A Batmobile-inspired vehicle like the version in the superhero game Arkham Knight has been built using a Lamborghini car. The Italian automaker's Gallardo was used to help create the Batman car for the yearly Gumball 3000 international motor rally on public roads. This unique machine stands out among the modded vehicles and supercars that show up at the 3,000-mile (4,800-kilometer) auto race.
It should be noted that the Lamborghini is not an exact copy of the Batmobile. However, the big wheels of the superhero's car were certainly the inspiration for Saudi Arabia's Team Galag, according to Autoblog.
The vehicle's chassis sits on top of 26-inch wheels, while the auto features an gargantuan 3.4-meter wheelbase. Meanwhile, the car also includes fully-independent front and rear suspension.
The Batmobile-inspired car was built by talented engineers. In fact, the lead engineer spent 15 years working at Sweden's high-performance car manufacturer Koenigsegg. That could explain the carbon-fiber body's details.
Meanwhile, the so-called Batmobile 2.0's eye-catching fixed wheel covers create the illusion that the car is floating over the road.
The Gumball entry has a 5.2-liter V10 engine under the hood from the Lamborghini Gallardo. It is interesting that the powerful engine might actually seem to be over-powered by the car's wild appearance.
Batmobile 2.0 lacks the military-grade weapons of Bruce Wayne's favorite vehicle. However, it represents the "mini-tank" makeover that Batman's car recently received from DC Comics, according to International Business Times.
This year the route for the Gumball 3000 motor rally will start at Dublin, Ireland, and end in Bucharest, Romania. The first international race took place in 1999. Gumball 3000 has been criticized in part due to two senior citizens in Macedonia being killed in 2007 after a Gumball rally driver hit their vehicle.
In related news, Google recently partnered with Fiat Chrysler to add its autonomous driving tech to about 100 Pacifica hybrid minivans. |The Alphabet company has been developing and testing driverless cars for seven years. Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne stated that Google is helping to shape the auto industry's "next phase."
This is the first time Google has shared self-driving car technology with a major automaker. Its current fleet includes a few dozen modified Lexus SUVs and some pod cars.