Betmobile at Batman Live show
2011 Gordon Murray Designs has revealed Batmobile, a futuristic take on the iconic comic-book car. The Batmobile is powered by hydrogen, which is stored in twin tanks in its right-hand-side flanks. A fuel cell stack is on the car’s left flank and this powers lithium-ion batteries.
Gordon Murray, designer of the iconic McLaren F1 and numerous other successful racing cars, said, “We at are proud to have designed the Batmobile for the Batman Live show. We have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to apply advanced materials and concepts to create a truly unique take on one of the world’s most iconic vehicles.”
Gordon Murray's new Batmobile
Instead of standard alloys, the Batmobile sits on ‘virtual wheels’. According to the technical drawings, the wheel’s force-field generators “oppose gravity and lifts the Batmobile to a levitation position 40mm above the ground”.
Special features include a ‘quiet mover’ at the front (a “breathable carbonfibre outer body skin” which reduces drag, increases the car’s speed and allows the Batmobile to “move silently about its business”) anti detection transmitters, and laser beams in the car’s nose.
The car will feature in the Batman Live show which kicks off on July 19 in Manchester.
New Batmobile
[ source : Autocar.com ]
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