Let’s take a stroll into a parallel universe for a spell; one where Michael Bay doesn’t soak his Transformers films in vats of teenage testosterone for a fortnight. What would that realm look like? Chances are the mighty Bumblebee wouldn’t be a pre-production Chevrolet Camaro. After all, here in real-life, the average teenager is stuck driving something a little more pedestrian, even if he is saddled with saving the world. We’re thinking something along the lines of the Chevrolet Cruze. Apparently, China is where this alternate universe manifests itself, because General Motors has just released a Bumblebee Edition Cruze in the People’s Republic. @funkmasterflex
(Video) Car Talk: Jay Leno puts Jaguar XKR-S through its paces around the Nurburgring
Jaguar put Jay Leno behind the wheel of the company’s newest heathen – the XKR-S – for a handful of quick laps around the fabled Nurburgring, and Leno, thankfully, brought along a production staff to record the occasion. @funkmasterflex
Car Talk: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series Coupe
The only Black Series type of treatment that really grabbed and wrung out our hearts and minds so far was the ultra-hot CLK DTM AMG back in 2005, which – technically – was pre-Black Series. Fine. All the Black Series models that came after should have been more hardcore instead of the mildly up-done aesthetic exercises versus their standard AMG-badged counterparts. @funkmasterflex
Car Talk: GM Clashed With Russia Over Opel Unit
General Motors cancelled the sale of its Opel and Vauxhall brands two years ago because the proposed buyers were demanding the right to sell its factories to a Russian state-owned carmaker. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. Funk Flex
Car Talk: New Fiat-Chrysler Committee To Get Global Flair
Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has been keeping his own counsel on who will sit on a new 25-person steering committee to help him run the two automakers but some names are surfacing from sources. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. Funk Flex
(Video) Car Talk: BMW M3 GTS vs. Porsche 911 GT3 RS
We continue to live in what is arguably the best time for the automobile in history. If you need proof, look no further than German bruisers like the BMW M3 GTS and the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The high-horsepower, high-performance coupes are equally wicked, and the crew from Fifth Gear decided to sort out which of those racers is the best bang for the buck. In a recent episode, Tiff Needell championed the Porsche and Vicky Butler-Henderson carried the BMW banner. @funkmasterflex
