A new Batmobile is probably one of the only good things to happen in 2020

Boredom and dissatisfaction are two of the biggest drivers for innovation and creativity. Maybe you don’t like something, maybe you have free time on your hands, so you sit and fix stuff and make them better in your own vision. That’s sort of why we’re looking at this absolutely vicious Pagani-on-steroids Batmobile that Encho Enchev designed because he felt the current Batmobile wasn’t intense enough.

Designed with edgy body-work, piercing looks, and the classic black design with yellow accents, the Batmobile GT 2020 feels like it could strike fear into the hearts of the toughest criminals (or at least get them to consider an honest living even for a split second). If the edgy, Batarang-on-wheels bodywork doesn’t do it, the pop-out machine guns near the rear wheels should spook even armed bandits… and when justice is restored, the Dark Knight can flee the scene at breakneck speeds, thanks to those three pretty illegal looking afterburners on the rear.

I hope it isn’t too late for Robert Pattinson to reconsider his ride.

Designer: Encho Enchev

The Batmobile GT 2020 is a conceptual creation and is in no way associated with the Batman franchise. The use of the Batman logo is purely representative.

If the Cybertruck and the Batmobile ever had a love-child, this would be it.

Bulletproof, sledgehammer proof, enough torque to pull another car uphill, and faster acceleration than one of the fastest coupés in the world. To a layperson, that would sound like the feature list of a Batmobile, would it not?

I’ve honestly wondered what the Cybertruck design language would look like on other sorts of cars, and Khyzyl Saleem’s newest concoction seems to answer that burning question. Saleem’s redesigned Cybertruck assumes more of a low-slung racecar format, with wheels that are just as useful off-road as they are on the tarmac. All in all, Saleem’s redesign looks like the kind of vehicle I’d see Master Wayne sitting in, although it DOES lack that signature all-black paint job.

The redesigned Cybertruck assumes the avatar of an off-road roadster, although it retains the Tesla vehicle’s edgy bodywork. The lack of a truck-bed at the back allows the car to be slightly smaller, while the absence of a roof is made even more noticeable with the presence of a rear-windscreen. The car even comes mounted with fog-lights on the back, which seem to complement the vehicle’s massive wheels… I guess this Cyber-roadster is made for dealing with any sort of road conditions. Extra points if you noticed the hidden pair of rear-wheels, visible from the back.

Designer: Khyzyl Saleem

The Batmobile Guitar Effects Pedal: Dunna Nunna Nunna Nunna, Batman!

If you’re into playing the electric guitar, you probably have a bunch of foot pedals on the floor, ready and waiting for you to add noise, wah-wah, echo, and other effects. But I bet you don’t have an effects pedal this cool.

Built by Sizzorfite Studios for Vinyl Ventures, this awesome foot pedal is built into a Batmobile. The 1:24-scale Batmobile is based on the one in the 1990s animated series, and packs a ProCo RAT2 distortion pedal inside, perfect for overdriving your rock and roll sounds. Or better yet, crank this thing up and shred yourself a version of Neil Hefti’s original 1960s Batman theme song.

Only 100 of these awesome Batmobile pedals are being made, and you can pre-order one now over at Reverb for $159.99. Seller Vinyl Ventures expects to start shipping them by mid-September.

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NASA Shows off Cool Rover Concept Vehicle

NASA has shown off a concept for a slick, futuristic Mars Rover. It has a shiny black body and huge wheels. In fact, it looks a lot like the Batmobile. Also like a toy truck that you might have seen in the 1980s. Are they planning on sending the Dark Knight to Mars? I hope there is a Batwing vehicle that separates and flies. Seriously though, this 28-foot-long machine was created as a showpiece for its “Summer of Mars” program.

The concept Rover is designed for human occupants, and its front area would have a radio and GPS and that the detachable back would be a mobile laboratory. If it looks theatrical, that’s because it the concept vehicle was designed by the Parker Brothers, the same guys who designed the awesome light bikes for TRON: Legacy.

The actual Mars 2020 mission is sending another unmanned Rover to the surface red planet’s surface to look for signs of past life and to try and determine whether future human settlers could use Martian resources like water and oxygen.

I love the look of this concept. I could totally see it wheeling around on Mars and looking great.

[via Engadget]

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