Name: The Ultimate Batmobile
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 70917-1
Rating: 94 (9 reviews)

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Recommendations

Recomended 67%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

better

Average PPP for System in 2017 is 0.11. PPP for this set is 0.1, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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Average PPM for System in 2017 is 16.5. PPM for this set is 18.25, which is worse.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

ttpm Recommendation: yes 5 / 5 → 100 / 100

The Brick Fan Recommendation: yes 5 / 5 → 100 / 100

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.6 / 5 → 92 / 100

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.59 / 5 → 92 / 100

Blocks Magazine Recommendation: yes 90 / 100 → 90 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: yes 4.4 / 5 → 88 / 100

Unscored reviews

JANGBRiCKS

The Brothers Brick

Brickset News

Set information

Set ID: 70917-1
Name: The Ultimate Batmobile
Parts: 1456
Minifigs: 8

Retail price (USD):
Original: 139.99
Inflation adjusted: 146.01

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.10
Inflation adjusted: 0.1

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 17.50
Inflation adjusted: 18.25

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ttpm

Recommendation: yes 5 / 5

This set is perfect for display as well as play with all its built-in features.This is a pretty epic LEGO set and having those four vehicles plus all these minifigures really gives you a lot of play value and bang for your buck—it's like getting four builds in one! fans of the LEGO Batman movie, and batman, will also appreciate the bonus figures such as lesser known Batman villains such as Polka-Dot Man and LEGO mash-ups with the Wizard of Oz villians the Wicked Witch and flying monkeys.

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The Brick Fan

Recommendation: yes 5 / 5 by Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Like I said before on my preview post on Instagram, The LEGO Batman Movie The Ultimate Batmobile (70917) is by far the most fun set I've built for the theme so far. Each of the individual builds, besides the Batcycle, could be a standalone set themselves if LEGO wanted to but I'm happy they included all of them in one large play set. I'm a sucker for combiner things and I did get a good feeling after combining everything together. The Bat-Signal with the light brick was a nice surprice since LEGO didn't even have to include it with this set and I would have still been good with it. The minifigure selection is decent with some of the new characters like Alfred, Polka-Dot Man, and the two Flying Monkeys but some the repeats from the previous wave were somewhat disappointing.

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.6 / 5 from 82 reviews

Great set for any Lego enthusiast and Batman lover! While Robin's hover/motorcycle is a bit simpler compared to the rest, the batmobile, tank, and batwing are great by themselves!!! You will not be disappointed by this set!!! Great job Lego!

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 82 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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LEGO

Recommendation: meh 4.59 / 5 from 27 reviews

The Ultimate Batmobile is an awesome set. With four vehicles that are easy to build and are able to connect to form the Ultimate Batmobile. This feature alone makes the set worth buying. This set is great fun, especially as it comes with a range of minifigures. My favourites are the Flying Monkeys, which have a fantastic design. The Bat signal was a great addition to the play experience for people of any age to enjoy. I recommend this set to everyone who saw the film or even just loves Batman in general.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 27 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Blocks Magazine

Recommendation: yes 90 / 100

70917 The Ultimate Batmobile was reviewed in issue 39 of Blocks Magazine.

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Brickset

Recommendation: yes 4.4 / 5 from 7 reviews

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The Brothers Brick

by Chris

The four-in-one design is tricky to get right, but the Ultimate Batmobile achieves a cohesive design without too many compromises in the individual models. The small Batmobile in particular is an excellent design, and even the Batcycle serves its purpose suitably. Fully assembled, the Ultimate Batmobile is sturdy and robust.

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Brickset News

by CapnRex101

70917 The Ultimate Batmobile represents the fundamental nature of The LEGO Batman Movie. Every aspect of a traditional Batmobile has been taken to the extreme as each vehicle is laden with headlights, engines and non-lethal weaponry. Furthermore, the structure of this model seems to acknowledge different types of Batmobile from the past, incorporating a sleek vehicle not unlike that seen in the 1989 film or Batman: The Animated Series as well as a beefy tank which recalls the design of the Tumbler or the enormous machine seen in Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns!

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