In Radiator Springs, Lightning meets a tow truck named Tow Mater, who takes a liking to him immediately. He is soon arrested after accidentally destroying the town's main road and impounded there. After an encounter with a quartet of tuner cars, Lightning becomes separated from his transporter, a Mack truck named Mack, and ends up in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town along U.S. On the road to Los Angeles for a tie-breaker race, Lightning begins to realize he has no true friends. During the finale race of the season, Lightning blows his rear tires and finishes in a three-way tie with the soon to retire Strip Weathers ( The King) and runner up Chick Hicks. Lightning is portrayed as being ungrateful, obnoxious, selfish, and sarcastic, believing he doesn't need a crew chief or much help from his pit-crew to win races. Lightning McQueen is a rookie racecar in the Piston Cup series, and secretly disdains his sponsor Rust-eze, hoping to be chosen for by the more prestigious Dinoco team. Lightning's engine sounds emulate a Gen 4 in Cars, a mixture of a Gen 5 COT and the Chevrolet Corvette C6.R in Cars 2, and a Gen 6 in Cars 3. His number was originally 57, a reference to John Lasseter's birth year, but was changed to 95, referencing the release year of Pixar's first film Toy Story. In Cars 2, he receives new bodywork resembling a Dodge Viper GTS ACR. Briefly in Cars, Lightning takes on a paintjob which highly resembles a 1960 Chevrolet Corvette. His body draws cues from the design of the Ford GT40, Chevrolet Corvette, and Dodge Viper along with cab elements from a 1990s Porsche 911. His exhaust pipes come from the 1970s Dodge Charger, but with four (two on each side) instead of two on one side or one on both sides. Lightning McQueen's design is loosely inspired by NASCAR Generation 4 cars however, he has a curvaceous body like that of the Plymouth Superbird and Dodge Charger Daytona. We took the best of our favorite things, from GT40s to Chargers… just sketching them out, we came up with what McQueen looks like." "He's the new rookie, he's kinda sexy, he's fast, he's different. However, Lightning McQueen's appearance is not attributed to any single car model. Lightning is seen briefly with no paint or decals in Cars 3.ĭuring the initial research for the first film, John Lasseter met with General Motors designers to discuss the new Chevrolet Corvette design. His appearance undergoes updates through the films, but generally maintains the same image. His body is painted red with yellow and orange lightning bolt stickers featuring his racing number on his sides. He is not based on any particular type of vehicle, but seems to most closely resemble a C6 Chevrolet Corvette and Dodge Viper. In the films, Lightning is sponsored by Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment and wears their decals. At the end of Cars 3, he briefly assumes the role of Cruz Ramirez's crew chief and mentor before returning to racing. In Cars 2, he competes in the World Grand Prix, a short-lived event promoting a new alternative fuel called Allinol. Lightning is a professional racer in the Piston Cup racing series, which emulates the NASCAR Cup Series, and acquires several Piston Cup victories during his career. Lightning McQueen is the face of the Cars brand, and he is a popular mascot for Disney. Lightning is also a playable character in each of the Cars video game installments. His appearances include the feature films Cars, Cars 2, and Cars 3, as well as in the TV series Cars Toons and Cars on the Road. Lightning McQueen (originally Montgomery McQueen) is a fictional anthropomorphic stock car, and is the protagonist of the animated Pixar franchise Cars, primarily voiced by Owen Wilson. Piston Cup Racer (in Cars and in Cars 3), World Grand Prix racer (in Cars 2), and Cruz Ramirez's crew chief (in Cars 3) Keith Ferguson (most video games, Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales, Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs, and Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool) He also voiced McQueen in the video game LEGO The Incredibles.Owen Wilson (films, Cars: The Video Game, Mater and the Ghostlight, Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs, and Cars on the Road).Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy - Lightning McQueen.Lego The Incredibles - Lightning McQueen.Stig vs Lightning McQueen - Lightning McQueen.Cars: Fast as Lightning - Lightning McQueen.To Protect and Serve - Lightning McQueen.The Radiator Springs 500½ - Lightning McQueen.Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure - Lightning McQueen.Mater and the Ghostlight - Lightning McQueen.Cars: The Video Game - Lightning McQueen.
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