Nolanverse Batmobile leaps barrier between film and reality – but it'll cost you

If you fancy yourself a Batman aficionado – and you have Bruce Wayne levels of spending money sitting around – you could be one of the lucky few to score a working, licensed reproduction of The Tumbler from Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy.  Available through the real-world "Wayne Enterprises Experience," the luxury …

[Brewster's Angle Grinder]

"The Tumbler isn't street legal"

What?! Not allowing me to drive any car I choose on public roads is clearly against the First Amendment! You're impinging my right to "speak" through my choice of vehicle!!!11!!!

^{I'd like to think I'm being facetious. But I'm sure some billionaire would actually argue this.}

[J. Cook]

Well, if the penalty is a fine, then that's just a line item on the operating costs for the thing, or just drawn from petty cash. /sarcasm.

On a more serious note, I wonder if there's a scaled down R/C version that's priced more down to earth for us mere mortals...

[My other car WAS an IAV Stryker]

Any R/C version would also not be street legal. --->

[J. Cook]

Yeah. And as it turns out, there's a few different models and scaled versions of it, and the prices are reasonable. (I don't need anymore toys, though... :D )

[Anonymous Custard]

(I don't need anymore toys, though... :D )

Does not compute, please explain this concept... ;-)

[Is It Me]

It is possible to have not enough space for the toys you need, but not possible to not need more toys.

[Anonymous Coward]

Can confirm. <quietly pushes another computer under the couch>

[Orv]

The fine is the easy part. Having it impounded and crushed, though, would hurt.

[My other car WAS an IAV Stryker]

Rich car-lover who respects the road laws: Jay Leno -- one of a kind.

(How many of the other customers would be willing to break a few more laws and install some kind of accessory fuel tank to create the flames?)

[IGotOut]

And unlike this, he has a jet powered car.

[Gene Cash]

On his YouTube channel, when he takes out a vehicle that isn't road-legal (or he doesn't feel safe enough - e.g. crappy brakes, etc) there's apparently a local airport that lets him tool around the taxiways. Usually there's a police car somewhere in the vicinity.

Man, imagine being rich enough to own some of these luxury cars.

Man, imagine being rich enough to own literally over a hundred of these luxury cars.

Man, imagine being rich enough the local airport lets you tool around in your non-road-legal luxury cars with a police escort.

Leno makes Bezos and Musk look like absolute amateur pikers. And he's the only one of the three I'd enjoy a cold beer with.

[Jellied Eel]

Leno makes Bezos and Musk look like absolute amateur pikers. And he's the only one of the three I'd enjoy a cold beer with.

Indeed. Thing I like about Leno is how much he knows about his collection, and why the vehicles are in it. And they're not just luxury cars, but ones that have some significance, or are just interesting to him. Plus I like the way every time he drops a YT video, someone in the comments will probably say they saw Leno driving one of his collection and he waved back. Think some of my favorite videos are with him talking about his jet car. Would love to chat with him about that, and the prospects of producing a new one.

As for this car-

The jet engine on the back of The Tumbler is non-functional, but simulates jet engine noises (sans flames, sorry) – and the vehicle also includes "imitation gun turrets."

Not for me then. I always thought a benefit of a functional jet car would be as an anti-tailgating device.

[Gene Cash]

> willing to break a few more laws

That's probably why it's "you can't just buy one. Interested millionaire playboys can apply for "allocation" of one"

[Phil O'Sophical]

unspecified "advanced software upgrades"

Oh gawd, it probably has Alexa...

[ThatOne]

Re: unspecified "advanced software upgrades"

Rather Alfred?

[FrogsAndChips]

Re: unspecified "advanced software upgrades"

or Jarvis, if we're ready to cross the multiverses.

[Rob]

Would love one, but will have to wait until after I have saved up for a reproduction, that is street legal, of the TRON2 bike (fully EV apparently, needs the costume to go with it though).

[Rafael #872397]

Sorry – it's not jet powered, or armed with real guns, obviously

Well sir! I'll take my business elsewhere then.

[harmjschoonhoven]

Re: Sorry – it's not jet powered, or armed with real guns, obviously

Try this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyXSGbTAqOk. It is definitely cheaper than the fancy batmobile and faster too.

[Gene Cash]

I want the Puma, errr, Warthog

WetaFX made a full scale driveable HALO Warthog for a possible movie.

The Rooster Teeth guys got to take it through a drive-thru once.

THAT is the "fantasy universe" vehicle **I** want.

[harmjschoonhoven]

Re: I want the Puma, errr, Warthog

Not to be confused with the Warthog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II.

[Homo.Sapien.Floridanus]

What others are saying…

“I am selling non-lethal, miniature versions of Battle Cat if anyone is interested.”

-He Man

“I’ve lost track of how many people I’ve sold my invisible plane to by now. Sorry mom.”

-Wonder Woman

[Kevin McMurtrie]

It still weighs much less than a Cybertruck.

[trevorde]

Meh!

Cybertruck is bulletproof and has FSD (coming next year)

[Fruit and Nutcase]

Re: Meh!

May be Musk will suggest to Trump he replaces "The Beast" in the presidential motorcade with a Cybertruck.

The FSD will be handy when he wants to pop down to the local McDonalds for a BigMac

/

[Orv]

The Chevy LS is just the Lego brick of motors, isn't it? You can snap it into anything.

[RockBurner]

Wayne Enterprises Experience

I see no-one has even thought about the TLA here.....

(please don't make me spill it out)

[TchmilFan]

What, no mention of the "Regenerative Serum" or the annual "Becoming Human" Wellness Concierge @ $285,000.00? Ooh, an $850 Kettle Bell(end). Fancy a sculpture, why not buy the "CROWN OF CREATION X WAYNE ENTERPRISES EDITION"?

This makes Goop look like Lidl.

[Sceptic Tank]

Pre-flight checks.

Batman used to wear an all-white outfit until that day he had to check the gauges above the jet engine exhaust. Could have been more convenient to mount them on the dashboard, yes?