Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes

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When on [[Earth]], a [[Transformer]] typically finds a wide variety of [[human]] vehicles matching their general body plan and size available to adopt as a disguise mode. Although there are many thousands of options available, certain specific models of vehicle, however, are very popular disguises, seeing repeated use across multiple individuals and [[continuity|continuities]].

'''Teletraan-1: The Transformers Wiki''' has certain requirements for a vehicle model to be listed here. There must be at least '''three unique toy molds''' (or in-fiction appearances, in the case of non-toy bodies/characters) that share the model. There must also be at least '''one unique character per mold''': [[Bumblebee (G1)|Generation 1 Bumblebee]] has four unique molds as a Volkswagen Beetle, but the only other characters who also become Beetles are all [[redeco]]s of the first toy. Certain models are "lumped" together, such as the case for the Mazda RX car series, which includes the RX-7 and RX-8 types. This also, of course, takes into account the various fudging of the designs that are done in order to get a robot mode out of the toy, as well as avoid having to pay a licensing fee to the actual manufacturers (in most instances).

Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/[[retool]]s on the same line. The list is organized in chronological order of toy release.

This policy is in place mainly due to the rampant use of redecoes as new characters, and is a little out of line with the phenomenon being explored... after all, isn't it kinda weird that out of all the myriad types of fighter jet there are in the world, that the Dassault Rafale in specific seems to pop up so often across soooooo many jet-form toy-characters?

:''See also'': [[Popular alternate modes (beasts)]], [[General Motors]]

==Cars and trucks==
===Baja buggy===

* [[Joyride]] / [[Ranger]]

* [[Fizzle]] / [[Wildspark]] / [[Blaze]]

* [[Ruckus]]

* [[Blacker]] / [[Gripper]]

* [[Jarugar]] / [[Rescue Force buggy]]

* [[Roller Force]]

* [[Aquafend]] / [[Jetstorm (Decepticon)|''G2'' Jetstorm]]

:''('''Note''': While admittedly "Baja buggy" is a little vague and the exact model -if there is one- has not been determined, these examples all seem to follow a pretty uniform shape.)''

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===Chevy Camaro===

* [[Windbreaker]] / [[Carzap]] - Z28 (third generation)

* [[Side Swipe (RID)|''RID'' Side Swipe]] / [[Bluestreak|G1 Bluestreak (''Universe'')]] - fourth generation

* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Movie Bumblebee]] - 1976 (second generation)

* Movie Bumblebee - 2009 (fifth generation)

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===Chevy Corvette===

* [[Tracks]] / [[Road Rage]] - C3

* [[Freeway]] - C4

* [[Motorhead]] - C4

* [[Skram]] - C3 hot rod

* Tracks (''[[Alternators]]'') / [[Ravage|Ravage (1st ''Alternators'' body)]] / [[Swerve (G1)|G1 Swerve (''Alternators'')]] - C5 Z06

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===Corvette Indy===

* [[Detour]] / [[Deadhour]]

* [[Speeder]]

* [[Aquablast]]

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===Dodge Viper (Chrysler)===

* [[Side Burn (RID)|''RID'' Side Burn]] / [[Roulette]] / [[Shadow Striker]]

* ''RID'' Side Burn ([[Spy Changer]]) / [[Jazz (G1)#Universe|G1 Jazz (''Universe'')]]

* [[Sideswipe (G1)#Alternators|G1 Sideswipe (''Alternators'')]] / [[Dead End (G1)#Alternators|Dead End (''Alternators'')]] / [[Sunstreaker#Alternators/Binaltech Asterisk|Sunstreaker (''Alternators'')]]

* [[Hot Rod]] ([[IDW]] comic, non-toy appearance)

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===Ford Mustang===

* [[Trip-Up]] - First Generation (1960s hot rod)

* [[Grimlock (G1)#Alternators|G1 Grimlock (''Alternators'')]] / [[Wheeljack (G1)#Alternators|G1 Wheeljack (''Alternators'')]] - Fifth Generation (2005)

* [[Barricade (Movie)|Movie Barricade]] - Fifth Generation (Saleen S281)

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===Lamborghini Countach===

* [[Sideswipe (G1)|G1 Sideswipe]] / [[Red Alert (G1)|G1 Red Alert]] / [[Clamp Down]] / [[Deep Cover]] / [[Tigertrack]] - LP500S

* [[Sunstreaker]] - LP500S

* [[Breakdown|G1 Breakdown]] - LP500S

* [[Free Wheeler]] / [[Deadwheeler]] - LP500 Quattrovalvole

* [[Laster]] / [[Flame (Motorvator)|Motorvator Flame]] - 25th Anniversary

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===Lamborghini Diablo===

* [[Neo-Wheel]] / [[Hot Spot (Universe)|''Universe'' Hot Spot]]

* [[Firecracker]] / [[Optimus_Prime_%28G1%29_toys#Generation_2|G1 Optimus Prime (Go-Bot)]] / [[Sideswipe (G1)#Generation_2_2|G1 Sideswipe (Go-Bot)]] / [[R.E.V.]]

* [[Flash (G1)|Flash]] / [[Spin Road]]

* [[Prowl (RID)|''RID'' Prowl]] / [[Inferno (Universe Autobot)|''Universe'' Inferno]] / [[Sideswipe (G1)#Universe|G1 Sideswipe (''Universe'')]] / [[Sunstreaker#Universe|Sunstreaker (''Universe'')]]

* [[Sparkplug (Armada)|''Armada'' Sparkplug]] / [[Drop-Test]] / [[Atlas]]

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===Mazda RX===

* [[Camshaft]] - RX-7FC3S

* [[Mini-spy]] Mazda - RX-7FC3S

* [[Getaway]] / [[Lightfoot]] - RX-7FC3S

* [[Siren]] / [[Shūta Gō|Goshooter]] - RX-7FC3S

* [[Jazz (G1)#Alternators|G1 Jazz (''Alternators'')]] / [[Zoom-Zoom]] / [[Shockwave (G1)#Alternators|G1 Shockwave (''Alternators'')]] / [[Autrooper]] - RX-8

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===Pontiac Firebird Trans Am===

* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] / [[Camaro]] / [[Tailgate]] / [[Rook (Universe)|''Universe'' Rook]] - Third Generation

* [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] - Third Generation

* [[Roadhandler]] / [[Gunrunner (Zone)|Gunrunner]] - Third Generation

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===Porsche 928S===
* [[Mini-spy]] Porsche

* [[Dead End (G1)|G1 Dead End]]

* [[Sonic]]

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===Porsche 959===

* [[Nightbeat (G1)|G1 Nightbeat]] / [[Minerva]]

* [[Skystalker]] / [[Rabbicrater]] / [[Metrobomb]]

* [[Blowout]] / [[Megatron (G1)|G1 Megatron (Go-Bot)]] / [[Frenzy (G1)#Generation_2|G1 Frenzy (Go-Bot)]] / [[Hot Shot (RID)|''RID'' Hot Shot]]

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===Porsche 962===
* [[Backstreet]]

* [[Tailspin]]

* [[Daytonus]] / [[Wheeljack (G1)#Universe|G1 Wheeljack (''Universe'')]]

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==Military vehicles==

===M1 Abrams===
* [[Bombshock (Autobot)|''Battlestars'' Bombshock]] / [[Bombshock (Decepticon)|Decepticon Bombshock]]
* [[Brawl (G1)|G1 Brawl]] / [[Sandstorm (OC)|''Operation Combination'' Sandstorm]] / [[Armorhide (RID)|''RID'' Armorhide]]
* [[Brawl (Movie)|Movie Brawl/Devastator]] - heavily modified "stealth tank"
* [[Overlord (G1)|Gigatank (component of ''Masterforce'' Overlord)]]
* [[Megatron (G1)|G1 Megatron]] / [[Megastorm]] / [[Archforce]] / [[Bludgeon (RID)|''RID'' Bludgeon]]
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===A-10 Thunderbolt II===
* [[Powerglide]] / [[Bad Boy]]

* [[Tailwind]] / [[Windrim]] / [[Hot House]]

* [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|''Energon'' Sky Shadow]] / [[Terradive (Energon)|''Energon'' Terradive]] / [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Skyfall]]

* [[Wing Saber|Wing Saber (Cybertron)]]

* [[Steel Wind]]

:''('''Note''': In the [[Devil's Due]] [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]] comic series, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], and an unidentifed "conehead" transform into [[Cobra]] Rattlers, which are heavily-modified versions of the A-10.)''

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===AH-64 Apache copter===

* [[Battletrap]]

* [[Spinister]]

* [[Tracer (Decepticon)|Decepticon Tracer]] / [[Tracer (Battlestars)|''Battlestars'' Tracer]]

* [[Chain Gun]] / [[Ro-Tor (Universe)|''Universe'' Ro-Tor]]

* [[Powerdive]]

* [[Bulkhead (Energon)|''Energon'' Bulkhead]] / [[Quickstrike (Energon)|''Energon'' Quickstrike]]

* [[Blackout (Combiner)|''Energon'' Blackout]] / [[Stormcloud (Energon)|''Energon'' Stormcloud]]

* [[Divebomb (Classics)|''Classics'' Divebomb]] / [[Torque Gain]]

* [[Shockwave (Movie)|Movie Game Shockwave]]

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===B-1B Lancer===

* [[Windsweeper]]

* [[Blackout (G1)|G1 Blackout]] & [[Spaceshot]] (the two robots combine to form a single vehicle)

* [[Missile Run]] / [[Air Raid (Universe)|''Universe'' Air Raid]]

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===Dassault Rafale===

* [[Storm Cloud (G1)|G1 Storm Cloud]] / [[Skyhopper]]

* [[Hellbat]]

* [[Skywarp_%28G1%29#Machine_Wars|G1 Skywarp (''Machine Wars'')]] / [[Thundercracker_%28G1%29#Machine_Wars|G1 Thundercracker (''Machine Wars'')]] / [[Dirge (BWII)|''BWII'' Dirge]] / [[Skyfire (RID)|''RID'' Skyfire]] / [[Wing Stun]] / [[Waspinator|Waspinator (''Timelines'')]]

* [[Ramjet (Armada)|''Armada'' Ramjet]]

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===F-117A Nighthawk===

* [[Falcon (Predator)|Predator Falcon]] / [[Shadow Jet]]

* [[Skyjack]] / [[Air Raid (G1)|G1 Air Raid (Cyberjet/''Universe'')]] / [[Aero Raid]] / [[Delta Seeker]]

* [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Soundwave]]

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===F-15 Eagle===

* [[Starscream (G1)|G1 Starscream]] / [[Skywarp (G1)|G1 Skywarp]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)|G1 Thundercracker]] / [[Sunstorm (G1)|G1 Sunstorm]]

* [[Air Raid (G1)|G1 Air Raid]]

* [[Talon]]

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===F-16 Fighting Falcon===

* [[Skydive (G1)|G1 Skydive]]

* [[Dreadwind (G1)|G1 Dreadwind]] / [[Hydra and Buster|Buster]]

* [[Needlenose]] - F-16XL

* [[Falcon (Micromaster)|Micromaster Falcon]]

* [[Windrazor (G2)|''G2'' Windrazor]]

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===F-22 Raptor===

* [[Fearswoop]]

* [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] / [[Jetfire (G1)#Generation_2|G1 Jetfire (Cyberjet)]] / [[R-Blade]] / [[Wind Sheer (Universe)|''Universe'' Wind Sheer]] / [[Ricochet (Timelines)|''Timelines'' Ricochet]] - Navalized ATF

* [[Megatron (G1)|G1 Megatron (''Machine Wars'')]] / [[Megaplex#Machine_Wars|Megaplex]] / [[Thrust (BWII)|''BWII'' Thrust]] / [[Wind Sheer (RID)|''RID'' Wind Sheer]] / [[Air Hunter]]

* [[Skywarp_%28G1%29#IDW_comics_continuity|G1 Skywarp]] / [[Starscream_%28G1%29#IDW_comics_continuity|G1 Starscream]] / [[Thundercracker_%28G1%29#IDW_comics_continuity|G1 Thundercracker]] (IDW continuity, non-toy appearances)

* [[Starscream (Movie)|Movie Starscream]] / [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Movie Thundercracker]] / [[Skydive (Movie)|Movie Game Skydive]]
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