>
>
>

Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed

Posted by El Duque Jun 15, 2014 at 10:34pm CDT 26,931 views
The LA Times has published a new article discussing how Transformers: Age of Extinction will be used to be promote the Chevy Trax in China. The article includes a nice image of the Trax in both vehicle and robot mode, and gives us the characters name.........Trax! The Chevy Trax is Trax.

The "Transformers" franchise is uniquely suited to automotive product placement because many main characters are cars that change into robots. In the film, a Trax transforms into a robot of the same name. The car appears in a portion of the movie that was shot and takes place in China.


Transformers News: Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Revealed

More Bots. More News. More Awesome.

Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Jun 15, 2014
This makes the Mexico City display referring to the Chevy Trax as just "Trax" and the Sonic RS as just "Sonic" make more sense.
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by OptimalOptimus2 Jun 15, 2014
El Duque wrote: The Chevy Trax is Trax.

Plot twist!
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Mindmaster Jun 15, 2014
Pfft, talk about "uninspired". >:oP
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Mkall Jun 15, 2014
What's in a name? The real question is, will there be a toy?
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Jun 15, 2014
Mindmaster wrote:Pfft, talk about "uninspired". >:oP
Well, what'd ya expect from from human scientists? I'm still surprised that one mech they built got the name "Galvatron" of all things. ;)
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Mindmaster Jun 15, 2014
Sabrblade wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:Pfft, talk about "uninspired". >:oP
Well, what'd ya expect from from human scientists? I'm still surprised that one mech they built got the name "Galvatron" of all things. ;)


I was expecting "Vehicon". >:oP
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Emerje Jun 15, 2014
Pffft, everyone knows red Trax is called Road Rage. :P

Emerje
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Jun 15, 2014
Mindmaster wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:Pfft, talk about "uninspired". >:oP
Well, what'd ya expect from from human scientists? I'm still surprised that one mech they built got the name "Galvatron" of all things. ;)


I was expecting "Vehicon". >:oP
Nah, humans aren't that creative. :P
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Zeedust Jun 15, 2014
I'm hoping it actually turns out to be Tracks. Retrax would also be acceptable, but seems less likely by an order of magnitude.
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by BluePhirePB Jun 15, 2014
The car being sliced in half above is a Chevrolet Malibu

Image
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by BERSEKAEL Jun 15, 2014
I think is just a reference name, but still, I like the idea of having more than one character for that human remote controled army.
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by spongedude93 Jun 16, 2014
Sabrblade wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:Pfft, talk about "uninspired". >:oP
Well, what'd ya expect from from human scientists? I'm still surprised that one mech they built got the name "Galvatron" of all things. ;)


That's assuming the humans name him that and that he doesn't gain sentience and name himself.
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Deadput Jun 16, 2014
Guys it could be a Vehicon that somehow is some what different then the others.


There were some Chinese advertisements/posters that had a silhouetted Trax (before we knew they were the Vehicons) with an also silhouetted dotm Bumblebee and Sideswipe.


So until now i wondered why a single Trax was advertised with those two even if it was only in China.
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Megatron Wolf Jun 16, 2014
"cars that turn into robots" see heres the problem its suppose to be the other way around
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Shuttershock Jun 16, 2014
Oh, Trax is it? Well, I'm sure he'll fit right into the story alongside Sonic, Camaro, Bugati and Lamborgini.

Uninspired Product Placement, transform and sell cars!
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Fifo Jun 16, 2014
Is it Autobot or Decepticon?
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Peridot Jun 16, 2014
Wasn't Skids called Trax, before they gave him a real name?
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by mblase75 Jun 16, 2014
Image

I get that the Corvette was already taken for Crosshairs, but they could have made Trax look at least a *little* bit like his namesake.
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by Sabrblade Jun 16, 2014
spongedude93 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:Pfft, talk about "uninspired". >:oP
Well, what'd ya expect from from human scientists? I'm still surprised that one mech they built got the name "Galvatron" of all things. ;)


That's assuming the humans name him that and that he doesn't gain sentience and name himself.
Well, the info we got from CinemaCon hinted at his name being Galvatron in the fight scene with Prime before Lockdown shows up, in which scene Galvatron is being human-operated. So maybe, just maybe, he has that name given to him by the humans.

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:(before we knew they were the Vehicons)
When was it ever confirmed that they were Vehicons?

Megatron Wolf wrote:"cars that turn into robots" see heres the problem its suppose to be the other way around
Not in this case with this dude being a human-made mechanoid created to fight against the real Cybertronian Transformers. This thing is most likely not alive.

Fifo wrote:Is it Autobot or Decepticon?
Neither.

mblase75 wrote:Image

I get that the Corvette was already taken for Crosshairs, but they could have made Trax look at least a *little* bit like his namesake.
Not when this thing isn't a homage to G1 Tracks. This "Trax" is named for what it is: A drone created from a Chevy Trax.
Re: Transformers: Age of Extinction Chevrolet Trax Character Name Revealed (view post)
Comment by GuyIncognito Jun 16, 2014
Rated X wrote: it makes the movie kind of fake.


Would't want our giant alien transforming robot movie to not be 100% realistic! That would ruin the realism of this historical documentary!
Patreon
Charge Our Energon Reserves. Join the Seibertron Elite.
Support SEIBERTRON™