I think red suits the mould, I'm most likely not going to get it, but if I were a car fan that was particularly into VW beetles I'd be pretty excited about this.
I can see other potential repaint colours looking very nice as well. Certain countries around the world that recieved G1 bee in these different colours will probably be pretty excited about this and other potential variations. It's a pretty smart move on Takara's part I think.

I bought the Black repaint of Sideswipe just because it's a black lambo, so ...