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Old 07-31-09, 07:29 AM
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You knew it was coming: an official version of the Chevrolet Cruze Bumblebee. Set to make its first public appearance in a few weeks time at Frankfurt show, the Transformers film-inspired Cruze Bumblebee was co-developed with German tuning firm Irmscher. Even though the original Camaro-based Bumblebee features a yellow-and-black stripes treatment, Chevy's designers opted for a black paint job with bright-orange racing stripes and detailing.

Furthermore, Irmchser's tuners lowered the compact sedan's ride height by 30mm and added an orange colored rear diffuser that houses a pair of new exhaust tips. The beefy 18-inch alloy wheels finished in orange and shod in 225mm wide sport tyres complete the looks.

And while Chevy has no intention of enhancing the Cruze's range with a Bumblebee edition, Irmscher said that it will offer the package to individual customers.

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Old 07-31-09, 07:33 AM
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Something about it screams ggay to me
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Old 07-31-09, 07:36 AM
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Just plain ugly, (the car).
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That's about as close to factory rice as I have seen in the last few years.
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Old 07-31-09, 08:11 AM
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Not my cup of tea
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Originally Posted by MPLexus301
That's about as close to factory rice as I have seen in the last few years.
Really, even as I was about to get some soy sauce out.

And I thought the graphics on the SS and GT500 were overdone.
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Originally Posted by leedogg
Something about it screams ggay to me
They must have known it was a pretty gay looking car when they chose that license plate...

What a waste of time and money, why are they still around again?
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Why are they calling this a Bumblebee other than to cash in on the name?
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Ha ha! Does anybody remember the Datsun B210 "Honeybee"?
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Old 07-31-09, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by IS350jet
Ha ha! Does anybody remember the Datsun B210 "Honeybee"?
So that's where the inspiration came from.
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The orange on the stripes doesn't match the wheels. I'm guessing stickers vs. paint.
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Originally Posted by IS350jet
Ha ha! Does anybody remember the Datsun B210 "Honeybee"?
That looks better than that Chevy.
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Originally Posted by wmb0000
Not my cup of tea
Not my cup [bowl] of rice.
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Inspired by this I believe:

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