action Batmobile was created by prop car legend George Barris, who built it by modifying the Lincoln Futura concept car – a one-off built by Ford for auto shows. Barris bought it from Ford to lease to TV and movie studios, according to 1966batmobile.com<\/a>, such as the 1959 film “It Started With A Kiss” that it appears in. He decided to modify the Futura instead of making a car from scratch.<\/p>\n

The car became an icon, and Barris sold the original in 2013 for $4.6 million, according to CNN<\/a>. Licensed replicas can be had for the less-princely sum of $150,000 from a company called Fiberglass Freaks, according to Gizmodo<\/a>. The jet thruster doesn’t work (it has a Chevy 350), but they’ll put in a propane tank and burner for the visual effect.<\/p>\n

Enter Burton<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Tim Burton Batmobile was radically different. Designed by film designer Anton Furst, who used a Chevrolet Impala chassis and a hand-built fiberglass body, according to Wikipedia<\/a>, the fountain of all Internet knowledge. This iteration of the Batmobile was inspired by land-speed record jet cars. It had a turbine engine as the spine of the car, though the cars used in driving shots were actually running a Chevy 350, according to Jalopnik<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Schumacher Batmobiles were basically built the same way by putting a fiberglass (and later, carbon-fiber) body on custom-built chassis, with drastically exaggerated wings and visual effects.<\/p>\n

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Christopher Nolan’s design team took a different tack, by making the Batmobile a straight-up military vehicle. It was created by designer Neil Crowley, according to HowStuffWorks<\/a>. Crowley designed it by cannibalizing model car and plane kits until he had it right.<\/p>\n

The finished product was constructed using carbon-fiber panels over a steel tube chassis, with a dually rear-axle. The models that drove used a mid-mounted, race-tuned Chevy 350 V8. Since Crowley wanted to use as little CGI as possible, multiple cars were built for different purposes. One was built with propane tanks and a burner for afterburner scenes. Another was fitted with an interior and the necessary hydraulics for scenes where Batman gets in or out of the car. (Cockpit scenes used a set.) There was also a working 1:5 scale model for most scenes where it flies through the air.<\/p>\n

The ones that drive have stripped-out race car interiors (fire systems included) and are capable of going from 0 to 60 m.p.h in 5.7 seconds, and speeds up to 100 miles per hour. (Impressive for a 5,000 lb vehicle.) They also use a turning system similar to tractors; hairpin turns are done by engaging the over-sized rear brakes. These models even served as NASCAR pace cars.<\/p>\n

New blood<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The new Batmobile looks like a combination of the previous two generations – part military vehicle and part jet fighter on tires. And hey – this Batsuit doesn’t have nipples!<\/p>\n

**UPDATE** – Warner Brothers has officially revealed the new Batmobile for Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Click Here to see it<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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