[afarrell]

He derives his power from engineered gear, but he himself isn't an Engineer.

Also, the batmobile is rather poorly designed. With its underbody being so flat against the ground, it is incredibly vulnerable to IEDs, to say nothing of a stray bit of rubble.

[kevin_morrill]

Yeah, I don't know much about the comic, but at least in the latest Christopher Nolan movies the engineering is all behind the scenes by Morgan Freeman's secret division. No slight to the series, just saying.