I’ve always wanted a lightsaber. Always, since I was little, my dream has been to wield a lightsaber (blue, to be exact) like Obi-Wan. We’ve all wanted one of those cool objects we saw in the movies at some point, from the Power Ranger sword or the Ghostbusters’ proton gun to the Men in Black’s Neuralizer or Batman’s car. They all have one thing in common: they do not exist outside of science fiction.
Well, not all of them. Batman’s car does exist and you can Buy it as long as you have money for punishment.
Batman’s car. The Batmobile is, along with Kitt (an ’82 Pontiac Trans AM) and the Delorean DMC-12, one of the most emblematic cars in cinema and the medium, in general. The first time we read that name, Batmobile, was in chapter 48 of ‘Detective Comics’ in February 1941 and, since its first design, it has gone through all kinds of modifications.
The Tumbler, which is the one we saw in the trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan, is one of the coolest models with permission from the Batmobile from ‘Batman & Robin’, which is amazing and I will die defending it on this hill. In any case, the reality is that no one is going to be disgusted by having Batman’s car parked in their garage, especially if it is a tank the size of the Tumbler.
Tumbler | Imagen: Wayne Enterprises
Tumbler. Also called the Acrobat, it is actually a military vehicle archived at Wayne Enterprises. It has twin front-facing machine guns, a rocket launcher, thermal imaging, remote control, stealth mode, deployable explosive mines, a self-destruct system, and if all goes wrong, the front wheels become the Batpod. That in science fiction does not exist in reality.
What does exist is a fully functional replica (we understand that without weapons) of which ten units have been manufactured for ten lucky people. And not “lucky” because they are going to have this huge thing in their garage, but because they have $2,990,000 to spend on it without it burning a huge hole in their wallet. Because yes, the Price of a Tumbler is three million dollars, thus being out of reach of most mortals.
Tumbler | Imagen: Wayne Enterprises
This collaboration, by the way, is the result of the association of Relevance International (a marketing and media agency) and Warner Bros whose purpose is to bring to life Wayne Enterprises Experience, an experience, worth the redundancy, based on the universe of Bruce Wayne and Batman. This car is, quite simply, the latest quirky addition to the experience.
What does the car have? For now, it is fully functional. That is, the car moves. Another thing is that it is legal to drive it (spoiler: no). It is painted black, measures more than four and a half meters long, about three meters wide and one and a half meters high and weighs about two and a half tons. And each unit is numbered, by the way.
Tumbler | Imagen: Wayne Enterprises
It is made of Kevlar, carbon fiber, metal sheets and fiberglass; The frame is made of aircraft steel and has an exhaust pipe that simulates a jet engine. It does not emit flames, they warn on the website. It also has two front turrets that do not fire, and a smoke screen distribution system that has left us eager to see it in operation. As for the engine, it incorporates a 6.2-liter, 525-horsepower LS3 that will surely be familiar to Chevrolet lovers.
An object of desire. To get one of these cars you have to 1) get three million dollars and 2) sign up for a list. Once done, the company will review the details, give the green light and begin building the car. 15 months later, ten people will have Batman’s car at home so they can show it off, show it to their guests and… little else, because driving it doesn’t seem very legal.
But it’s cool for a while, things as they are.
Imagen | Wayne Enterprises
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