Posts Tagged ‘dark knight’

New York ‘08 Preview: Bruce Wayne’s Lamborghini Batman car debuting at gala

Monday, March 17th, 2008
Click above to view videoWe all remember the Lamborghini Murcielago's cameo in Batman Begins, right? Well apparently producers think that Lamborghinis make good supporting actors, because a Lamborghini has once again been cast in the upcoming sequel called The Dark Knight. Though Batman himself wil......

Mugen modifies Honda Accord, creates the Inspire

Friday, October 19th, 2007
click above for more high-res images of the Mugen InspireWhen it's time for Bruce Wayne to hang up the bat costume and settle down with a wife and kids, he'll need a car with more rear-seat leg room than the Tumbler. We suggest he take the Mugen Inspire for a test drive (with Morgan Freeman riding s......

The Dark Knight goes for a spin on the Batpod

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Click the image above for a high-res pic.Since the automotive acid trip that is the Speed Racer trailer left us shaking our heads, there's not much left for us to look forward to on the big screen. Thankfully, Warner Bros. is rectifying the matter with what we're hoping will be the most badass Batma......

Camera man following Batmobile dies in crash

Friday, July 20th, 2007
Tragedy struck off the set of the new Batman film, The Dark Knight, on Monday when a camera van collided with a tree killing one of the occupants. The crash took place during what's being described as a "filming production exercise" where the Batmobile was being followed by an SUV while on a test tr......

Great Gotham! It’s the Milwaukee Batmobile

Monday, May 7th, 2007
Click image for galleryToday's eBay finds have been vehicles that prove the adage, "just because you can doesn't mean you should." First there was the Muskrat, a rolling Star Trek transporter accident involving a Mustang and a Ranger, and now we have the Milwaukee Batmobile. So named, we assume, be......

The Joker’s in trouble: Batman’s Batpod bike revealed

Thursday, April 19th, 2007
Most fans of the Dark Knight appreciated the overall tone of the latest film to feature Bruce Wayne and his alter ego, Batman. The emphasis on Wayne's transformation into the Caped Crusader gave Batman Begins a psychological edge and complexity that... oh, who am I kidding? It was the Tumbler that w......

First look at Joker’s Clown Car in new Dark Knight film

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
The Model A Ford pickup you see above will play the Joker's Clown Car in the upcoming Batman sequel, The Dark Knight. Heath Ledger will play the Joker to Christian Bale's Batman (who gets a new suit, incidentally), but he unfortunately gets stuck with this very unimpressive (and very purple) truck t......

KAPOW! Caped Crusader Camaro packs a visual punch

Saturday, April 14th, 2007
Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder, and any automotive passion is usually OK in our books, but this is pushing things a bit, even for us. Someone took a perfectly nice Camaro SS and added a bunch of Batman adoration to create this Batmaro, a.k.a. the Caped Crusader Camaro, complete with an a......

Lawyer pays $350K for Batman Forever Batmobile

Thursday, July 20th, 2006
John O'Quinn is a lawyer. A rich one. He made his money in a tobacco lawsuit settlement, and disposable income is no longer a problem for him. He demonstrated this at this past weekend's Kruse International auction in Indiana, where a $1.3 Million shopping spree left his bank accounts a little light......