The DriveTribe’s Mike Fernie was lucky enough to get behind the wheel of a Time Burton-style 1989 Batmobile, powered by a Chevy-sourced 5.7L V8 producing 380 hp. As you’re about to see, this particular replica requires a driver that is at least 6-feet-tall due to the height of the massive hood. Unfortunately (or fortunately), it does not come equipped with any of the weapons seen in the movie.
For those wondering, the actual vehicle you see in Batman / Batman Returns featured two M1919 Browning machine guns hidden behind flaps in each fender. Its grappling hook, once hooked on a structure, doubles as an anchor to allow the Batmobile to make an extremely sharp turn at high speed that its pursuers typically cannot duplicate. It utilized superhydraulics for course changes, and a side-mounted batdisc ejector that could fire precisely 15 Batdiscs in the 1-second pulse.
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