We’ve already seen plenty of behind-the-scenes footage ofThe Joker’s purple sports car inSuicide Squad. But since it was first introduced on the streets of Toronto this past year, it has often been misidentified as a Lambourgini. The creator of the car was recently interviewed byFox 13in Tampa Bay, Florida and he sets the record straight. He also gives us all a better look at this souped up ride.
The Joker’s car is actually a Vaydor. And it was designed by Matt McEntegart of Vaydor Exotics, which is located in Florida. The designer gave some of the history of this flashy ride. He has always loved the looks of the expensive super cars introduced on the market by Lamborghini and Ferrari. He’s just never had the money to buy one himself. Instead, he decided to custom build his own fiberglass body, with associated hardware and accessories that fit what he was looking for.
He actually retrofitted an old Infinity G-35 in creating this whole new sports car. He came up with the name Vaydor, and it quickly caught a lot of peoples' attention. Including a person who often supplies cars to movie producers to be used on screen. He called Matt McEntegart up and asked if they could use the car in an upcoming project. But they weren’t quick to reveal just how iconic the man behind the wheel would turn out to be. He explains.
“They said, ‘It’s going to be thevillain’s car. Do you mind?’ I’m like, ‘No, that’s perfect!'”
Of course, that villain turned out to be The Joker. As we all know,Jared Letowill portray the character. It will be theclown princeof crime’s first big screen appearance sinceHeath Ledgertook over the role in 2008’sThe Dark Knight. This will be the first time, though, that The Joker has had his own purple sports car of this magnitude. Which clearly pays homage to some of the pastDC comic books. About the look of the car, Matt McEntegart had this to say.
“I wanted something different. I’m a fan of the super car look. So I wanted aggressive, angry, low to the ground.”
The video fromFox 13claims that you can build your own Vaydor Joker car for as little as $60,000 and you can do it yourself in your garage. All you need is the chassis of an Infinity, which you put the fiberglass body over the top of. In the trailer, we got to see Batman taking a ride on top if the supercar. And it’s sure to be a hit in terms ofmarketing, as theBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicetoy line will bring the car to store shelved everywhere this January beforeSuicide Squadits theaters this August. What do you think?
