One of Batman’s most menacing Batmobiles could soon be yours.
Wayne Enterprises has partnered with Action Vehicle Engineering to create a limited run of 10 Batmobile Tumblers, each an exact replica of the one used in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. Drivable (though not street legal) and built completely to scale, this Warner Bros.-sanctioned collaboration would make many comic book-related childhood dreams come true.
Sold by invitation only, each Tumbler is expected to take 15 months from deposit to delivery. Every facet of its surface has been carefully studied to match the original whose initial model was cobbled together from various model car, boat and airplane kits. Under the hood, a 6.2-liter LS3 V-8 engine with 525 hp marries a 4L85E paddle shift transmission, which should deliver a fair amount grunt. And though it might not have all the bells and whistles of a real Batmobile, the car does come outfitted with a smokescreen delivery system and mock gun turrets along the exterior of its Kevlar, carbon fiber, and sheet metal fiberglass body.
The Batmobile Tumbler from the back.
From some of his earliest appearances in comics, Batman’s car of choice—officially dubbed the Batmobile in Detective Comics #48 published in February 1941—has been synonymous with his adventures. It’s only logical that Wayne Enterprises, which is also the name of Batman/Bruce Wayne’s fictional company, would want to tackle the difficult undertaking of recreating it.
Sponsored by DC Comics and its parent company Warner Bros., Wayne Enterprises specializes in curating elements of Wayne’s billionaire lifestyle, including tech, fashion, art, watercraft, and residences, for visitors to its website and exclusive live events. The latter take place in an undisclosed Manhattan townhouse with seven floors of shippable product dedicated to the Batman. Though current laws prohibit an owner from pulling up in their very own Tumbler, we’d bet that more than a few Wayne Enterprises members are still vying for one of those 10 slots.
The Batmobile Tumbler inside a makeshift Bat Cave in Christopher Nolan’s trilogy.
Of course, it won’t be cheap. The Batmobile was conceived by a billionaire, after all. Each of the 10 lucky owners will have to pony up a hefty $3 million to acquire their piece of Batman’s iconic arsenal. Holy cheddar, Batman.