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Feeling like they went a little old school this time around? There is good reason... 

Rather than a completely custom-made car like in the Burton/Schumacher Batman movies, a modified tank in the Nolan movies, or the hybrid of the two used in the DCEU movies, Pattinson's Bruce Wayne drives a Batmobile that closely resembles a car which audiences might recognize — similar to how the 1966 Batman TV series used a Lincoln Futura to make the Batmobile (and even then, that was a concept car that was never mass-produced). 

The Batman portrays a Bruce Wayne who’s early enough into his Batman career that things aren’t all perfect just yet. Small details such as hand-stitching visible on the cowl of Pattinson's Batsuit underscore the fact that Bruce Wayne is still making the costume himself, and the new Batmobile continues this trend, as it's clearly an existing car that’s been modified, rather than something custom-made for his vigilante ways. 

While early speculation indicated a twin-turbo V10 engine was mounted at the rear, the four ‘coil plugs’ on each bank suggest it’s actually a V8, which some punters suggest is based on a modern Hemi. Most functional Batmobiles have used small-block Chevrolet engines, so the use of a Chrysler V8 would be a break from tradition.

Inside this version is a Corbeau bucket seat and OMP steering wheel. The shifter is a conventional-looking manual unit instead of the aircraft-style throttle lever seen in another new Batmobile. The front tyres are 30x12R18 Mickey Thompsons, with even chunkier rubber out back.

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The Batmobile on display at a hotel in Abu Dhabi