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Quite awesome, but I just hope that he made it sound-proof, otherwise that could get annoying real quick when you're driving it. I also have to wonder what the top speed is. | |
My god, such a thing of beauty. I want this. | |
You will hear him coming, that is a promise. Stil, it's quite an impressive feat of engineering but I'm with dirty hipsters on the soundproofing. For the sake of his hearing, Might be what the headphones are for. Unless he's using them to listen in on the police band. | |
Yeah, I too, want to know its driving stats. How fast? It's mpg pro'lly sucks, though. 238U.[1] [1] In the event that Escapist requires me to view a commercial before getting a code, I will simply not post. Depending on the frequency, this may temper or cease my future participation in the Escapist community. Apologies in advance, if this policy prevents me from replying to you when it is proper to do so. | |
Isn't DC going to come down on him like a ton of bricks? Seems to me the last person who did this got into hot water, didn't they? | |
As long as he's not selling it and isn't using it for commercial gain, is there really anything they can do? | |
As long as he doesn't sell it I think he should be fine. | |
Holy hell, what a waste of money. I bet that thing wastes fuel like nobody's business! | |
I think I speak for everyone here, when I say: I want one. That is all... ._. | |
Rather cool, but doesn't beat my favorite Batmobile. | |
Awesome. 'nuff said. | |
Jesus. Top speed? Acceleration? Handling? I love it, but pretty much every important question went unanswered... | |
yea that is all sort of pwn but how fast? how much fuel does it burn? is the turbine for show or go? | |
that is the glory of a Turbine engine. MPG is horrible... but when you consider that anything higher then 40 proof can be considered fuel for it... that isn't too horrible of an exchange. | |
What an odd surname.. | |
That is the sexiest vehicle I have ever seen in my entire life. If I owned one, I swear to god, I would scream "TURBINES TO POWER" every time I turned the ignition. | |
I bet that thing will go like a bat outta hell, turbine engines are pretty powerful. There's a reason we use them in the Abrams MBT. This is freaking awesome. I bet he has to wear earplugs, though. That's a loud beast. | |
Nice but this is still my Batmobile | |
Nifty, but Bats' has a soundproof interior. That way he can keep up communications with Alfred, Robin, the Justice League, etc. while driving. | |
pretty sweet ride, but a few problems for a toy I'll stick with a scale model, but job well done on having the most expensive toy | |
Da-na-na-na-na-na-na I'm going to f*cking rob you | |
Aye, most conversations in the car would just be people shouting to each other, "What?!" and "Say again?!".
Im wondering if it can potentially go fast enough to get a bit of lift. Now that would be scary in a turbine driven car :D | |
Now I want a turbine powered everything. Kitty want a turbine powered propulsion system? Yes she does! Here kitty kitty kitty its turbine time | |
I wonder what kinda HP that baby cranks out... Oh and top speed. | |
Who cares about the top speed people, IT'S THE GODDAMN BATMOBILE!!! now if he were to be adding big blue neon light everywhere it can be ruined forever. And I don't care about the people who keep posting about the new batmobile, the only way it would have been better is if it had looked like this:
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My thoughts exactly! These numbers are quite important, but seeing it has a turbine engine, i would guess it packs quite the punch.. | |
Turbine engines are limited to 59.5% fuel efficiency. Piston engines have a limit of 30% or so. I assure you; his MPG, are better than most cars, if he has it running at the right RPM. The reason you can't really use turbine engines in a car though, is that particles (think ash clouds grounding airplanes) will absolutely destroy the fan blades. And there's just potentially too much crap in the air to really use turbine engines at ground level. [1] In the event that Escapist requires me to view a commercial before getting a code, I will simply not post. Depending on the frequency, this may temper or cease my future participation in the Escapist community. Apologies in advance, if this policy prevents me from replying to you when it is proper to do so. | |
So cool, so cool, so cool. Want, want, WANT.
I was pretty upset with this as well, but I noticed that there is a skip feature in the top right corner. | |
Still not as cool as the Badonkadonk. Read the user reviews. | |
Want to buy. It could definitely use some interior sound dampening, though. I like my ears. | |
The retro Batmobile... Otherwise known as- the phallus. Also, I'm sure that can't have been road legal. So when he was driving with the other cars he was probably breaking the law or something. Which actually makes this video up to 4x cooler. | |
If that thing had a halfway decent top speed, it would be in the description. Also, if it could haul ass, they'd have it in the video. | |
I wonder what the top speed is! | |
Wow. I didn't know that, either about the efficiency or the problem with particle density at low altitudes (that would also explain why there's a difference between aircraft-grade alloys and... well... weaker ones). Thank you! One would wonder if it were possible to filter the air pre-intake, using, for example, the cyclone tech that is used in vacuum cleaners. Though engines need a lot of air. 238U.[1] [1] In the event that Escapist requires me to view a commercial before getting a code, I will simply not post. Depending on the frequency, this may temper or cease my future participation in the Escapist community. Apologies in advance, if this policy prevents me from replying to you when it is proper to do so. | |
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Gearhead Geek Builds Turbine-Powered Batmobile
Unless your name is Bruce Wayne, Casey Putsch has a much cooler car than you do.
I am referring of course, to the Batmobile replica now parked in Putsch's driveway. From the car's official description:
If you don't quite understand why that "turbine engine" feature is such a big deal, I will direct your attention to the footage of Putsch driving the thing embedded above.
Hear that sound when he starts the engine? That ascending-pitch whine of the turbine spinning up? The only way that noise could be more Batmobile-appropriate is if it were overdubbed with a clip of Frank Miller clubbing Jason Todd to death with a picture of Christian Bale.
Despite my enthusiasm for the engine, the interior of Putsch's Batmobile is pretty impressive as well. The obvious point of interest would be all those switches and dials -- Batman loves switches and dials -- but slightly less obvious is Putsch's attempt to mimic the Batmobile's on-board computer system via a dashboard-embedded iPad. What it lacks in psychological profiles of Killer Moth, it more than makes up for in wireless iTunes syncing capabilities.
It should be noted that this Batmobile isn't exactly an amateur, DIY project cobbled together in some dude's backyard. Casey Putsch is the owner of Putsch Racing, a company that specializes in vehicle restorations of the "incredibly gorgeous" variety. Putsch does work that most of us will never be able to afford, and that gig apparently allows him live out the dreams of every male born in America since 1935.
Source: Autoblog
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