Rene Turrek’s Wild Joker-Inspired BMW i8 Is a Supercar for the Bad Guys

Rene Turrek’s Wild Joker-Inspired BMW i8 Is a Supercar for the Bad Guys

Published: August 11, 2017 | By: American Luxury Staff

René Turrek’s newest project is this BMW i8, an ideal ride for the villain out for a weekend drive.

With a hood featuring a frightfully acute likeness of Jared Leto’s particularly demented Joker from ‘Suicide Squad,’ and quarter panels decorated with maniacal laughter in anarchic subtitles, the car is quite a statement for a fan of DC Comics, or fans of film versions of Batman mythos. Skulls are another decoration, naturally.

The i8 may be a little eco-conscious to be the first choice of the Joker, but the car’s 3.8-second 0-60 time is ideal for quick getaways.

The car also features exterior ambient lighting—essential for setting the proper road-going atmosphere—which may be operated via remote control.

The project is the latest in Turrek’s series of comic-book homage customizations; previous work includes another BMW i8 evocative of the Joker’s nemesis, the Dark Knight himself. That car featured a series of bats along the car’s sides, as well as a design which would light up for night driving.

René Turrek is an artist and graphic designer based in Germany. His clients include Starbucks coffee and Beats headphones. His work is colorful, and pop-culture influenced and inflected.

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