Part of the first wave of Legacy Core Class toys, Autobot Hot Rod is a package refresh of the previous Kingdom figure above, with no other changes besides his packaging. A mod can be done to fully extend the legs exposing these knee details, though, the figure does become rather tall and looks somewhat strange proportionally with them fully extended.

Just behind the inner tray you’ll also find the instruction leaflet, which documents both the transformation and various other features the figure has.This version of the figure also reinstates the die-cast metal feet of its earliest release, and finally recolors the stickers on either side of the vehicle mode so that they now feature an accurate red background to match to the rest of the figure.

The toy comes with a "Photon eliminator" rifle and two blast shields to attach to either side of his battle platform's cannon.He grew angrier as she continued to try and escape, and on the way, he scanned and upgraded into a new Lamborghini Centenario vehicle mode. In 2015 an entry of the Facebook version of Ask Vector Prime dubbed this version of Rodimus as "Fire Rodimus" and gave some background to him.

This Studio Series 93 Deluxe Class Transformers: The Last Knight-inspired Autobot Hot Rod figure converts from robot to a licensed Lamborghini Centenario mode in 26 steps.Hot Rod retains the retooled exposed engine and the lower forearm from the United Rodimus Prime release, allowing for Mini-Cons from the Power Core Combiners line and their redecos to attach to the large peg/forearm as an undocumented feature.

As the lower legs and knee joints rely on friction to hold them in place, you could disconnect them while posing if your specimens' ball-and-socket joints are slightly tight enough. As a Warrior, his signature Time Bubble Cannon decelerates enemies preventing them from Evading, and can Accelerate his own Power Rate. In this case, the construction around Hot Rod's neckhole leaves it difficult to peg Firedrive's head in correctly, which can lead to the head being inadvertently pegged in sideways. The toy was retooled to have larger pegholes in his fists and his engine block so the Targetmaster gun would fit. In some of Hasbro's Asian markets such as China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan (but not in Malaysia), Hot Rod was available at general retail, still in Autobots Unite packaging.The blast effects included have also been recolored orange, and the blade of his buzzsaw is now translucent blue. Despite being branded only as a Transformers product, this figure was exclusively available through both Fun Publications' G. Caution should be taken when transforming him, as the paint on his windscreen piece can be easily chipped when the spoiler piece is folded against it. Commonly reported problems include fragile leg panels which break off with ease, the inability of the figure to hold its guns due to shallow peg-holes which conflict with the bending angle of his hands, the springs within the figure's ankles becoming unwound, and the spoiler/backpack assembly refusing to clip into place.