The films have brought the series back to life there is no doubt about that so I thought it would be a nice idea to talk about the cars they are in reality.

Optimus Prime

Optimus prime is one if not the most famous transformer of all time simply because he is in charge of the famous Autobots. Since the beginning of the series he has been able to transform into many different vehicles but the most famous (helped partly by the films) is the semi truck. Optimus has not just been seen as a truck but also as a fire engine and also many types of aircraft.

Megatron

This really wouldnt be worthy of being called a post on Transformers if I didnt include Megatron who is easily the best bad guy out there. They have fought each other many times over in comics, television shows and of course the films. He has also taken a number of forms over the years and some of these include a tank, Jet and yes a robotic T-REX.

Hot Shot

Hot Shot is the leader of the spy changers and he has always been allied to the Autobots and is a old friend of Prime. The spy changers are quite unique as they are able to actually walk across any surface that they want and disguise themself from anyone and anything. Hot Shots form in the real worl is actually the famous Porsche 959.

Ironhide

Ironhide is quite an old Autobot who has seen a lot of battles and was part of the spy changers group that assisted against defeating the bad guys. His real life form is actually a rather old Nissan one box cherry vanette which really does suggest that he is an older bot.

With this in mind I am almost certain that you would need some Gap insurance with the amount of money you would be paying off for one of these robots. The insurance costs would be huge! You would certainly need bad credit car loans if you owned one of these robots and a new car lease would be necessary.