Chevrolet unveiled a life-size Batmobile made entirely out of Lego at the North
American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Built together
with with students from Detroit’s Cody Rouge community, A World in Motion and
First Lego League, the vehicle is a replica of Batman’s Speedwagon from the
film, which will hit silver screens here on February 9, 2017.
Measuring 5,181 mm long, 2,819 mm wide and 2,108 mm
tall, the Lego Batmobile weighs 769 kg, and Chevrolet is quick to point out
that each wheel tips the scales at just over 45 kg. In total, 344,187 Lego
bricks (17 colours) were used to build the vehicle, which took 222 hours to
design and 1,833 hours to build.
Chevrolet also took the time to set up an entire
product page on its official website, where you can find additional details
about the Batmobile. For instance, the MSRP is US$ 48 million and under the hood, there’s a 60.2
litre V100 engine with 20,000 hp.
Plenty of equipment available on the vehicle that is
touted as being “perfect for a night out saving the town,” with stud shooters,
a flaming rocket booster, fully-articulating wheels and sextuple exhausts being
standard. To make sure your Batmobile is as stealthy as possible, there’s a
plethora of body finishes to choose from – Black, Jet Black, Raven Black,
Midnight Black, Carbon Black, Shadow Black, you get the idea.
There are even practical features such as Parallel
Park Mode, built-in 4G LTE Wi-Fi connectivity, as well as Teen Driver
Technology, the latter of which helps new drivers (like Robin) by automatically
turning on advanced safety technologies like Automatic Nerd Alert, Side Batwing
Conversion and X-Ray Vision Camera.
