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A young Vietnamese fan of the Dark Knight spent 10 months and over
$20,000 building his own functional Batmobile.
Nguyen Dac Chung, a 23-year-old architecture student from Hanoi had
always dreamed of driving his very own Tumbler, the iconic Batmobile
showcased in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight’ trilogy, and last
year he decided to make his dream a reality. He poured 10 months of work
and over 500 million VND ($21,700) of his own money into this project
and he now has his very own life-size, functional Tumbler. Although it’s
only 90 percent complete, Nguyen Dac Chung has already been attracting
attention on Hanoi’s street and has been featured by major Vietnamese
news outlets.
The home-made Batmobile is powered by a four-cylinder, 400 cc engine and
can reach a top speed of 100 km/h. The suspension system consists of 4
front shock absorbers and 2 rear shock absorbers, and the car spoiler
can be adjusted thorough a pneumatic system.
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Unlike the movie version of the Tumbler, Dac Chung’s vehicle doesn’t use
a jet engine exhaust, but does retain the iconic shape of the original.
For functional purposes, it has a motorcycle exhaust.
On the inside, the Batmobile has enough room to fit two people
comfortably, but it’s nowhere near as impressive as the Dark Knight
Tumbler. Nguyen Dac Chung admits that he still has lots of work to do on
the interior, especially the lighting, but adds that his vehicle is
still a work in progress.
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To build his dream car, the Vietnamese student used both domestic parts,
but also components imported from the US and South Korea. The tires for
example, could only be found overseas.
Apart from studying architecture, Dac Chung is also an entrepreneur (he
manages his own cosplay production company) and used the profit of his
business to finance his Tumbler project.
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