
He also talks about his logic on the car's design, writing, "A theme I tried to push through on almost the entire project mimicking the inner workings of Bruce himself (the vehicle is him and he is the vehicle, thematically)." All in all, the new Batmobile is seriously cool and a beast of a vehicle. Thorp details that there was a slight change in the bumper from his design to the actual car in the film. In an Instagram post, Thorp shared the final designs that he sent off to Warner Bros.

As seen on the artist's Instagram, he is no stranger to both digitally illustrating cars and real car builds. To help this vision come alive, he enlisted digital artist Ash Thorp. That's why the rear is open, and the engine is exposed." It's a vehicle designed to ram through things, so the body built itself around that idea.

He shared with GQ, " had to be entirely bespoke and hand-built by Bruce, piece by piece. The director spoke about his Batman, as you'd expect any typical car guy working in his garage to speak. In a YouTube video, a crew member at a screening of "The Batman" said that this was "so it was quiet: they could use it on stage, they could use it for night work." MotorBiscuit details that there were four stunt cars built for "The Batman." The first three have the specifications above, but the fourth one was electric using a drivetrain from Tesla. The horsepower of this engine is around 362 at 4,750 RPM (via Ford Authority).įurthermore, one of the Batmobiles used in the movie had a Tesla drivetrain.

These modifications are shown on the big screen and are described by Motor Biscuit: "This Batmobile features huge tires, lifted suspension, a rear-mounted V10 engine, and swooping fender flares." The new Batmobile has some serious kick to it having a Ford Triton V10 as a rear engine. However, once the young Wayne begins fighting crime as Batman, he modifies and edits the car to fit his crime-fighting needs. As pointed out by MotorBiscuit, "The Batman" has a prequel novel where Bruce Wayne drives a 1968-1970 Dodge Charger as a teenager in street races.
