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Jay Leno Is the "Denim Knight", Drives New Batmobile in California

Jay Leno Is the "Denim Knight", Drives New Batmobile in California 1 photo
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Jay's back with another bit of our favorite geeky old man show. Below, you'll find a trailer for episode 2 of the second season currently airing on CNBC. It's about fighting crime in general and the new Batmobile specifically.
A television show gets you the reach Youtube still can't. That's why we can't share the full episode, only this teaser. However, we're confident that fans of either Leno or the car will find a way to watch it.

With the previous Batmobile, the Tumbler, we knew that it was made from tubes and powered by a V8. However, this new one is all shrouded in secrecy. All Leno is allowed to tell us is that it's got a Bat engine, Bat brakes, and Bat tires, just like the 50s classic.

Speaking of which, there's also a race between Leno in the tank and Adam West in the classic. For those of you who don't know, Adam played Batman for 120 freaking episodes in the 1960s.

Controversial film director Zack Schneider is also along for the ride.

If Trump were voted president of the United States, Superman wouldn't even be allowed here because he is an alien. Get it? Bad joke, we know, but when Jay tells it, it's funny, which is why you need to watch this show.

Despite everything, I still like the Tumbler more. Why? Because that one was a hero car, while this thing is a fancy movie prop that gets paraded everywhere. In Batman v Superman, it takes the Kryptonian half a second to take it apart, so how are we supposed to take it seriously?

Designed by production designer Patrick Tatopoulos and Dennis McCarthy, the Batmobile is about 20 feet long and 12 feet wide. It was inspired by the 1989 one and lowers itself to the ground while cruising. Oh, and it has guns, which is highly controversial.

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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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