Rod “Torque” Redline is considered by many as the greatest American spy in the world. Recruited after the Cold War for both his brains and brawn, Torque is a tough-as-nails Detroit muscle car with a mastery of disguises. In his latest deep-cover operation, he obtained vital information about the plot to sabotage the World Grand Prix. So Rod plans a rendezvous with his British counterparts to share his discoveries at the World Grand Prix welcome reception in Tokyo, Japan. But with the bad guys hot on his tailpipe, Rod is forced to ditch the intel early and with the first party guest he sees — a rusty American tow truck named Mater.
Later in the film, Rod is captured by Grem and Acer who have brought him to Professor Z in their secret
lair, where they have him tied down. He is then pumped to the gas "Allinol ", where Professor Z demonstrates on the agent himself, what happens when cars fueled with Allinol are exposed to an electro-magnetic pulse. As a result, Rod dies in a spontanious combustion.
Status bar: Right under his eyes Rod has a screen in the form of a bar that gives him his sitrep, notably giving the amount of fuel, and several other parameters.
Gremlin disguise: Rod has an integrated disguise of an ocre AMC Gremlin which is not a hologram but composed of physical pieces, unlike the disguises of his British colleagues.
Rod removing his Gremlin disguise
Trivia
Rod's model is a mix of a Ford Mustang, possibly a 2005 GT, and a Dodge Challenger R/T.
His license plate is M1911A1 which is also the name of a gun.
