The Photoshop jobs carwow cranked out are (clearly) color-keyed to the characters they represent. For instance, look at the Iron-Man-themed maroon and gold Chevrolet Corvette Z06. The Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6×6 is covered in green and features purple fenders – perfect for the Hulk.
Many of these cyber one-offs include features that their costume-wearing drivers would find useful. Take a look at the BMW M2 meant for Batman. Its bat-inspired kidney grilles up front and pointy fins out back are designed to tell baddies who’s coming for them. It has bat ninja stars in its front bumper and “a side-mounted grappling hook for comically tight turns.”
Captain America’s Shelby GT350R Mustang has doors made out of the same durable vibranium steel alloy that makes up his trusty shield.
The Superman-issue Bugatti Chiron is almost as fast as him and has a navigation system that automatically directs him to the nearest phone booth so Clark Kent can transform into the Man of Steel. If anyone were to see him in the blue, red, and yellow $1+ million hypercar before the costume change, the veteran reporter would have to come up with one hell of a cover story. However, even with glasses on, the son of Krypton still has super powers, so he’d probably figure something out.
What do you all think of these renderings? Do the cars fit their respective heroes? Do they make you want to run out and see “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”?
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
