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IgotWRXed
07-20-2004, 10:55 PM
July 19, 2004 - Want another look at the freaky-looking Batmobile in Batman Begins? IGN FilmForce has obtained a series of "spy pics" of Batman's new ride that were apparently taken while preparations were being made for a promotional photo shoot for a major retailer. You can view a couple of the images below and click them to view larger versions and eight additional pics.


The new Batmobile, which began life as a Wayne Industries military prototype called The Tumbler, is 2.5 tons, 15 feet long, and has a 350-cubic-inch Chevy engine capable of 500 horsepower. It is equipped with front-firing machine guns, a landing hook and, as you can see, 4 rear super swamper tires.

The Caped Crusader's vehicle is also taking a page from Knight Rider's KITT. Batman Begins producer Charles Roven told the NY Daily News that the car can turbo boost. "It has to get up to 220 mph to get airborne, but then it can jump 20, 30, maybe 40 feet," Roven said. To perform this gravity-defying act, the Batmobile utilizes its jet engine and vector controls.

In other Bat-news, fans should be aware of a Batman Begins panel that will take place at Comic-Con International on Friday, July 23 (from 12:30-2:00). Scheduled guests include screenwriter David Goyer and actor Cillian Murphy, who plays Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow in the film.

Sources tell IGN FilmForce that the Batman Begins trailer will most likely be attached to Fox's Alien vs. Predator when it releases on August 13.



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http://ffmedia.ign.com/batman/image/article/531/531521/batman-begins-20040719081253823.jpg

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blah
07-20-2004, 10:58 PM
no sir i dont like it. batman should drive the Koniegsegg.
geekdiggy
07-20-2004, 11:06 PM
lame. looks like a few drunk rednecks got together a punch of scraps of wraughtiron and went on a welding spree. if i were batman i'd be ashamed to be seen in that thing.
blah
07-20-2004, 11:07 PM
how can batman get pussy in that? a better question, why are they still making batman movies?
altezza
07-20-2004, 11:10 PM
sorry.. but i have to say that the old batmobile looks much better than this one
bmagni
07-20-2004, 11:16 PM
repost :D, video and picture links... its the same
ae86_16v
07-20-2004, 11:27 PM
lame. looks like a few drunk rednecks got together a punch of scraps of wraughtiron and went on a welding spree. if i were batman i'd be ashamed to be seen in that thing.

Exactly what I was thinking. . .

The first one was still the best.

no sir i dont like it. batman should drive the Koniegsegg.

Actually I think originally the Batmobile was suppose to be a modified Maserati.
Tomerville
07-20-2004, 11:31 PM
no sir i dont like it. batman should drive the Koniegsegg.

Wow, thats right on the money...that thing is just a tank
Apac102
07-20-2004, 11:50 PM
SPEakinga bout batmobiles!! I saw the 1970's batmobile on the road a couple of weeks agO!! And Im not shitting you. It was the one with the big jet engine on the back and painted red and black. Two old dudes were driving it and we waved and everyone else did. lol it was awesome! Now thats almost as cool as seeing a Mclaren F1 on the road........almost. But it was definitely the batmobile! If curious where I saw it, it was up in Petoskey Michigan
DjPtsatsot
07-20-2004, 11:55 PM
not only is that thing ugly, it also looks like its got a butt-plug :lol:
chipanggo
07-21-2004, 12:19 AM
eeek. that is so fugly. they should have stuck it out with the first batmobile that michael keaton drove. that for me is still the best batmobile.
Chaos in 1983!
07-21-2004, 01:24 AM
seing this...I'm already beggining to feel sorry for the new batman movie...I thought it was gonna be good...but this sucks...man if only Burton would direct Batman again...
Gimp
07-21-2004, 03:40 PM
They should just stick to the original one.
roos
07-23-2004, 12:21 AM
what the hell is that
X-ale
07-23-2004, 02:29 AM
A f1 wanna-be tractor contraption (repost)
Garretts_turbo
07-23-2004, 09:46 PM
Actually I think originally the Batmobile was suppose to be a modified Maserati.

^^^
correct. at least in the books anyways....it was a one-off turbine powered maserati.....

but anyways back to the topic that thing is ass ugly. whats with the off-road tires???? :x :x
saadie
07-24-2004, 02:54 AM
it simply sux ....... it should be a car not a damn tank ... :|
schnell318
07-26-2004, 01:14 AM
I don´t like it either, he should be drving a black Murcielago
tifneedle208
07-27-2004, 02:38 AM
Thats not a batcar.....it cant be......It looks nothing like a batcar......I mean...dear lord...its so ugly.
Chaos in 1983!
07-27-2004, 02:42 AM
well he's gonna be driving a murcielago roadster...so that's good enough :D
is64fun
10-28-2004, 05:16 PM
the best batmobile was the first one, which was in joker and penguin films
topgeartom
10-28-2004, 05:21 PM
the best batmobile was the first one, which was in joker and penguin films

way to gravedig!
jamberl
10-28-2004, 07:13 PM
seing this...I'm already beggining to feel sorry for the new batman movie...I thought it was gonna be good...but this sucks...man if only Burton would direct Batman again...

That would be too good to be true. I wonder why he doesnt. Surely they would have offered him plenty of $$$$.

Maybe directors who do movies like this dont get the freedom they want, i.e. the studio execs breathing down their neck telling them 'you cant do that, etc', its a pretty big movie franchise after all.
noliebro
10-28-2004, 07:21 PM
oh god! what on earth is that crap, hardly a car IMO.
mrpushrod
10-28-2004, 08:18 PM
That's really really weird, better than some of the previous Batmobiles though.
LotusGT1
10-29-2004, 04:41 AM
Fuck, they screwed up bigtime, looks like a Judge Dredd piece of crap.

Batman's cars have always been sleek and stylish, this looks like an LSD trip gone wrong...
yg60m
10-29-2004, 04:55 AM
the best batmobile was the first one, which was in joker and penguin films

way to gravedig!

I'm with is64, and the best Batmans were Tim Burton's movies !!
aOp
10-29-2004, 08:36 AM
what batmans new ride should really be!!!!

http://www.italiaspeed.com/news_2003/frankfurt_report/lamborghini/muricelargo_rgt_frankfurt_index.html

Totally agree... That's the one and only!
sndr
10-29-2004, 10:00 AM
That's a strange think