Really, our Superhero now has his very own licensed, authentic Batmobile.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/bengals-joe-burrow-have-i-told-you-i-bought-a-batmobile/ar-AA1vgQWO?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=f67f42a2b9ab4bbea8ffe1c608c2be16&ei=8

Quote:Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is going to need a superhero-like performance in order to change the narrative of his team's season.

Perhaps that's the reasoning for Burrow's latest purchase.

Burrow shelled out $2.99 million to buy one of 10 officially licensed and fully functional Batmobiles that are sold by Wayne Enterprises Experiences. The Pro Bowl quarterback revealed the news in a conversation with wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins during the premiere episode of HBO's "Hard Knocks: In Season with the AFC North" on Tuesday.

"Have I told you I bought a Batmobile?" Burrow told the duo during a practice last week. "I don't get it for like a year, but I bought one."

Burrow, however, admitted that he likely will be on the hook for additional purchases with the car. Quite naturally, he'll also need the proper attire.

"I think I gotta go all-in and go for like the expensive batsuit," Burrow told Chase.

Burrow, who turns 28 next week, leads the NFL in touchdowns (30) and passing yards (3,337).

The Bengals (4-8), however, have lost three in a row and are on the brink of missing the playoffs for the second straight season.

And it's the tumbler version from The Dark Knight at that.....

(8 hours ago)SunsetBengal Wrote: Really, our Superhero now has his very own licensed, authentic Batmobile.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/bengals-joe-burrow-have-i-told-you-i-bought-a-batmobile/ar-AA1vgQWO?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=f67f42a2b9ab4bbea8ffe1c608c2be16&ei=8

LOVE IT!

He's having a hell of a year and needs to have a little fun and pamper himself!

He can drive it to the Super Bowl parade next year (for this year if a few miracles happen)!

3 million dollars wasted. It's not even street legal. I realize these are kids, but I thought Joe was smarter than that.

(8 hours ago)BFritz21 Wrote: LOVE IT!

He's having a hell of a year and needs to have a little fun and pamper himself!

He can drive it to the Super Bowl parade next year (for this year if a few miracles happen)!

No he can't.

(8 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: No he can't.

Why not?

(8 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: 3 million dollars wasted. It's not even street legal. I realize these are kids, but I thought Joe was smarter than that.

From what I've read they are. 

(8 hours ago)BFritz21 Wrote: Why not?

Because it's not street legal.

(8 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: 3 million dollars wasted. It's not even street legal. I realize these are kids, but I thought Joe was smarter than that.

Anything Batman is collectable. The value will rise its a nerdy investment.

(8 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: No he can't.

Yes he can it's a parade. He just has to get permission from the city.

(8 hours ago)Wyche Wrote: From what I've read they are. 

It even said it on the disclaimer they briefly showed. Operational, but not street legal.

(7 hours ago)Synric Wrote: Anything Batman is collectable. The value will rise its a nerdy investment.





Yes he can it's a parade. He just has to get permission from the city.

Well I guess if he trailered it to the parade, he could drive it IN the parade, but he can't drive it TO the parade.

(7 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: Because it's not street legal.

People who spend 3 million on a car usually aren't beholden to traffic laws, if any. 

https://www.motortrend.com/news/batman-tumbler-batmobile-recreations-for-sale/

Quote:Official Recreations of the Wildest Batmobile Ever Are Going On Sale
You can buy a real-life Tumbler. Bring about $3 million.

Andrew BeckfordWriterManufacturerPhotographerOct 30, 2024

Bruce Wayne X Batman Tumbler 7

It’s no exaggeration to say that the Batmobile is perhaps the most iconic fictional vehicle ever created in modern history. Please fight us if you disagree, our inboxes are open. Despite its origins in comics, expert engineers and production designers have managed to make “real” versions of the Batmobile for live-action films. Now, for the first time, you can actually buy one that isn't a prop.



Warner Bros Discovery teamed up with Relevance International and Action Vehicle Engineering to produce a limited run of 1:1-scale, real "Tumbler" Batmobiles for sale. We’re just as surprised to have written that sentence as you are to read it. All the daydreams about having your very own Tumbler are about to come true, that is if you have a lot of money and are ok with a big caveat.


For starters, the vehicles are not street-legal. So, we wouldn’t take it out for a night drive unless you actually want to recreate the police chase scene from Batman Begins. Second, only ten examples will be produced—each with a price tag of $2.99 million. Which means by the time you read this, the Tumbler may already be sold out, and to people with far more money than you have.

Financial obstacles aside, this is legitimately the real deal. Like the stunt version used in the films, this Tumbler is powered by a General Motors–sourced 6.2-liter LS3 V-8 with 525 hp and 486 lb ft of torque. The LS3 is mated to a GM 4L85-E transmission, and manual control is possible with the included paddle shifters.

Everything is built on a steel tube frame with body panel materials made from Kevlar, carbon fiber, sheet metal, and fiberglass. Just like the Tumbler in the film, this version features flap actuators, a jet "engine" (only to simulate the flames), and even a smoke screen delivery system. Those features are probably just a few of many reasons why this thing isn’t street legal—and, well, can you see the turn signals?—but that doesn’t make it any less cool. Also yes, it does come in black.


The interior of the Tumbler is designed to look as close to the film version as possible, however customers can customize the interior if they want, including left hand or right hand steering. Though, if it were us, we would keep it as authentic as possible.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like there is a Bat pod cycle hidden in the front axle, but considering what Action Vehicle Engineering has pulled off with the rest of the Tumbler, we can let that slide. For now, we’re crossing our fingers that some of the other iconic Batmobiles will get the same made-real treatment as the Tumbler. Imagine driving the muscle-car Batmobile from The Batman or the 1989 Batmobile? Let’s make it happen!

(7 hours ago)Nately120 Wrote: People who spend 3 million on a car usually aren't beholden to traffic laws, if any. 

Have you ever met the Ohio State Highway Patrol??? Not to mention, if it is not street legal, it is not insurable to drive on the street.

(7 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: Have you ever met the Ohio State Highway Patrol??? Not to mention, if it is not street legal, it is not insurable to drive on the street.

Meh he could get away with driving it once a year eat a fine get it expunged and do it again.


PS he can also purchase track time if he wants to drive it too.

(7 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: Because it's not street legal.

You don't think he can get some kind of ordinance for the day? How many parade vehicles are street legal? Are those big floats ok to drive on any normal day?

(7 hours ago)Synric Wrote: Yes he can it's a parade. He just has to get permission from the city.

That's what I was thinking, or even a police escort to the parade.

(7 hours ago)Synric Wrote: Meh he could get away with driving it once a year eat a fine get it expunged and do it again.

Or get involved in a fatal wreck, and lose your entire football fortune in a lawsuit.

(7 hours ago)BFritz21 Wrote: You don't think he can get some kind of ordinance for the day? How many parade vehicles are street legal? Are those big floats ok to drive on any normal day?

That's what I was thinking, or even a police escort to the parade.

Not going to argue this with you Brad, you're in over your head. The city may grant variances to local ordinances, but they cannot waive state laws, registration and insurance requirements. He would have to trailer it to and from the parade. 

(7 hours ago)Synric Wrote: Meh he could get away with driving it once a year eat a fine get it expunged and do it again.


PS he can also purchase track time if he wants to drive it too.

And THAT would be fun. Bring it down to the road course in Bowling Green, KY across from the Corvette plant. I doubt it handles very well though with the big knobby tires in the back

(7 hours ago)Sled21 Wrote: Not going to argue this with you Brad, you're in over your head. The city may grant variances to local ordinances, but they cannot waive state laws, registration and insurance requirements. He would have to trailer it to and from the parade. 

lol I'm not in over my head.

Even if he couldn't actually drive it to the parade, which I don't see what the problem would be if it's a working car, he could drive it in the parade.

Like I said, how many of those big floats are street legal?