The one-off concept car is even wilder than the 2014 production model coming this summer.
With the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro sporting a thinner grille and restyled lights – not to mention the return of the vaunted Z/28 model coming this summer with 500 horses – you'd think that'd be enough to satisfy buyers of this retro muscle car. It wasn't working for director Michael Bay, who ordered a custom 2014 Camaro to play Bumblebee in "Transformers 4," the tender but deadly autobot that's best friends with Shia LaBeouf's lead character. The whole front end is new, with an even thinner grille and LED headlights that look half-open, plus a reshaped, domed hood and a lower valance that stretches the air intake farther to the corners. The rear brake ducts are functional and wide-open as opposed to the faint strakes on the production car, and the fuel filler door has been moved onto a black cover replacing the rear window.
If we had to make a good guess, we'd say the gray BBS wheels – at least 22 inches, like on the Hot Wheels 2013 Camaro – have spacers fitted, seeing as they're almost popping out of the fenders. For a sports car, Bumblebee should be squatting lower, but again, those tires barely fit as is. In addition to this special concept, Bumblebee will also be seen in the film as a "restomod" 1967 Camaro complete with modern equipment, just like the Eleanor Mustang from "Gone in 60 Seconds."
While we could see Bay wrecking the 2014 Corvette Stingray in the film, the one-off Camaro is a bit too special for real crashes – and there's not a chance in hell he'd scrape the $2.4 million Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse and the even rarer Pagani Huayra running alongside in the chase scenes. If that happens, we'll be marching on Hollywood with burning stakes.
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