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Tumbler Batmobile
(Image Credit: Team Galag)
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The Tumbler
Batmobile will be running the Gumball 3000 rally from Denmark all the way to
Monaco. Yup, you read that right, the Tumbler Batmobile that came out in a
couple of Batman movies, the same one that was stolen by Bane when he wanted to
take over Gotham . . . Well, probably not the exact same one.
A team from
Saudi Arabia has created a copy of the Tumbler for the 15th anniversary of the
3,000-mile rally. Even though a number of rather remarkable vehicles will come
out for the rally that will start on May 19, the entry of the Team Galag of
Saudi Arabia is the runaway favorite.
Parker
Brothers Concept of Florida made the scale model of the Tumbler for the rally.
The cost of building the vehicle is at around $1.5 million. According to the
Web page of Team Galag, since the Gumball 3000 draws a number of expensive
vehicles from around the world, they decided to use something original.
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Tumbler Batmobile
(Image Credit: Team Galag)
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The Tumbler
Batmobile entry of Team Galag has a total length of less than seventeen feet
and a weight of around five thousand pounds. Under the hood is a 750 HP
twin-turbo 3.8-liter V6 engine. It also features ceramic brakes. Despite its
weight, the vehicle is still expected to attain a top speed of around 160 km/h.
Although no
prize is given for the “winner” of the Gumball 3000, the entry of Team Galag
may have already won something even before the rally has started, which is the admiration
of vehicle enthusiasts.
The rally
starts at Copenhagen, Denmark and finishes at Monte Carlo, Monaco. So if you
are in the neighborhood, it may be your chance to get to see the Tumbler
Batmobile in action . . . minus the villains and the Dark Knight.
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