Affiliation: Autobot
Home Planet: Cybertron
Base Planet: Earth 

Galaxy Force name: none

First cartoon appearance: 
None

First Comics Appearance: None

Official character text from packaging... 
A few years of experience in the Energon Wars have gone a long way in DOWNSHIFT. Once an impulsive speedster, he has learned patience and consideration from his mentor HOT SHOT. Where he once would have raced straight into battle against even overwhelming odds, relying on his speed to get him out of tight spots, he has now learned to observe and enter a fight cautiously. His keen eye and quick reflexes allow him to exploit even the smallest opportunity to bring down DECEPTICONS much bigger and stronger than him.

Cyber Planet Key Code: dm8r
Downshift has found some new peace on Earth. When the evacuation of Cybertron took place – he was separated from his fembot lifebond partner. They had just been joined together under the covenant of Primus and were looking forward to spending some time in the Crystal Cities. The evacuation occurred and tore the two of them apart. On Earth, Downshift spent every waking hour looking through every “Robot in Disguise” staging base to locate his lifebond partner. Soon enough, they found one another and were ordered by Optimus Prime to begin their Earth assimilation in a small town south of Providence, RI. There, Downshift found a peace he never had on Cybertron during the great wars. After the struggle ended, Downshift and his lifebond partner stayed on Earth as envoys of Cybertron.

STRENGTH: 
INTELLIGENCE: 
SPEED: 
ENDURANCE: 
RANK: 
COURAGE: 
FIREBLAST: 
SKILL: 

Bibliography of significant appearances: 
Cybertron Downshift is a North America only toy release and as such makes no appearances in the cartoon series 

more toy pix:
classic car mode, 2d

Other appearances:  This character first appeared in as part of the Transformers Energon Series in 2004. (Sorry, no character page for him yet.)  His (the 2004 toy) color scheme and face design was intended as an homage to the G1 original Autobot character, Wheeljack, although his personality is distinctly different in shows and comics.  While this toy sports a great new color scheme reminiscent of the 70's style car it's based on, he maintain a similar head sculpt.