Batmobile (1989-1992)

The Batmobile was Batman's primary mode of transportation. At first it was just called "the car", however Batman later called it the Batmobile. He kept it in the Batcave when it was not in use. It was one of the most dominant tools in Batman's arsenal. It was also extremely daunting. The automobile had a shield function as well as built in bombs that he used to blow up the Joker's henchmen.

Flugelheim Escape
Batman first used the Batmobile to rescue Vicki Vale from the Joker. After he parked it out front of the entrance Flugelheim Museum, Batman instructed Vicki to get into the vehicle as Joker's Joker Goons gave chase in their own cars. After it completely outmatched the Goons' and the GCPD for pure speed, the Batmobile was caught in a bottleneck, unfortunately. With the road blocked by a construction crew, Batman and Vicki abandoned the Batmobile and continued their escape. Eventually, Batman used a Communicator to call the Batmobile to him after he dispatched Joker's Goons.

Destroying Axis Chemicals
In an attempt to kill Joker after the recollection that he was responsible for his parents' deaths, Batman used the Batmobile to lay siege to Axis Chemicals and effectively demolished the complex despite Joker's escape in his helicopter.

Riot Control at Gotham Plaza
Three years later, Batman drove the Batmobile into battle against the Red Triangle Gang. When Gotham City's central Christmas presentation was disrupted by an assault by the Red Triangle Gang, Batman entered the fray with the Batmobile, and systematically used the car's arsenal of abilities to deter the criminals from causing further damage.

Tampering by the Red Triangle gang
The Batmobile later became the target of a scheme by the Penguin to frame Batman as a criminal. After he sabotaged the Batmobile while Batman rescued the Ice Princess from Catwoman, Penguin gained control of the Batmobile, and used it in a destructive joyride throughout the civilian-filled Gotham streets before Batman managed to deactivate the receiver of the control signal. When the Batmobile was freed from Cobblepot's control, the incident caused the desired effect; and the public labeled Batman as a criminal. To narrowly escape from the GCPD, Batman was forced to eject the vehicle's side panels and transformed the Batmobile into the Batmissile.

Even though Bruce later repaired and restored the Batmobile, he eventually quit actively using that Batmobile and used at least two more different models.