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1. anything works

   Comment by crissy191 — November 4, 2009 @ 11:01 am

2. Keeping in mind that Bruce Wayne is technically supposed to be a multi-millionaire if not a multi-billionaire…I could definitely see where he’d need a *car* that looks like a less insane sort of motor vehicle than the Tumbler. He’d need an urban *stealth vehicle* for his mission, for more routine patrols.

   In plain English, I don’t like the damned Tankmobile either, ok? ^_^ But keeping all this in mind:

   –I would personally start with a late 70s Corvette Stingray…you know, the models with the body-on-frame construction, and really curvy body panels? Ok then…

   Throw *everything out* but the frame and the basic ideas: lightweight body on a heavy-duty frame, front engine, rear-wheel drive. Take a mold of the frame, redo it in *aerospace grade titanium*. It’s cheap in Russia these days, and also lighter than the steel counterpart, stronger too. Reinforce the underside of the frame with double-walled titanium plates to make the car *bomb-proof*. Attach double-walled carbon fiber/polymer hybrid body panels, that are fire and acid resistant. Include Kevlar layers for bulletproofing, and also include Bulletproofing for the glass surfaces and the run-flat tires. The inner wall would also contain a piezo-electric mesh matrix that could *pop out* minor dents and seal up minor damage to the body….while the outer wall would have, as part of its paintjob, an organic LED and E.M. matrix.

   The first of those would be able to change the color and appearance of the car to almost *any* Corvette design, or to actively camoflague the car when it’s standing still, to any background, making it effectively invisible. The E.M. matrix would make the car invisible to infrared and police radars, while also giving the Wanye Corp. satellites a target to fix on for computational purposes.

   Redo the steering and suspension so that it’s upgraded to 2008 ZR1 standards at least, if not racing standards. The engine: *two* counter-rotating LS1 V-8 engines with a central power takeoff, hooked up to a racing caliber 8-speed manual transmission. Both engines have *four* turbochargers apiece, and run on aviation gasoline, the sort that piston-powered planes use.

   –Gadgetry would include, aside from stealth measures: A miniature forensics lab that would allow the Batman to gather and do a quick examination of forensic evidence (take fingerprints, do a superficial DNA analysis of a “does it match the sample” sort, maybe analyze splatter and ballistic evidence); a mini-First Aid/Paramedics lab, including a defibrillator, in case any bystanders or witnesses need *immediate* medical attention (something tells me Gotham would have *slow* 9-1-1 response to some neighborhoods). These two would be behind the seats. Next, in the trunk, would be the launchers….they would be able to launch a limited number of climbing cables and/or Bat-signal Flares and/or Smoke Devices, depending on the needs of the situation. There would be two launchers, and limited trunk space after that, so yeah….he’d have to pick carefully which tools to bring to the job.

   Then built into the dashboard, would be his computer linkup to Wayne Corp. satellites. This would be the computer system that a) acts as its own Web Server (keeping I_Am_Vengeance.Net up and running), b) keeps the data going from *military spec* GPS systems, so that the car can drive itself within Gotham city limits, and c) still have enough computational firepower to maintain a connection to the BatCave and/or maintain an Augmented Reality setup in Bruce’s cowl, that would let him spot *more* in his environment….more evidence, or perhaps alert him to more threats in the vicinity.

   Other than the above…the main gadget would be, “It looks like a Car”, more specifically a collector-spec black Corvette Stingray with some *nice* rims. (rims that can, in a pinch, shoot out tracer devices so he can track other vehicles)

   I mean, who really needs to know the ride is bullet-proof, bomb-proof, fire and acid resistant, is a super-computer, can camoflague itself nine ways from Sunday, and can likely break *350* miles per hour on a nice long stretch…..provided the active downforce system under the car doesn’t suck up too much road dust.

   Hope this helps. ^_^ Thanks for the chance to geek out here!

   Comment by Bradley P — November 7, 2009 @ 12:19 pm

3. First, every one will agree on black color.

   Sporty aerodynamic look, not too long. Not exagerated bat wings.

   Built with a new metal alloy resistant to bullets and small to medium sized explosives, bullet proof glass, water tight, able to keep running for limited time under water (did you saw Dante’s Peak?).

   Link to the computer & communication systems, Batman has at the Batcave, small misils to destroy barricades / obstacles, voice activated option to control some functions or gadgets. Radar, GPS, private line to Gordon. Stealth capacity will be cool for pursuit or surveillance activities.

   Winch cable.
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   By the way, the Thumbler rocks, keep it in the garage for when the situation requires more power than the other car can provide !!!

   Comment by Darth Eugene Vader — November 7, 2009 @ 11:52 pm

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