Batman as Middle Manager: Chevy to Introduce Blacked-Out Midnight Edition Impala

If you are the complete-sized, front-driven sedan kind, bigness and comfort surely loom massive on your list of automotive priorities. But those who’d like a dose of sinister with their size—some ferocity with their fluff, if you will—have historically been forced more than to the rear-drive side of the fence (we refuse to believe that the Taurus SHO is sinister), or they’ve trekked to Jackie’s Property of Darkened Accessories in an try to mute the shiny happiness of their rides. “No much more!” say the guys operating under the auspices of Louis Chevrolet. “We’re bringing Jackie’s Property to your residence!” And the proof of that word pudding is appropriate here:  the upcoming Chevy Impala Midnight Edition.

Now, just before we continue we should point out that the Impala pictured above is, in reality, the Blackout Idea Chevy brought to this year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas. That sedan served as the inspiration for the Midnight Edition, which must put on a similar motif. Powered by GM’s 3.6-liter, 305-horsepower V-6, the no-overall performance-added Midnight Edition need to bow in late spring and nominally follows Nigel Tufnel’s “none more black” dictum. According to Edmunds, the snappy galoot will feature a blacked-out grille center-punched with a black bowtie badge. Wouldn’t a Flowtie stand as an even far more potent symbol of the void, a yawning paragon of the inky null? We demand absolutely nothing less than utter nihilism, GM!

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Per Billy Idol, she cries “More, far more, much more!” in the midnight hour, and Chevy gladly serves it up with black wheels, a black rear spoiler, black-painted mirror caps and black 19-inch wheels. The interior, is, of course, black. The issue is, it could be blacker. There nevertheless is some brigh2rk around the daylight opening. The lights are not blacklights. The wheels have some aluminum flash to ‘em. But with the witching hour close at hand, Jackie’s gotta keep the lights on somehow, appropriate?

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Batman as Middle Manager: Chevy to Introduce Blacked-Out Midnight Edition Impala

This 2016 Ford Mustang GT350 Preview May Just Be Batman

November 13, 2014 at 5:22 pm by Zach Bowman | Photography by YouTube

Here’s the second-to-last teaser for the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350. The car’s headed for a full unveil next week, but ahead of that takes place, Ford won’t miss the opportunity to show us an astonishing array of shadowy particulars. In that vein, the 4th clip in the series focuses on style by speaking in generalities about performance cars from the company’s past.

At least we get some tasty shots of the GT40 lapping Le Mans in the rain, as effectively as a few seconds of the GT350’s Coyote-derived flat-plane V-8 at idle. Take pleasure in:

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SPY Photos & VIDEO: Shelby GT350 prototype hits the Nürburgring, prepared to hunt Z/28 Camaros

This story originally appeared on roadandtrack.com.

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10 factors why Tesla Motors’ Elon Musk is generally Batman

This is Elon Musk.

 Elon Musk, Tesla Factory, Fremont (CA, USA) by Maurizio Pesce is licensed beneath CC BY 2. 

He’s the billionaire owner of Tesla Motors, has styles on industrial space exploration and desires to colonise Mars.

Oh, and he’s basically Batman.

Now I’m not accusing Elon of donning a cape and cowl to strike worry into the hearts of criminals on a nightly basis, but what I am saying is that if Batman had been real, and we had been trying to guess his secret identity, Elon Musk would have a lot to answer for.

Here’s why…

1. He’s richer than Scrooge McDuck, with an estimated net worth of $ 9.6billion. You know who else is that rich? Bruce Wayne – yeah, BATMAN.

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2. He’s generally a genius. At 16 years old, he scored the highest achievable grade in the IBM test for engineers. You know who else is a genius engineer? BATMAN.

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3. He has 5 sons. Okay, so Bruce Wayne doesn’t really have 5 biological little ones, but if you count the Robins (Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne and Stephanie Brown) – he has 5 young children. MUSK = BATMAN.

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4. He’s a globe trotter, having reside in South Africa, Canada and the US. You know who else is a globe trotter? BATMAN.

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5. He owns a gadget-laden auto, namely, the Lotus Esprit submarine car from Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.

He also designs and builds next-generation electric automobiles. You know who else has a tricked-out ride? BATMAN.

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6. He’s a polymath, with degrees in economics and physics. You know who else is a polymath? BATMAN.

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7. He’s a philanthropist, and as chairman of the Musk Foundation functions to promote science, education, pediatric overall health and clean energy.

You know who else has a charitable foundation? Bruce Wayne. Yeah – BATMAN.

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8. Musk describes himself as a workaholic and admits to operating up to 25 hours a week. You know what else does not sleep? Crime. And who’s there to cease it? BATMAN.

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9. He has styles on space exploration and colonisation.You know else has had all sorts of adventures in space with the Justice League? BATMAN.

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10. Ultimately, and here’s the  NOT-AT-ALL-TENUOUS smoking gun, Bruce Wayne’s parents were shot dead by mugger Joe Chill on June 26, providing birth to the vigilante identified as Batman.

When is Elon Musk’s birthday? 2 DAYS LATER.

Tiny caveat: Elon’s unusual name, immense wealth and considerable influence make him just as likely to be a supervillain as a superhero. He’s currently talking about colonising Mars, so let’s just maintain an eye on him, yeah?

10 factors why Tesla Motors’ Elon Musk is generally Batman

New Batmobile Spied! Batman Trades His Great Tumbler for a . . . Crossover?

Photo by Amacro13 on Instagram

The subsequent Batman film, Batman vs. Superman, Dawn of Justice, is a lot more than half a year away from its scheduled release date (March 25, 2016), but that hasn’t dulled fans of the film’s lead character. As you almost certainly guessed, we’re not speaking about either of the movie’s caped crusaders. We’re referring, of course, to the Batmobile. Back in Could, director Zack Snyder got the fanboys stirring when he tweeted a teaser photo of the most recent Bat ride. Now, the on the web publication Batman News—yes, that is a thing—is bringing us our initial glance at Batman’s new ride in all its glory, thanks to a couple of Instagram users who occurred upon the uncovered car during the movie’s filming.

Searching for all the world like the lighter, nimbler, and most likely much more fuel-effective offspring of previous Batman director Christopher Nolan’s Tumbler—which is now accessible in Lego kind!—and a Lamborghini Aventador, the new Batmobile follows the actual-life auto industry’s trend toward downsizing. Whether the automobile is smaller because fresh bat Ben Affleck likes it that way, or due to new environmental regulations in Gotham City is a mystery. The Batmobile in the images is quite dirty (did Alfred get laid off?) and the overhead shot shows the not-Batman driver apparently checking his mobile phone. C’mon, guy, is sitting in 1 of the raddest rides out there so un-engaging that you need to have to check Facebook?

Photo by Amacro13 on Instagram

Our inner 6-year-olds deem the factor awesome-seeking, and we’d only use our phones to snap some pics before hopping in and driving it. Like a stealth crossover as envisioned by the creators of the Halo video game, it attributes an appropriately fantastical split cockpit canopy that rises on rear outboard hinges, and, like the Tumbler, it rides on chest-higher knobby tires. (This Batmobile, sadly, has a far more conventional 4-tire layout in place of the old Tumbler’s cop-car-crushing 6-donut arrangement.) No word on what’s under the hood, or even exactly where the engine/powertrain cover actually is, for that matter, but it is protected to say that fire will shoot from the back. A pair of gun-like devices poke out from the vehicle’s nose, and those probably can shoot factors, also. We look forward to much more Batmobile particulars and pictures emerging as the film nears its release, and cannot wait to see what it’s capable of, at least hypothetically.

As for Superman’s ride? Effectively, he’s nevertheless banking frequent flier miles. And there’s constantly Lois Lane.

Photo by mole6674 on Instagram, via www.Batman-News.com

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New Batmobile Spied! Batman Trades His Great Tumbler for a . . . Crossover?