Transformers Parade in China: Bumblebee Fans Gather in Beijing

It looks like it's going to be the year of the Bumblebee in China. The soon-to-be released Transformers 2 movie 'Revenge of the Fallen' inspired Chinese fans that took to the streets of Beijing over the weekend with a parade of Bumblebee flavored cars of various sorts and types including a VW Santana, a Citroen C4, a Ford Focus and many Chevy Aveo and Cruze models. The somewhat comical parade of random yellow cars with black-stripes was led of course by a 2010 Camaro SS. Follow the jump to check out the pictures.

Source: Autohome , Via: Jalopnik

Japanese Sleeper: 1985 Toyota Celica GTS with LS1 5.7-Liter V8

Sleepers or as Brits prefer to call these type of automobiles, Q-cars, is a term used to describe standard looking vehicles with extensive mods under the hood. This custom-made 1985 Toyota Celica GTS fits the description perfectly as the owner of the Japanese coupe swapped the rear-wheel drive Celica's humble four-pot with a brawny LS1 5.7-liter V8 from a fourth-generation 2001 Camaro that produces around 325 horsepower.

It goes without saying that these kind of engine swaps demand the replacement and/or modification of various other mechanical components. Among other changes, the LS1-powered Celica features a Z06 clutch, a front swaybar from a 1992 Iroc Z and a custom-made radiator.

Source: LS1 , Via: Engineswapdepot

2010 Chevy Camaro KITTed with Knight Rider LEDs

Ever since the new Camaro hit the streets, we knew that someone was bound to make a link between GM's pony car and KITT. That someone happens to be member 'Spaceballone' of the Camaro5 forums and what he did is to modify and install an LED light scanner in that little mail-slot air intake on the hood above the Chevy bowtie badge.

The UK-based company that sells the KITT LED scanner for about $160 claims that the system comes with three settings that that mimic the light patterns on the original 1980's Knight Rider 2000 car and on the Shelby GT500KR in the shortly lived Knight Rider 2008 TV series.

We're not so sure if it's legal in most places to use the LEDs while driving, so if you're thinking about installing the system, better ask before you get into any trouble.

Source: Camaro5, Via: Insideline, Link: Knightlight LEDs

Geiger Cars Brings 2010 Chevy Camaro to Europe - €39,900 for a V6, €50,600 for a V8 SS

GM's decision not to sell the new 2010 Chevy Camaro in Europe (at least not in the near future) has opened the 'import' doors to companies like Geiger Cars. The German firm, which is also known for its tuning division, has announced the availability of Detroit's latest pony car to European customers. Though Geiger hasn't disclosed a standard list price, we found three brand new Camaros with zero miles (okay, kilometers) up for sale on its official site.

First up is a yellow-mellow Camaro 2LT with the 304HP 3.6-liter V6 engine matted to an automatic transmission. It is priced at €39,900 (apparently for the German market) or about $56,600 at the current exchange rates. In the U.S., prices for the Camaro 2LT start from $27,375 (MSRP) which comes to around €19,310.

The other two Camaros up for grabs are a red SS with an automatic transmission and a black SS with a manual gearbox. Both of course are equipped with a 6.2-liter V8 engine that delivers 426HP when paired to a manual transmission and 400HP when linked to the 6-speed automatic. Geiger has priced both cars at €50,615 or at about $71,800. If you live in the U.S., a manual Camaro 1SS will cost you a quite more reasonable $31,040 (€21,900) while the slightly better equipped 2SS, $34,225 (€24,150).

Link: Geiger Cars

Chevy Cruze Transformers Bumblebee Edition: Made in China

From what we know, Chevy has no plans of introducing any other Bumblebee Edition model other than the one based on the new Camaro Coupe, but that didn't stop an avid Transformer fan in China from giving his Chevy Cruze sedan the full Autobot treatment. We're not sure if the project includes anything else other than the yellow paint finish with the twin black rally stripes and the matching details, but you can check out the modded Cruze in all its glory in the photo gallery after the jump.

Via: Autoblog.com , Photos: Sohu