Review – DC Universe Hot Wheels Batman
I’ve reviewed three Batmobile toys before — Hot Wheels ’66 Batmobile review here, Hot Wheels’ Super Friends Batmobile review here, and Hot Wheels Batman: Arkham Asylum Batmobile review here — but I am pretty sure there isn’t any law that limits the number of Batmobile toys that I can review so i’s time to take a look at the Batman toy car from the recent DC Universe Hot Wheels* series.
Sculpt
I don’t recognize this Batmobile. Is it from a comic I haven’t read or is it just Mattel’s turn to sit down and design a Batmobile of their own? Regardless of what’s happening, the final car looks incredible with a long, powerful hood and a cape-like tail section. The front feels similar to the classic George Barris Batmobile, but with more angles and an overall pointier appearance. The crew compartment is hidden — go on, find the windshield — but that just helps the car’s sleek design. Truly an awesome Batmobile design.
Paint?
The car isn’t completely without any paint apps, but other than the tint of red on the tail, the little bits of black over the silver of the sidepipes, and a touch of gray up front the Batmobile’s colors come from the metal and plastic used in its design. And there’s a lot of metal, which shouldn’t be a surprise when you consider that this is one of the higher-end Hot Wheels toy cars and not from their $1 line of toys. Man, the more I look at this car the more I like it.
Fast Rolling and Springy
One thing that gives Hot Wheels their name is hot fast they can speed across the floor, and this DC Universe Hot Wheels* series Batman car is as fast as any other out there. The wheels spin great, and the car has that springy suspension that I always love to play with . . . drop the car from a few inches up and watch the axles work as the car bounces a little. I know, I’m five.
Closing Thoughts
Toy cars are not for everyone, but everyone does need at least one Batmobile toy in their house. I’ll always recommend a classic 1966 Batmobile over any other design (see 1966batmobile.com), but if you’re open to more then this one’s a good choice. Looks great. The metal gives it an awesome feel. And the fact that it hasn’t been too tough to find in stores lately makes it the car to grab right now if you want a new Batmobile in your collection. And don’t we all need a new Batmobile today?
Philip Reed is not collecting Batmobile toys. Is not. Really. He promises. (He hopes.)
I haven’t even seen this car yet. I thought the only DC Universe hot wheels were Green Lantern, Joker, Flash and Superman; since those are the only cars I have seen and I know they’ve been out for a while.
I’m pretty determined to get every hot wheel batmobile that I can, so I guess it’s back to walmart to look for this one.
I haven’t found this one yet either, but I am on the lookout!
@clark – I found this one and Bane at the local HEB. That store has turned out to be a great place to find some stuff that I never see anywhere else.
Great looking vehicle. Reminds me of a 1976 Lincoln Continental Towncar. Too bad this is going to cost more than their dollar assortment. Can’t wait to see more stuff from the 1966 Batman TV Series. Have you see the Batcopter yet? Thanks for posting.
This particular Batmobile is very cool and follows the design asthetic of this whole series…almost like the given hero’s costume done in car form (check out the Wonder Woman car with its “invisible” and “tiara” elements and the Bane off-roader with its hoses and wrestler mask eyelet windows!).
The whole series is excellent so far…I’m just waiting for the Catwoman car to show up at retail.
I found this one and Two-Face today. Apparently they’re being hoarded by the Mattel Toy Store, that’s where I had to go.
I really like both of them, the two face car is creepy as it has sinew looking translucent parts underneath the scarred side. This car, although not technically a Batmobile, is one of the cooler looking Batmobiles now in my collection.
I also picked up the Joker car, because I don’t have a Jokermobile and it looked like something he might drive around. The concept of this series seems weird to me: What a superhero/villain would look like if he/she were a car. Nevertheless, I think they have made some really cool toys here.
@Clark – I spotted those at HEB yesterday and almost bought the Two-Face car. I should probably go back and get it before I find myself regretting that I had let it go.