>>5954748It's a difference in designer/design team. When Aaron Archer was Transformers Design Lead, he wanted the Classics-onwards lines to have Earth vehicle modes only, changing the characters' appearances if necessary. See how 2010 Perceptor became a half-track.
John Warden loves being slavish to the originals, which is how we got CW. And despite how everyone became a Headmaster no matter what, it's clear that he wants slavishness in TR too.