While previous iterations of Batman have typically seen the Dark Knight entrusting his technology and transport needs to Lucius Fox, Robert Pattinson’s take on the billionaire hero gets a little more hands-on with his Batmobile.
reports that the latest Bruce Wayne to don Batman’s cowl is a DIY wrencher. Robert Pattinson’s Batman sports a home-built Batmobile and Batcave that reflect the character’s affinity for DIY work.
The Batmobile through the ages
According to the film’s director, this back-to-basics Batmobile adds a little more realism and plausibility to a younger Bruce Wayne than audiences are accustomed to seeing.
tells us the iconic car has undergone as many changes as Batman himself but has always looked “futuristic” relative to the era it debuted.
In the original 1940s comics, it was a bright red convertible not unlike many cars of the period. The Batman television series saw Adam West BIFF and POW his way around Gotham in a 1955 Lincoln Futura.
When Tim Burton brought Batman back to the big screen in the 1990s, the Batmobile got another update, this time sporting a jet turbine intake and bat fins in a completely original fabrication spliced together from two Chevy Impala chassis.
The animated series spin-off ran with this design. Batman & Robin saw a massive new single-seat Batmobile that came in at around 30 feet in length.
Batman Begins featured a completely redesigned Batmobile (dubbed the Tumbler) with an emphasis on realism; movie car engineers designed this iteration to be shorter, wider and lighter than previous versions. But it still packed a punch and was road-tested to 110 mph.
than you think. Aside from the cost of parts, shipping, mechanical know-how and time you’d need to complete that project, the investment doesn’t end there.
As Car and Driver reports, home-built vehicles such as kit cars (the pre-fabricated homes of the automotive world) typically require kit car insurance policies. Because kit cars are highly customized and face higher rates of theft and vandalism—coupled with expensive specialty replacement costs—insuring one isn’t cheap.
We’re sure Bruce Wayne doesn’t fret the insurance costs, being a billionaire philanthropist and all. And with all the damage he potentially causes, there’s probably a secondary reason why he probably insures it under his vigilante persona.
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