i wouldn't say that any of them is better than other. new batman films went for that whole (pseudo) realism vibe, not only in design but in whole bunch of aspects. on the other hand old movies focused on atmosphere and stylization. It makes sense for vehicles in stylized movie to look stylized and vehicles in somewhat…
I agree this car is seriously cool but my reason is that it suits the character of Batman, even though it is stylized. That turbine engine suggest access to advanced tech. More importantly its stealthy, see how well it blends into the background. It looks like it belongs in the dark. Ive got nothing against making…
What is important is a consistent balance of function and form. You can stylize things heavily, but consistently, or you can build supporting functions that justify a form (like the sweet M16/katana sheath in the article I'm linking) http://platinumgames.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/e6b1bae5ae9ae7a8bf5.jpg…