Compact BMW concept transforms from city pod to hot rod

As the closing chapter of The Dark Knight gets released next week, one designer, Chris Hammersley seems inspired by the Tumbler while penning his thoughts for a new concept car.

It isn’t exactly ‘a black tank’ but a simpler urban transporter/pod that would convert to a low slung and sporty German 'hot rod' at the touch of a button. Like Batman’s Tumbler, it has no central axel connecting the front wheels. Unfortunately it won’t eject into a motorcycle in an emergency though.

The prototype is named the BMW Venture and the transformation happens mainly due to the pair of arms that extends the two front wheels. In theory, this gives the car a better handling, and according to Chris the two-seater could run on hydrogen fuel cells.