Vehicle mode is a futuristic sportscar. This mode is alright, if a bit kiddy- but then again, it IS a Happy Meal toy. Besides the slightly more surrealistic proportions, though, this mode is pretty accurate when compared to the "official" Armada toy. It's even got the same fold-out bumpers (although they don't fold out all the way). The wheels themselves aren't actual wheels, but just molded into the plastic. The actual wheels are really small ones on the bottom side of the car, and when you pull it back and let it go, it zooms across a flat surface. Rather neat. His Autobot symbol is on the left side of the top hood of the car in this mode.
    Robot mode is beyond horrible. There are still some details that identify it as Hot Shot, such as the race car helmet-shaped head and the car windows on the sides of the arms, but he's horribly bloated. His head and feet look positively infintesimal when compared to his body. Not to mention it looks like he's walking on miniature stilts, the way his legs are positioned. Hot Shot also has two Powerlinx ports on the tops of his shoulders, but they're too close together to really attach a seperate Minicon to each of them. Meh. He also has two Minicon ports on the bottoms of his feet, but he looks REALLY weird hangin' off a larger Transformer like that. He also can only move his arms back-and-forth and his legs side-to-side, severely limiting his posability. His Autobot symbol in this mode is on the center of his chest.
    Dang, Hot Shot, quit eatin' all them Ho-Hos. It isn't making you look pretty. Pretty much this toy's only redeeming feature is the "pull back-'n-go" gimmick in his so-so car mode. Even the normal Armada version looks like gold compared to... this.

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