Chinese-market Chevrolet Cruze transformed into Camaro-aping baby Bumblebee
Chevy Cruze gets the Bumblebee treatment – Click above for a high-res image galleryThe idea behind building a stunning performance car like the new Chevy Camaro is as much about selling the car itself as it is about casting a bright light on the rest of the automaker's range. The muscle car in the window may bring you into the dealership, but you're more likely to walk out with something more practical. Say, a Cruze, for example.
That's what happened with one customer in China, where the price of an imported Camaro is, according to one report at least, the equivalent of a whopping $200,000. Having apparently geeked out like the rest of us at Michael Bay's blockbuster hit Transformers, the customer looks to have fallen in love with Bumblebee like that little punk Shia LeBeouf with Megan Fox (who really should be with a certain blogger whose name starts with an "N" and ends with an "oah"), but...where were we? Oh yeah, the Chinese fan gave his Chevy Cruze the full Bumblebee treatment, which looks to have involved a bit more than just plastering on some racing stripes. Check it out in the gallery below.
[Source: China Car Times I Images: Club.Sohu.com]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Mike Z71 11:48AM (6/04/2009)
Could be worse...
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tuxchown 11:59AM (6/04/2009)
It's somewhere between "meh" and "pretty cool".
David 1:49PM (6/04/2009)
How is this not just another Cavalier/Cobalt redux?
That's all I see when I look at it, and that's all it will do for GM (or whatever they want to be called today). That is why GM deserve their fate. They have no sense.
FousString85 11:49AM (6/04/2009)
I hope this car is everything GM needs it to be when it gets to our shores.
Looks great so far!
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Big Mola 11:54AM (6/04/2009)
Didn't know Cruze was alread sold in China . . . Looks sharp (ignoring the paint job).
PJ 3:10PM (6/04/2009)
It's been on sale in South Korea since 2008 as the Daewoo Lacetti.
MrStol 12:25PM (6/04/2009)
Haha, yes I agree, she so should be with that certain blogger. Can't you talk some AOL execs into running an Ad campaign with her and you... or just contact her agent to setup a lame interview about her car related films, nice hotel, a bit of bubble...
The rest is up to you ;)
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Motor_Yakuza 11:56AM (6/04/2009)
Cruze SS, GM? or should I ask, Cruze SS mr. president teleprompter
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Aprime 12:23PM (6/04/2009)
Okay, I don't like Obama, but I don't get your obsession over the fact that he reads his speeches from a teleprompter. Protip: all, if not most politicians do, the same could be said for a lot of business people... And I could go on. There's a limit to rehearsals.
So just stop it, please. It's not funny, nor is it clever.
Motor_Yakuza 12:29PM (6/04/2009)
oftopic:people don't see a messiah in most of the politicians
ontopic: I was just asking if we will see a Cruze SS
AZZO45b 12:35PM (6/04/2009)
Hey Motor_Yakuza: What Aprime said & remember Bush 43 used a teleprompter as well!!! Think about all his bumbling & fumbling the next time you watch Obama
A teleprompter turns Obama into a smooth operator yet it turned Georgie into a babbling idiot?? PLEASE!!! Which one is it??? This is AutoBlog not a political blog... I don't remember seeing Obama's name in this Cruze story (or do you think the 44th president will be in Transformers 2)???
Ian B. 1:10PM (6/04/2009)
Hey Motor Yahoo, or whatever:
If Obama is the messiah, as you put it, then logically, he came after the anti-Christ, which would be Bush. After all, the podium at the U.N. still smells of sulfur...
John 1:19PM (6/04/2009)
"If Obama is the messiah, as you put it, then logically, he came after the anti-Christ, which would be Bush"
My friend, stay on-topic with cars because your biblical interpretations are a million miles off.
Motor_Yakuza 1:35PM (6/04/2009)
AZZO45b
Yep, Obama will be there, working for the decepticons.
Motor_Yakuza 1:37PM (6/04/2009)
And I asked him about a Cruze SS, because GM is now Gov Motors.
Sanders 2:41PM (6/04/2009)
"The devil was here yesterday. I still smell sulfur." Now that was a funny speech. I have to hand it to the loon Chavez. Not to get political or bash on fundies, but sometimes those willing to change history or look the other way need to be quieted. Not the devil you say? A war, torture, starvation and murder in Darfar, etc. Sounds like the devil to me. You won't get a counter response from me. The history books will note the above accordingly.
foxthewhite 12:01PM (6/04/2009)
'That's what happened with one customer in China, where the price of an imported Camaro is, according to one report at least, the equivalent of a whopping $200,000'
what kind of report is that...
first of all the Camaro is not officially imported into China yet
second, and imported cars in China sell for about 2x the price in the US or a little bit less considering the fact that imported cars are usually pre-optioned with a bunch of pkgs.
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Scott 12:09PM (6/04/2009)
Considering new Cameros are selling for $10,000 - 20,000 above sticker here in Los Angeles, I don't think that $200,000 is unbelievable considering all the costs involved with importing the car.
That said, anyone paying over sticker for a GM car needs to have their head examined.
foxthewhite 12:27PM (6/04/2009)
The 2x price I said has included all the importing costs. It's quite impossible for the price to get $200k. M3 only sells for about $150k.
That being said, Camaro is not on the market yet. I doubt it GM will export it to China when it sells for $20k over MSRP in the US, especially when it's going through reconstruction
Yikes 12:04PM (6/04/2009)
Who knew the Chinese were fond of trailer park hood stripes!
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