Autobot Cars

Autobot Cars are a subgroup from the toyline portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Who's gonna drive you home tonight?

Autobot Cars are a subgroup of Autobots. They transform into cars, except when they turn into trucks. They are larger than Mini Autobots. This designation was used primarily in reference to the toyline, and was not reflected as an official subgroup within the comics or animation.

The first two years worth of cars were all based on Diaclone toy molds. The 1986 releases were original molds based on character designs from The Transformers: The Movie.

Members include:

1984 releases Bluestreak — Gunner Hound — Scout Ironhide — Security Jazz — Special Operations Mirage — Spy Optimus Prime — Commander (Japanese release only)[1]

Prowl — Military Strategist and Analyst Ratchet — Medic Sideswipe — Warrior Sunstreaker — Warrior Trailbreaker — Defensive Strategist Wheeljack — Mechanical Engineer

The Transformers Jazz

1985 releases Grapple — Architect Hoist — Maintenance Inferno — Search and Rescue Red Alert — Security Director Skids — Theoretician[2] Smokescreen — Diversionary Tactician Tracks — Warrior

The Transformers Tracks

All of the 1984 Cars were made available again in 1985.

1986 releases Blurr — Data Courier Hot Rod — Cavalier Kup — Warrior

The Transformers Hot Rod

All of the earlier Cars were discontinued in 1986.

Three of the Autobot Cars were made available again (two of them as redecos) under the Generation 2 line 1993.

B-B-Benny and the Jets

Conversely, the Decepticons had their own generic designation of Decepticon Planes for the line of toys that turned into jets. The canonical group term "Seeker" includes most of the Decepticon Planes. However, the Plane subgroup also included Cyclonus and Scourge in 1986, both of whom were absorbed into the Targetmaster subgroup in 1987.

Notes

• The original pre-1986 Autobot Cars were called Car Robots when they originated in the Japanese Diaclone toyline.
• All of the Autobot Cars characters have been recreated in more modern toy lines such as Classics, Universe, Generations, and Reveal the Shield.

Foreign names

• English: Heroics (Europe, Generation 2 release only)
• Italian: Eroici Autrobots ("Heroic Autorobots", Generation 2 release only)
• Japanese: Autobot (オートボット Ōtobotto)

References

1. ↑ The Booklet from TV Magazine
2. ↑ Skids was briefly added to the 1984 assortment at the tail end of that year.