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LOS ANGELES — Optimus Prime has transformed and is rolling out.

The Optimus Prime truck from Transformers: Age of Extinction features an entirely new design vastly different from the classic Peterbilt truck from the first three movies.

In Transformers: Age of Extinction (due out June 27), Optimus is a larger, Western Star truck with a flashy aerodynamic design.

"They built it from the ground up and they modified it," says Randy Peters, the Transformers transportation coordinator who has driven Optimus Prime for each movie. "The other one was awesome. But this one is way better. …You have to have a little flash."

(Check out the video of Optimus Prime below)

"It took a while to get used to it because it's bigger," Peters adds, speaking from inside the truck parked at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. "But once I got used to driving it, it suited me pretty well. I'm happy with it."

Peters ran the truck at peak performance during stunts on the Detroit set of Transformers:Age of Extinction. It took some modifications to get it stunt ready — such as placing a Brodie knob on the steering wheel to allow him to spin it quickly for high-speed turns.

"But now I can drift this thing probably as good as any guy drifting a rally car," says Peters. "I ran it through the paces. I am pretty proud of the fact that it's in one piece."

The top stunts are to be expected by director Michael Bay.

"Every time you do a Michael Bay movie you pretty much push everything to the limit of what you can do. But if you break something he's not happy," says Peters. "There are a couple of nicks and scratches."

Peters even recalls that the truck had to drive through some explosions on the set during one memorable stunt.

"You could see the burns (on the truck), but they touched it up," says Peters.

The touch ups and street-ready modifications are going to be needed since Optimus Prime will be going on a tour in cities such as Dallas, Phoenix and Los Angeles this week. Fans in those cities can open their Uber transportation app and have the opportunity to order Optimus Prime to pick them up instead of a regular Uber car.

There will be no stunts performed in the rides. Even Peters noticed that all of his set modifications such as the Brodie knob steering wheel have been removed to make Optimus Prime legal for street use.

"I think they took all my tricks out of here," says Peters.

What truck is Optimus Prime in Age of Extinction?

While Optimus Prime opens the film in the form of a rusted out 1973 Marmon cab-over truck, the autobot leader eventually takes the form of an awesome 2015 Western Star 5700-based semi.

What was Optimus Prime original truck?

The first generation Optimus Prime transforms into a Freightliner FL86 cab over semi truck.

Why was Optimus Prime an old truck?

Well before coming to earth, all transformers had a cybertronian vehicle mode when they lived on their home planet Cybertron. Therefore Optimus would have transformed into something most likely resembling a semi or a large truck-like vehicle.

Does the Optimus Prime truck exist?

Now residing in Pennsylvania, this replica truck from Age of Extinction (AOE) is currently believed to be 1 of only 3 Optimus Prime® AOE trucks in existence. The other two are the ones used for filming.