# Apparently Lamborghini is starting to build Batmobiles **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 14, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338 "2013-05-14T18:54:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/1 "2013-05-14T18:54:03Z")
The Lamborghini [Egoista](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2323893/Lamborghini-Egoista-priceless-concept-car-seats-What-happens-want-lift.html). Seats one, has a spaceship-like cockpit, and 600 HP. Does it come in black? ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/2 "2013-05-14T19:13:47Z")
If you can afford to pry one loose from Lamborghini, you can afford a trip to Earl Scheib. But in reality, this will be a one-off concept. Not saying elements of the Egoista won’t find their way to production models, but as a whole, it’s not for sale. Think there’s any chance we’ll ever see this car on Top Gear? The Stig is probably sending bribes right now. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/3 "2013-05-14T19:18:57Z")
That’s not the Batmobile. That’s the Mach 5! ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/4 "2013-05-14T20:07:17Z")
That’s ugly as hell. Does it come in other colors? And what’s the point of a Lambo if you can’t pick up chicks in it? If you just want performance, you could get it much cheaper by modifying a cheap (relatively speaking) sports car. Oh, apparently it’s just a concept car. That explains it. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/5 "2013-05-14T21:08:04Z")
It’s an exercise in sillyness. But don’t be surprised to find some of these design elements in the next production model. It’s my opinion that the Gallardo was the most sensible model they ever produced. The Aventador is less sensible but has an imposing presence and is better looking IRL than in photos. But I’d still have the [Gallardo LP560-4](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/lp5404_fd_01_opt.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/19/first-drive-2009-lamborghini-gallardo-lp560-4/&h=299&w=450&sz=44&tbnid=tlS4sjrdmfOsyM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=135&zoom=1&usg=__odjtreca2zWlJargaY-tAuKmhPs=&docid=QHCgEBwkMAfNQM&sa=X&ei=Z6eSUdvZJuTj0QHztIDICA&ved=0CDkQ9QEwAg&dur=7793). ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/6 "2013-05-15T00:19:00Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > That’s not the Batmobile. > That’s the Mach 5! Go Speed Racer! That was my thought too. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/7 "2013-05-15T00:41:05Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > It’s my opinion that the Gallardo was the most sensible model they ever produced. Ah, yes. The _sensible_ Lamborghini! ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/8 "2013-05-15T09:38:21Z")
Isn’t the Gallardo a joint with Audi/VW? That would explain it. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/9 "2013-05-15T09:45:09Z")
> [@](#): > > …to get out of the car drivers must remove the steering wheel, lift up the roof and climb over the bodywork. Or, just activate the ejection seat. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/10 "2013-05-15T10:09:39Z")
Wouldn’t it be a real laught if this concept car turns out to be foot-powered? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/11 "2013-05-15T10:55:42Z")
Cool. The Lambo Egoista - and egoista means selfish in Italian. But it’d look better in black and red, the true colors of the Batmobile. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/12 "2013-05-15T12:30:45Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > It’s an exercise in sillyness. But don’t be surprised to find some of these design elements in the next production model. I hope so! I always wanted a car I could crush by leaning on it in the wrong place - it’s such a brilliant idea, they couldn’t stop mentioning it in the linked article. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/13 "2013-05-15T13:13:19Z")
It’s great to see they’ve gone back to their roots by focusing on the farmer in his tractor. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/14 "2013-05-15T13:26:29Z")
Every single one of the “features” in this car is something that I’d pay _not_ to have. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/15 "2013-05-15T13:42:24Z")
Holy crap. They managed to make a Lambo that is so ugly it be too embarrassing to drive and that’s even if its a Lambo, ungodly fast and powerful, and it cost a gazillion dollars and everybody knew you were a rich bastard. If Yugo made something that looked like that people probably couldn’t get within a hundred feet of it before they actually died of embarrassment. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/16 "2013-05-15T13:49:55Z")
I liked this quote from the article: “'If Lamborghinis are cars for the few, this one goes further” Yes. Yet it does. The number zero. Though I guess negative numbers or the imaginary set might also be an answer ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/17 "2013-05-15T14:53:19Z")
Where are the cupholders? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/18 "2013-05-15T15:08:50Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > If you can afford to pry one loose from Lamborghini, you can afford a trip to Earl Scheib. > > But in reality, this will be a one-off concept. Not saying elements of the Egoista won’t find their way to production models, but as a whole, it’s not for sale. > > Think there’s any chance we’ll ever see this car on Top Gear? The Stig is probably sending bribes right now. Hell, Clarkson probably had a spontaneous orgasm just looking at the pix. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/19 "2013-05-15T17:40:05Z")
Gotta love the bullet point at the beginning: > [@](#): > > To get in and out of the car the driver must remove steering wheel and climb over the bodywork Are there really that many rich people who would be willing to overlook such a profoundly retarded “feature”? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338/20 "2013-05-15T17:57:17Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > Gotta love the bullet point at the beginning: > > Are there really that many rich people who would be willing to overlook such a profoundly retarded “feature”? Where are you going to take it? Grocery store? Golf club? Dinner with the wife? Anyway, that’s not that inconvenient considering you could buy a [Ferrari FXX](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_FXX) for $1.8M and then not be permitted to take it home with you. Ever. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-lamborghini-is-starting-to-build-batmobiles/658338.md?page=2)