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If Batman drove a Kia, it would look like this

(Credit: Kia Motors/RIDES Magazine )

The Batmobile (in all of its various incarnations) is probably as famous as the Batman who pilots it. However, if you should happen to find yourself in New York this week (perhaps for some sort of comic book convention), you’ll be able to get a peek at the car that Kia Motors would like to see as the Caped Crusader’s next set of wheels: a top-of-the-line Kia Optima SX Limited. Well, they at least got the color right.

Personally, I’d like to think that if Batman were to drive a front-wheel-drive, Korean sports car, he’d be behind the wheel of the 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo in ultimate black or matte gray. Maybe he’d pilot a blacked-out Hyundai Genesis R-Spec Coupe or Sedan. Mr. Wayne could also probably afford to have a Kia Concept GT built and painted black, billionaire playboy that he is.

To be fair, this is no ordinary Optima and it is only “inspired by” the Batman comics. The vehicle has been heavily modified, although the… [Read more]


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