The Dark Knight crashes Lambos
When not chasing crims in the Batmobile, what car does Batman use as his daily driver? A Lamborghini Murcielago of course, but it seems the Italian exotic was too hot to handle even for Batman. Gotham City, a.k.a. Chicago, is turning out to be no safe place for Lamborghinis.
Last week, Chicago Bears star Lance Briggs crashed his Lamborghini and now three more have been crashed there while filming the sequel for last year's smash hit Batman Begins. According to Cars.com's Iver Walkoe, who took these photos from his office, there were three smashed Lambos in total, two seen in the image and a third one just out of picture.
When the sequel opens next summer we can expect to see at least one scene where a dark gray Murcielago gets into a crash. A Bentley Continental GTC that was also spotted on the set and it's possible it may be a part of the movie since Bentley and Lamborghini are both owned by VW. That said, it's also possible it may belong to one of the actors.
[Source: Kicking Tires]
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Wolharig badeendje 2:09PM (9/10/2007)
Thats to bad...
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RealTruckOwner 2:32PM (9/10/2007)
Not really. Considering that those Murcielagos used in the film are kit cars like the Pontiac GTO in Transformers disguised as the 5th Camaro.
Anyone who uses an actual Murcielago for the next batman movie is not fit to direct/participate in the next batman movie!
Alex 3:02PM (9/10/2007)
Anyone who uses crashes an actual Murcielago for the next batman movie is not fit to direct/participate in the next batman movie!
fixed that for you.
Alex 3:03PM (9/10/2007)
appears html is a no go here.
any rate, remove USES and insert CRASHES
smartmlp 9:07PM (9/10/2007)
@RealTruckOwner
What makes you think that this is a replica? Also, a kit car comes in a kit. As far as I know, no one makes 5th generation camaro kits. The camaro was a custom car built with many man hours involved and a lot of talent. On another note, I have yet to see a "kit car" of the current generation Lamborghini that is a LP640. If this is a replica car, it was hand build from custom parts, and there is nothing kit about it. There is just as much possibility that its real, there is no evidence to the contrary.
waiownsyou 3:01PM (9/10/2007)
LMAO! I don't know if it's just my eyes, but is someone sticking their feet out on the passenger side of that Murcielago? That looks hilarious.
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olderty 3:22PM (9/10/2007)
I saw the Bentley and film set while I was on the L.
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SherbornSean 3:26PM (9/10/2007)
Why can't they crash Sebrings, or Cobalts?
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Dave H. 3:28PM (9/10/2007)
They probably are crashing a Lambo body on top of a much cheaper chassis along the lines of a Sebring of Cobalt.
smartmlp 8:50PM (9/10/2007)
Whats wrong with the cobalt? its a good car. The SS coupes are the best look coupes in their class. Price check a Base model cobalt coupe with a base model honda civic, you will see a big difference in price (cobalt cheaper), with more standard features on the cobalt.
MAX 3:39PM (9/10/2007)
Looks like superman is coming to the rescue (look at the guy with the blue shirt)
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kevin t18 3:55PM (9/10/2007)
2 things I think you may have gotten wrong.
1. Batman Begins was not released last year. It was released in 2005.
2. Gotham City is NYC. Not Chicago.
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Paul 4:05PM (9/10/2007)
Chicago is where it is filmed.
Mike Botros 4:07PM (9/10/2007)
The Dark Knight is being filmed in Chicago. Gotham City in the movie is actually Chicago... get it?
Tyre 5:10PM (9/10/2007)
Wow, and they're LP640's none the less!
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iQuack 7:57PM (9/10/2007)
The ultimate perversion of a rental car.
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iQuack 8:59PM (9/10/2007)
Above comment makes no sense here because the page jumped. The rental car remark is in response to the tarted-up Dodge Avenger in a nearby post.
teknokracy 2:31AM (9/11/2007)
None of the cars pictured look like they are damaged in any way, so it's a moot point. They are real, one is outfitted with a camera and lighting rig, and the other is not... eg one is for driver shots, and the other is for exteriors.
If you really want to hear about some trashed cars in movies, Uwe Boll has a deal with VW to use their vehicles in his next movie- Far Cry. They trashed two Touaregs on set - one had the engine catch fire after some pyro went bad, and the other was crashed.
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Mobius_1 9:19AM (9/12/2007)
Moral of the story: NEVER trust film crews with supercars... LOL
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