Porsche Winner

Porsche Winner (ポルシェウイナー) is a Machine Robo who fights for the Algo Republic on the Electronic Planet B-1.

He is a member of the Winner Robo, and uses the experimental new fuel Pronite, devised to greatly improve the group's only weakness - a lack of range.

Toys

Machine Robo: Battle Hackers

• Porsche Winner (Winner Robo, 1988)
  • ID number: W-08
  • Accessories: none

Porsche Winner was released in Bandai's Machine Robo: Battle Hackers toyline in 1988, and converts from robot to Porsche 935 sports car. As a Winner Robo, toy's conversion is semi-automatic - pressing a button on the underside of the vehicle causes it to pop into robot mode; it is also fitted with Hot Wheels-style wheels and can interact with the Roboshooter Gaiden track playset. Despite this it still retains diecast parts and some arm movement. As one of the last releases in the line Porsche Winner is considerably rarer than the first six Winner Robo.

• Like the other Winner Robo, Porsche Winner was not released outside of Japan.
• Find out more about Porsche Winner at Courageous Blog

Notes

• Porsche Winner was released too late to appear in the Machine Robo: Battle Hackers cartoon, and does not seem to have received a "*Name* Robo" alternative name like the earlier figures who did get into the show did.
• A prototype version of Porsche Winner was pictured in catalogues that featured a different livery that was closer to the Martini livery featured on the famous Transformers character Jazz.