Mystery car spotted during Transformers 2 filming
To all of you Autoblog sleuths out there, it's time to go to work. The silver car in the picture above was spotted on the set of Transfomers 2 filming in Pennsylvania. The wheels (cartoonishly large out back) and lines, and the fact that GM is a major player in the film, would seem to suggest it's some sort of GM product or concept -- although not the Corvette ZR-1, as some have claimed. It's also got the same concept mirrors that GM loves to use and kind of looks like Bumblebee's evil Decepticon twin. The shooter also said that the car has scissor doors like a Lamborghini. Follow the link to see more pictures from the filming, and let us know what you think the mystery car is.
[Source: Transformers Live via Shoot for the Edit]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 8)
Tom 3:31PM (6/11/2008)
certainly looks like a Corvette concept of some sorts
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Alex 3:34PM (6/11/2008)
certainly has the right lines for a Corvette concept.
Tom 3:37PM (6/11/2008)
maybe a concept for the 'possible' mid engined C7..?
Torrent 3:48PM (6/11/2008)
I say Cadillac Cien. Or that one Buick.
daniel wraxton 3:53PM (6/11/2008)
it looks like a cadilac cien concept
Tom 3:55PM (6/11/2008)
There's no way it's the CIEN... just go google it...it has no curves like these. and the wheels are like 18" max. AND he already used that car 4 years ago.
ricotubbs 3:56PM (6/11/2008)
I'm thinking it's probably a one-off car made specifically for the movie. Just because Transformers has heavy corporate sponsorship doesn't mean they can't create and use a fictional outlandish "movie car". I don't think that's too far fetched.
matt 4:28PM (6/11/2008)
I'm willing to bet good money that it's at least a prototype for the 'vette C7
Conor 5:09PM (6/11/2008)
Looks like a reshaped Camaro. Look at the rims, the mirrors and the body lines. Squash the cab, push it slightly forward and exaggerate the rear haunches to no end. There ya go.
Xcountryflyer 6:10PM (6/11/2008)
My bet is Corvette concept.
meshies 10:20PM (6/11/2008)
At first i thought just a custom car for the movie... but then i thought about TF1 and the unprecedented exposure the Camaro concept got. If it really is a c7 prototype it would create SOOOOOOOOOOO much buzz. I think it would be an excellent move for GM.
Cary 4:48AM (6/13/2008)
2010 'vette. Mid-engine.
or
2008 SSC Ultimate Aero with modified rear arches.
http://www.shelbysupercars.com/gallery/g9-1.jpg
http://www.shelbysupercars.com/gallery/g11-3.jpg
NSX concept is possible, but HIGHLY unlikely.
the law 3:31PM (6/11/2008)
New Vette can't be Firdbird or Buick sportscar.
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Nick 3:32PM (6/11/2008)
Looks like it could be some kind of Corvette concept, though they haven't made one of those for ages so I doubt that it's such.
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the law 3:32PM (6/11/2008)
must be the production ready form as most companies only show these ready models in movies.
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Tom 3:43PM (6/11/2008)
Not true... not for michael bay anyway -
Cadillac Cien in 'THE ISLAND' ...yet another Michael Bay film.
He'll get what he wants
carsteve 3:33PM (6/11/2008)
New Honda/Acura supercar. You heard it here first.
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elindiano 4:28PM (6/11/2008)
YES, new acura nsx.
although it does have corvette styling but there is nothing i can find to suggest it is a vette concept.
Shipey 4:51PM (6/11/2008)
Not in a GM film.
Chris 5:00PM (6/11/2008)
Shipey,
It could be the bad guy transformed... just like the Mustang was :P