
FAST FACTS Vol. 1, Issue 25 – The Beast
AKA The Presidential State Car -or- POTUS Limousine The Beast is a blend of a bank vault, the Batmobile, and every James Bond gadget ever.
While it’s not the first time reality spawns from fiction, in 2010 Chevrolet announced the Camaro Transformers Special Edition. Yes, based entirely on the modern version of BumbleBee. Powered by a 3.6L V-6 with variable valve timing, it was certified at 304 horsepower and 273 lb./ft. of torque. It included a six-speed manual transmission. Sadly, the Special Edition was more about looks than horsepower and included numerous Autobot Shields (badges/logos) which added a cool $995 to the base price of the car.
This Special Edition rides on the heels of the 2007 first Transformer movie, where BumbleBee starts as a 1977 Camaro, he eventually ‘transforms’ into a 2008, sunrise yellow Camaro Concept car, built on a Pontiac GTO chassis.
In the second movie, Revenge of the Fallen (2009), BumbleBee comes back with an upgrade to a 2010 production Camaro, and for the third Transformers movie, Dark of the Moon, BumbleBee was upgraded to a 2010 Camaro SS (The 2011 Transformers 3 Edition). Under the hood was a 374 cu.in., 426 horsepower V-8, with 420 lb./ft. of torque, also offered with a six-speed manual transmission. The Age of Extinction Camaro was a 2013 production model with few power train changes. The sixth-generation Camaro featured in Last Knight brought a 6.2L supercharged LT4 V-8 engine to the pavement with 650 horsepower and 650 lb./ft. of torque, also with the tried-and-true six-speed manual transmission.
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AKA The Presidential State Car -or- POTUS Limousine The Beast is a blend of a bank vault, the Batmobile, and every James Bond gadget ever.

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