The Lamborghini is the luxury automobile used by Bruce Wayne in Christopher Nolan 's Batman film trilogy. He drives a Murciélago (which means "bat" in Spanish) roadster in Batman Begins,; a model; Murciélago LP 640; The Dark Knight, it also got crashed in the dark night and a model Aventador LP 700. Batman's Lambo: "Dark Knight" production designer talks about Lamborghini's role in new film, how Tumbler was created Bruce Wayne's Lamborghini Murcielago may show up Ironman's Audi R8 in this summer of comic book heroes and their supercars.
Check out what went behind making the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 car chase scene in Batman, the Dark Knight and see how the Batman Tumbler was made according to the automotive experts at Motor. Lamborghini, the renowned Italian automaker, has been a symbol of high performance and luxury for many years. One of the most iconic collaborations between the automotive and entertainment worlds is the connection between Lamborghini and Batman.
The car in the Dark Knight is a Lamborghini Aventador. In the scene where Batman first meets Selina Kyle (played by Anne Hathaway) she is seen driving a bright red Lamborghini Aventador. The Lamborghini Aventador is finished in a special grey/silver paint and on display on the stand of Lamborghini Zurich at the 2012 Auto Zurich car show.
The Gotham City plates were swapepd for. The car: A menacing black Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. Just the sort of car Batman should drive.
Why it's special: What else would Batman drive? The gullwinged Murcielago is on the same. One such car was the Lamborghini Aventador in The Dark Knight Rises. Driven by the ultra rich, ultra cool Bruce Wayne, the Aventador is Lamborghini's most popular, and most profitable, model ever.
Its sleek lines are designed to enhance the aerodynamics of the car that takes its inspiration from the world's fastest aircraft. The Hot Wheels #Lamborghini Murciélago casting is not new by any means. It actually made its debut in the 2003 First Editions (yellow variant below).
The real car was made from 2001 to 2010, and The Dark Knight came out in 2008; therefore, this was indeed the perfect casting to use. As far as the color, I believe a glossier gray would have been more spot on. The Bruce Wayne character in large part attracted Lamborghini to working with Dark Knight Rises, Lock says.
"Very often it's an undesirable character who's driving an exotic sports car.