This is the New Transformer 4's 2014 Camaro Bumblebee Concept

Only hours after our spies piqued our curiosity with a boatload of far-away shots from the filming set of Transformers 4 at the GM Proving Ground facility in Michigan, and which included the new Bumblebee, Michael Bay did it again and dropped an official photo of the car. Read more »

Scoop: Transformers 4 Robots Undisguised, Including New Camaro Bumblebee [33 Photos]

The best thing about the Transformers movie series is catching a glimpse of the new vehicle characters before the film hits theaters. According to some, the worst thing is actually watching the movies, though, opinions may vary on this one….

Back to the pre-viewing part of this story, while cruising around GM's Proving Grounds center in Michigan in search for prototypes, our spies were surprised to see a filming crew for the upcoming Transformers 4 blockbuster, and together, an assortment of new Autobots, including the new Bumblebee dressed in a 2014 Camaro Coupe suite.

Besides the trademark yellow and black color scheme, the new Bumblebee model sports a slightly different front end than the facelifted 2014 Camaro with an even tighter grille and headlamp assembly plus a restyled bumper, along with a fixed rear spoiler, a grounds kit and a vented rear bumper.

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Transformers 4 Casts Daimler's Freightliner Truck As Well, But Which Character Is It?

Here's another one for the road; Daimler is joining the foray of car and truck makers that will be present in the upcoming 2014 Transformers 4 film with not one, but at least two vehicles.

After the announcement on the custom-built Optimus Prime from Western Star, which is a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, director Michael Bay's show and tell for the movie continues with the release of a photo of a Freightliner truck.

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Transformers 4 Movie Will Be A Supercar Fest, Pagani Huayra Joins Robot Cast

Here's another update from the man who will be directing the fourth movie of the Transformers franchise. Michael Bay revealed that the impressive Pagani Huayra will be part of the robot-cast joining the likes of other supercars such as the Bugatti Veyron and Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, as well as more down-to-earth sports cars, including the new 2014 Corvette Stingray. Read more »

Check Out These New Rides from Next Year's Transformers 4 Film

Director Michael Bay is keeping the buzz going around the fourth installment of the Transformers franchise with the release of four fresh pictures, including a group shot of the Autobot team and three individual images of cars that will take part in the forthcoming film.

These include an Oshkosh Defense military truck, a Lamborghini Aventador and a Chevrolet Sonic RS Rally Car. Bay noted the following about the three new models / robot characters on his website:

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Bumblebee Looks Sweet Dressed up as a 1967 Camaro SS for Transformers 4

Michael Bay, the director of the first three installments of the Transformers franchise who had said that the third movie of the series, dubbed Dark of the Moon, would be his "last one", is…back again to produce a fourth film, which has yet to be named but is scheduled for release in June 2014.

The teasing for Transformers 4 kicked off on Wednesday with the release of four images, which showed the new custom-built Optimus Prime, a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse and a 2014 Corvette Stingray along with an abstract picture. Today, Bay dropped another photo, this time of the Bumblebee Autobot character as a wide body 1967 Camaro SS.

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Michael Bay Reveals Transformers 4 Movie Cars Including New Corvette Stingray

We just learnt through Michael Bay's official website that the cast of cars in the upcoming sci-fi action movie Transformers 4 will gain two all-new members, along with a “completely upgraded” and “custom built” version of Optimus Prime.

The first is a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse – undoubtedly a cool sight to see it turn into a robot. The second car is a striking electric green Corvette Stingray, which director Michael Bay says is a “special race-inspired” model .

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The Real Steel: Kuratas is a Giant Transformers-Like Robot You Can Drive on the Road

Here's one way to re-discover and bring the inner child that hides in you out in the world: it's named the Kuratas and it comes to us from Japan – could it have been from anywhere else?

The Transformers-like Kuratas is the work of Suidobashi Heavy Industries (SHI) and in particular, artist Kogoro Kurata and robotics expert Wataru Yoshizaki. The 4.5-ton robot stands 4-meters (13.1 feet) tall and can be controlled either by a driver who sits in the cockpit or via a smartphone.

It is capable of reaching speeds of up to 10km/h or 6mph on the road, with SHI also offering the possibility of fitting the robot with guns that in civilian form shoot plastic bottles or fire BB pellets.

In an intro piece about the robot, the Japanese company tells us:

"'KURATAS' is an art piece. It is not a normal vehicle, so it doesn't guarantee your safety and comfort. However, it does makes your dream of becoming a robot pilot comes true."

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Ford Australia Strikes Again with Ranger Pickup Truck-Based Torque Transformer

After doing it the first time with the Falcatron and seeing all the attention it received from the automotive and gaming worlds alike, Ford's Australian subsidiary and High Moon Studios, the developer behind the "Transformers: Fall of Cybertron" video game, came together to create another Ford-based Autobot.

The new character is named Torque and is spun off the new generation of Ford's compact pickup truck, the Ranger in Wildtrak specification, which is not available for the North American market.

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Nissan GT-R Transformed Into a Robot for New Japanese Gaming and Film Franchise

Autobots and Decepticons move over because there's a new Japanese franchise about cars transforming into robots and it's named Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter.

Well, actually, to be frank, it’s far too early to tell if the new franchise will have the success of the Transformers series but the fact that it has licensed several cool cars like the Nissan GT-R, Mazda RX-8, Toyota 86 (Scion FR-S in North America) and Mitsubishi Lancer EVO has certainly captured our attention.

After searching into the unknown depths of the Japanese gaming world (not knowing the language doesn't really help…) we found some basic information about Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter.

The new franchise is the work of Japanese video game developer, publisher and distribution company Square Enix, which is mostly known for its Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest series.

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Less Than Meets the Eye: Ford Falcon XR6 Gives Birth to Conceptual Falcatron Transformer

As much as Ford's Australian division would have liked to see one of its models taking a role in the popular world of Transformers, this won't be happening any time soon.

For now, however, Ford will make do with a design for a conceptual Transformers character named the "Falcatron" based on the Australian market Falcon XR6 Turbo, which in real life sports a 4.0-liter turbocharged inline-six that generates 362hp / 270kW of power.

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