Batmobile

The main wheeled vehicle used by Batman.

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The Batmobile is driven only by Batman. It has a design like a racing car with a low, sleek profile and wide tires. At the back is a wide exhaust nozzle which makes it likely that it has a gas turbine engine and the air intakes may be the openings underneath the headlights.

The chassis is compact and, although it has a long hood, the driving compartment is set back to the rear allowing only a small trunk. There are two seats inside, side-by-side, with a steering wheel - looking more like that of an airplane - and a stick for gear changes. At least one of the seats can automatically eject (with the passenger) in the event of an internal fire or just be ejected manually. The dashboard has a number of displays on it with a larger one sometimes projected onto the windshield, the glass of which extends all around like an airplane's canopy.

The Batmobile does not appear to be fitted with guns, but at the front of the vehicle, where we would normally expect the radiator, a hatch can open to allow things to be propelled forwards - for example, a cable with bolas attached to entangle and trip an opponent.

Also, a pair of cables with grappling hooks can shoot from the sides or rear to grip a lamppost that allows the Batmobile to suddenly swerve to avoid a collision before detaching the cables. A braking parachute can deploy from the rear of the vehicle, and a mechanism can replace a damaged wheel with another from inside while still moving.