Buckle up. The fourth Transformers film, “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” promises 157 minutes of sexy cars and intense action. It takes place four years after the film’s prequel, “Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon,” and is the first film since the original to feature an entirely new cast of human characters. Also new to the series are the Transformers known as Dinobots, bringing with them a new set of Transformer characters. Of course, many of the original Transformers are returning, including Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Brains and Ratchet. Along with the new human and Transformer characters comes an onslaught of new vehicles. In 2007, director Michael Bay was lucky to get permission to use almost any car in the film; now, carmakers are lucky to have their cars turned into Transformers. This infographic shows the vehicles used in the 2007 film and then compares them with those selected for Transformers: Age of Extinction. Some, like the 2007 Pontiac Solstice used in the first film, are relatively humble; this car weighed in at $26,515 while one of the new vehicles used in Age of Extinction, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, would set you back a cool $2,500,000. You might need a car loan for that one.

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then & now

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4. Whenthe2007Transformersfilmcameouttheyhadtobegcarmakerstoletthemusethecarsin
themovie,andnowcarmakersarebeggingtogetin.AccordingtofranchisedirectorMichaelBay,
“Thefirsttime,Ihadtobegforvehicles,”hesays.“Butnow,
Iamnotkiddingyou,everycarcompanysays,‘Wewillflyout
anycartoshowyousoitcanbeinthemovie.’”Withonecatch,
headds:“Aslongasit’soneofthegoodguys.”
Viewsomedifferencesbetweenthecarsused
inthefirstfilmcomparedtothenewest.

5. optimus
primepeterbilt 379
$133,000
48,000 lbs
600 hp
western star
custom truck
$159,900
69,000 lbs
600 hp
Transformers
Transformers:
age of extinction
(2014)
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6. bumblebee
2009 Chevrolet
Camaro Replica
$30,998
3,859 lbs
426 hp
0-60: 4.6 seconds
2014 Concept
Camaro
$55,355
4,120 lbs
580 hp
0-60: 4.1 seconds
Transformers
Transformers:
age of extinction
(2014)
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7. jazz
2007 Pontiac
Solstice
$26,515
3,031 lbs
260 hp
0-60: 5.6 seconds
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8. drift
Bugatti Veyron
Grand Sport Vitesse
$2,500,000
1,200 hp
0-60: 2.6 seconds
Transformers:
age of extinction
(2014)
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9. Sideswipe
2009 Concept
Corvette
Price n/a (concept)
3,275 lbs
375 hp
0-60: 4.3 seconds
Transformers:
revenge of the fallen
(2009)
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10. crosshairs
2014 Stingray
$53,000
3,444 lbs
450 hp
0-60: 4.1 seconds
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(2014)
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