Hot Rod

The Hot Rod is a Pickup item that appeared in ''Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. ''It is a motor-like item that boosts the carts speed.

Description
The Hot Rod can be either equipped by collecting a Pickup item or by winning it from a Bonus Chance. Once activated, it will appear in the back of the cart, and boosts the player's speed to velocities beyond that of the "Boost' item. The Hot Rod has three levels that can be tracked from the meter on the back of the cart. Each one boosts the player's speed further from the previous one, but if the player does not detonate the Hot Rod before it vanishes, it detonates on the player and makes him lose momentum temporarily.

To use it to the full extent, the player can either benefits of the boosting then detonates it, or detonates it instantly when a racer is within range, which creates a large area of flames around the player that damages nearby opponents. Usually, when a racer has collected a Hot Rod, a red circle appears above the racer with the Hot Rod's icon to notify the player about him. To use it for boosting speed, the player must press the Weapon button once, and once again to detonate it. Note that once equipped, the player cannot another item with it, and does not protect him from damages.

Trivia

 * This item is one of the few pick-up items that cannot be collected or multiplied via the Super Pickup.