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The Dark Knight's shoulder-driven Batpod
Over the last 70 years, Batman has driven all sorts of vehicles, with a wide array of Batmobiles, planes, bikes and boats appearing in the various comic books, television series and movies. Arguably none have been as wickedly exciting, however, as the Tumbler which the superhero drove in the most recent Batman Begins. But with the sequel swooping into theaters this week, we're in store for a new piece of kit.
Called the Batpod, we've been bringing you details of the new motorcycle as they've become available. The Batpod is driven by a pair of motors hidden within the giant 20-inch wheels and steered by the shoulder, allowing the Caped Crusader to operate an arsenal of machine guns and grappling hooks. We'll have to hold on just a little bit longer to see it in action on the big screen, but in the meantime you can check out the images from the Batmobile's and Batpod's demonstration at Silverstone with the Toyota F1 crew in the high-resolution image bat-gallery by clicking the thumbnails below.
Gallery: Batman's Tumbler at Silverstone
[Source: gizmag]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
stealth 8:08AM (7/10/2008)
very niceeee
can i buy youu?
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MikeInNC 8:20AM (7/10/2008)
That 4th photo is a great wallpaper. Too cool looking.
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oldraven 8:48AM (7/10/2008)
Holy smokes! Don't drive that thing in the rain. hah.
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Torrent 1:08PM (7/10/2008)
lol your face will always smell like rubber.
Randy 1:51PM (7/10/2008)
LOL. Nice!
Imagine hitting a road kill?
hellMode 8:59AM (7/10/2008)
His foot is too short, merely touch the paddle.
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Menice 9:07AM (7/10/2008)
too cool.....but that looks real uncomfortable, almost painful.
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SwissFreek 9:07AM (7/10/2008)
Check out how wide and flat those tires are. Must be a beast to lean it into a turn...
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Derek 10:44AM (7/10/2008)
Yeah, I think that's the reason they didn't drive it on the track. Although I think that would have been well worth the lulz, especially if the track conditions had been like that on the day of the race.
Vintage 9:31AM (7/10/2008)
Dear Autoblog:
Please quit linking the F1/Tumbler gallery. Seriously, stop it.
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Mel. R 10:10AM (7/10/2008)
That looks like a stripped down cross between that Viper-powered motorcycle concept Dodge did a few years back, and the bikes from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, with guns from an old Star Wars prop added on.
Can't decide if I like it as much as the Tumbler, though.
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J3-Colt 10:35AM (7/10/2008)
That driving position looks like it's perfect for Ace & Gary from SNL's Ambiguously Gay Duo... :-)
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tankd0g 10:40AM (7/10/2008)
What's the Toyota tie in with these things? It's a Chevy engine in the tumbler isn't it?
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BK 10:52AM (7/10/2008)
Please don't ever show that Trulli "rear" shot again. You've effectively made me lose my appetite.
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Mobius_1 11:41AM (7/10/2008)
It would be fun to see Christian Bale driving that F1 car instead, especially in the new movie
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Adam 11:44AM (7/10/2008)
Yeah... Batman should become and F1 driver in the next movie....
?!?!?!?
Michael 12:11PM (7/10/2008)
Well, he's certainly rich enough.
meshies 1:06PM (7/10/2008)
No chance in hell the Batpod is actually driveable.
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CarbonBlack 4:04PM (7/10/2008)
Reminds me of the dodge v10 bike.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_Tomahawk
Both look cool, but seem unstable!
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atlasfugged 4:15PM (7/10/2008)
I hope Bruce Wayne has a decent chiropractor.
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