Having a real-life Batmobile in your driveway sounds like a fun idea. Upon closer inspection, however, it's not going to be that exciting. Most often, Batmobile replicas are powered by something like a junkyard-salvaged General Motors 350, featuring an interior reminiscent of a hastily cobbled together 24 Hours of LeMons racer. A man by the name of Casey Putsch decided he wanted a Batmobile to call his own, but he wasn't ready to settle for second-rate.
This particular Putsch is the same man behind Putsch Racing, an outfit that restores, designs and appraises all manner of items automotive. When we said that Casey Putsch wasn't going to settle for a low-rent Batmobile, we meant it. Instead, Putsch has assembled what he says is the only turbine-powered Batmobile in the world.
Under the long hood of Putsch's Batmobile sits a Boeing turboshaft engine plucked from a naval drone helicopter. The power output is rated at 385 horses, which is good for a vehicle that weighs around 2,800 pounds.
Besides the engine upgrade, this Batmobile has an interior that would make Bruce Wayne nod approvingly. That's all you can hope for really, since it's impossible to make Mr. Wayne jealous. Putsch strapped an Apple iPad into the center stack of his super(hero)car, which then acts as his avionics system and also supplies GPS information.
he should fix it up with some guns, ejection seat, etc etc ;)
XplicitLuder
07-13-2011 12:33 PM
OHH MYYY GAWDDD :jerkit:
gilly
07-13-2011 01:14 PM
bindspots are killer on that car. no side and rear mirrors.. unless he got cameras hooked up to his ipad center console.
Gumby
07-13-2011 01:26 PM
I'd crap my pants if that thing drove past me on the road...
tiger_handheld
07-13-2011 02:25 PM
where is the cape?
LsquareD
07-13-2011 02:46 PM
where's robin?
:troll:
AVS_Racing
07-13-2011 07:01 PM
i still don't get how something like that would be street legal and r34s aren't
red_2
07-13-2011 07:12 PM
too bad he didnt rip it
punkwax
07-13-2011 07:17 PM
:fullofwin:
supman7
07-13-2011 10:51 PM
ultimate sickness, this and the Back to the Future Delorean are my favourite film cars
MindBomber
07-14-2011 01:57 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by AVS_Racing
(Post 7510575)
i still don't get how something like that would be street legal and r34s aren't
One off custom built vehicles do not need to conform to the same regulations as production models, pretty simple, the reasons are obvious. Posted via RS Mobile
Nlkko
07-14-2011 06:12 AM
Bausss status.
Stealthy
07-14-2011 07:36 AM
Now he should make the batplane Posted via RS Mobile
