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This is the Batmobile used in Matt Reeves's The Batman, released in 2022. Patterned after a muscle car, this mid-engined Batmobile is probably the first of its kind. Reeves stated he wanted Batman to be working on a "bashed up kit car", so this was created "to look somehow retro and familiar, but also unlike anything you've seen before". As with basically every other Batmobile this one features an afterburner-like booster.
Design of the Batmobile was overseen by Ash Thorp of ALT Creative. The car was designed to intimidate, with choices for the look of the car based on need rather than design. The car is powered by a 650 BHP Chevrolet V8 (speculated to be an LT4) mounted in the front while the rear engine is meant for aesthetics, speculated to be a Chrysler Hemi. The car features more than 3000 machined parts, with "a few other bits purloined from other cars", including the roof chopped off a '69 Dodge Charger. Four cars were built for the film, including an all-electric version for "ease of use".
Now this casting was designed by Manson Cheung and introduced in 2022 in the Replica Entertainment series. This casting, while similar to the original Batmobile introduced in 2021 in the mainline, is significantly wider, slightly longer and features a separate metal engine block as opposed to an engine block part of the body and silvered. This casting has seen two known releases, the other in a 5-Pack available on Amazon containing five of Batman's personal vehicles.
