Batmobile (circa 1989)

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In recognition of the upcoming release of “The Dark Night” from Warner Bros Entertainment, I thought it was a nice time to reflect upon some Batman history. This model represents what comes to mind for most people of my generation when thinking about the Batmobile. This version was used in both of the Tim Burton Batman movies

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Later versions of the famed Batmobile would be built off the stretched-out platforms of other cars, such as the Chevrolet Caprice and Buick Riviera. This style was used in the two Batman films directed by Tim Burton. Reputedly, every gadget seen on the Batmobile used in these films was fully functional, including the jet engine, which consumed fuel at such a high rate that there was only enough fuel capacity to run it for the approximately fifteen seconds of the longest shot in which you can see it operating. This version of the Batmobile was later seen in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman episode called “Don’t Tug On Superman’s Cape,” an episode which shows that some collectors had apparently stolen the Batmobile. (This may have been an attempt to explain why a different Batmobile is shown in Batman Forever) This long, sleek design was later adapted for Batman: The Animated Series, wherein the vehicle was a long, low machine inspired by art deco design style of the film series. As the 1990s Batman films were handed over to director Joel Schumacher, the design for the Batmobile became increasingly implausible, as decorative lighting was added to the vehicle’s rims and front edge, and the wing-shaped fins reached further into the air. Although this article has claimed “The Joel Shumacher designs also lacked a passenger seat, the vehicles only able to transport their driver” if you look closely at the footage where Batman jumps down into the car you can clearly see two seats, also the throttle is mounted on a ridge not too dissimilar from a drive train ridge in a car . Batman Forever was originally supposed to have a Batmobile designed by famed designer H. R. Giger, but Giger backed out of the project when Warner Brothers rejected his design.

In recognition of the upcoming release of "The Dark Night" from Warner Bros Entertainment, I thought it was a nice time to reflect upon some Batman history. This model represents what comes to mind for most people of my generation when thinking about the Batmobile. This version was used in both of the Tim Burton Batman movies

More info from wikipedia:

Later versions of the famed Batmobile would be built off the stretched-out platforms of other cars, such as the Chevrolet Caprice and Buick Riviera. This style was used in the two Batman films directed by Tim Burton. Reputedly, every gadget seen on the Batmobile used in these films was fully functional, including the jet engine, which consumed fuel at such a high rate that there was only enough fuel capacity to run it for the approximately fifteen seconds of the longest shot in which you can see it operating. This version of the Batmobile was later seen in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman episode called "Don't Tug On Superman's Cape," an episode which shows that some collectors had apparently stolen the Batmobile. (This may have been an attempt to explain why a different Batmobile is shown in Batman Forever) This long, sleek design was later adapted for Batman: The Animated Series, wherein the vehicle was a long, low machine inspired by art deco design style of the film series. As the 1990s Batman films were handed over to director Joel Schumacher, the design for the Batmobile became increasingly implausible, as decorative lighting was added to the vehicle's rims and front edge, and the wing-shaped fins reached further into the air. Although this article has claimed "The Joel Shumacher designs also lacked a passenger seat, the vehicles only able to transport their driver" if you look closely at the footage where Batman jumps down into the car you can clearly see two seats, also the throttle is mounted on a ridge not too dissimilar from a drive train ridge in a car . Batman Forever was originally supposed to have a Batmobile designed by famed designer H. R. Giger, but Giger backed out of the project when Warner Brothers rejected his design.