The Batman: What Car Robert Pattinson’s Batmobile Is
In The Batman, Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne seems to have patched together some parts from a few different cars to make his own unique Batmobile. During production on The Batman, Director Matt Reeves released several sneak preview images of the Batmobile, giving attentive viewers plenty of time to analyze the Batmobile's body and engine before The Batman's release. Now that Pattinson's Batmobile has officially debuted in all its glory on the big screen, it's especially interesting to consider how The Batman's unique Batmobile design helps tell the character's big-picture story.
This new Batmobile helps to support the overall aesthetic that Pattinson's Batsuit alludes to. Unlike some previous iterations of The Dark Knight, The Batman portrays a Bruce Wayne who’s early enough into his Batman career that things aren’t all perfect just yet. Small details such as hand-stitching visible on the cowl of Pattinson's Batsuit underscore the fact that Bruce Wayne is still making the costume himself, and the new Batmobile continues this trend, as it's clearly an existing car that’s been modified, rather than something custom-made for his vigilante ways.
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Back when set photos of The Batman's Batmobile were first introduced, Andrew Collins at Jalopnik pointed out that it seems to be based on a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, with a Ford Triton V10 engine mounted on the back. It’s not quite a perfect match for the Barracuda, as the actual prop car is likely a custom body, but the resemblance is pretty close.
Being so specifically based on an existing car is unusual for recent Batman appearances, and sets Reeves' The Batman movie apart somewhat. Rather than a completely custom-made car like
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