Hot Rod Coming to Transformers The Last Knight

[Marcotron]

The engine parts on the back apparently say Lamborghini. The bits of car on the chest look like the Lamborghini Centenario front end.
I don't know if there's been any sightings of that car on set, but probably soon.
Still doesn't look like Hot Rod, unless they make the doors point upwards on his back like the classic nissans, then at least he'll have a wing of sorts. It needs the pipes on the forearms or else it's not Hot Rod.
At this point he's going to be like Dino, shows up, spins around, and goes away before anyone notices. I actually don't remember which movie Dino was in because he had zero impact on anything, which is probably for the best.

[positivelyken]

Missed opportunity not to call this guy Sideswipe. If only that name hadn't already been used in a previous movie.

But yeah -- no point in complaining now that we're five movies into the franchise!

[Rodimus Prime1]

Another Iconic looking bot ruined

I guess it was too much to expect that they wouldn't change Hot Rod.




As for alt mode

I'm hoping its the Veneno





But it does look like it has the vertical wind braces in the grill, of the Centenarion







Either way I was hoping for more red and yellow than black! and he needs a rear wing.





At least the alt mode was close to my guess





EDIT : Where the F#$% are his chest flames atleast.... ok Venting complete

[ninjha]

Hehe... look at those eyes. So bad. This year I'm going to read all the spoilers for this movie.

[RageD]

Just stop it Michael Bay.

[wervenom]

So I finally asked my son what he thought about MB's interpretation if his favourite character and he response was

Oh wow!
Why would he do he do that?
He ruined Hot Rod, that looks more like Lockdown?
Can we destroy that robot daddy?

Don't we all wish my son

[Team Jetfire]

Hopefully he has a fishing scene.. you know to complete the iconic Hot Rod Look.

Truthfully, all the Hot Rob fanboys/girls that are complaining can suck it. My namesake was a craggy, gassy, leaky nightmare; you guys have it lucky...

[TRUCKvsGUN]

What's the big deal? It's not like they could have made him any lamer than his G1 incarnation.

[DuG]

Honestly when I first saw this I thought it was Stinger.