Cars
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...
'' is a
media franchise
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including the 2006 film ''
Cars
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...
'', the 2011 film ''
Cars 2
''Cars 2'' is a 2011 American animated spy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to '' Cars'' (2006), the second film in the ''Cars'' franchise, and the 12th animated film from the studio ...
'', the 2017 film '' Cars 3'', the 2022 series '' Cars on the Road'', the 2013 film '' Planes'', and the 2014 film '' Planes: Fire & Rescue''. This page is a list of characters that have appeared in the franchise.
Piston Cup Championship
Lightning McQueen
Lightning McQueen, known as Montgomery "Monty" McQueen before the events of the ''Cars'' films, (voiced by
Owen Wilson
Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has frequently worked with filmmaker Wes Anderson, with whom he has shared writing and acting credits on the films '' Bottle Rocket'' (1996), '' Rushmore'' (1998), and ''T ...
Cars Toons
''Cars Toons'' is an American animated short series based on the Cars (franchise), ''Cars'' franchise. It features Lightning McQueen, Mater (Cars), Mater, and their friends in comedic antics and adventures canonical to the films. Larry the Cable ...
'' and most video games), is a custom-built race car who competes in the Piston Cup Racing Series, with 95 as his racing number. His design is a hybrid of Generation 4 NASCAR vehicles and Le Mans endurance racers. Lightning was initially arrogant and struggled with teamwork until becoming stranded in Radiator Springs on
U.S. Route 66
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) is one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The high ...
, where he learned about the importance of humility from the locals. He has since taken permanent residence there and has made the town the site of his racing headquarters. He is best friends with Mater and is Sally's boyfriend. His signature catchphrases are "ka-chow" and "I am speed", which have become synonymous with the ''Cars'' franchise as a whole.
Mack
Mack (voiced by John Ratzenberger) is a heavily modified 1985 Mack Super-Linersleeper cab who serves as Lightning's loyal transporter. After the Dinoco 400, Lightning convinces Mack to drive all night to the tie-breaker race in
Los Angeles
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despite federal DOT regulations which legally grant Mack ten hours of rest. Mack struggles to stay awake as a result, with an ensuing mishap causing Lightning to fall out of Mack's trailer. Mack later arrives in Radiator Springs to retrieve Lightning after his location is revealed and takes residence there in the film's epilogue.
Sterling
Sterling (voiced by Nathan Fillion) is a wealthy business car who briefly becomes the new owner of Rust-eze Bumper Ointment in ''Cars 3''. He resembles a modernized 1968 BMW E9. After meeting Lightning, Sterling assigns Cruz to train him and prepare him for the Florida 500. After watching Lightning's poor performance on the racing simulator, Sterling attempts to force him into retirement. Lightning agrees to retire if he loses the upcoming Florida 500, but otherwise keeps his right to decide. After Lightning and Cruz both win the Florida 500, Cruz declines Sterling's offer to race for him and accepts Tex Dinoco instead, who purchases Rust-eze from Sterling.
Cruz Ramirez
Cruz Ramirez (voiced by Cristela Alonzo) is Lightning's trainer and technician at the Rust-eze Racing Center. She is a yellow high-performance
sports car
A sports car is a type of automobile that is designed with an emphasis on dynamic performance, such as Automobile handling, handling, acceleration, top speed, the thrill of driving, and Auto racing, racing capability. Sports cars originated in ...
that resembles a
Jaguar F-Type
The Jaguar F-Type (X152) is a series of two-door, two-seater sports cars manufactured by British car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover under their Jaguar Cars marque from 2013 to 2024. The car's Jaguar Land Rover car platforms#D6a, JLR D6a platfor ...
and
Chevrolet Corvette (C7)
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. Cruz is known for training some of the best rookie race cars through her unconventional training methods. After Sterling introduces Cruz to Lightning, he assigns her to train Lightning for the Florida 500. At the Florida 500, Sterling orders Cruz back to the racing center to train one of the rookies. Lightning overhears the exchange on his radio and exits the race to allow Cruz to take his place, giving her a chance to become a racer. Using what she learned from Lightning and Smokey, Cruz catches up to Jackson Storm. Storm is furious at the thought of a standard production car beating him in a race and rams Cruz into the wall on the final lap, but she manages to evade him and wins. Cruz later accepts Tex Dinoco's offer to race for his team and chooses 51 as her racing number as a tribute to Doc Hudson. She returns as a playable character in '' Cars 3: Driven to Win.''
Strip Weathers
Strip "The King" Weathers (voiced by
Richard Petty
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed "the King", is an American former stock car racing driver who competed from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most nota ...
) is a veteran race car and racing legend. Weathers is an anthropomorphic version of Petty's 1970
Plymouth Superbird
The Plymouth Superbird is a highly modified, short-lived version of the Plymouth Road Runner with applied graphic images as well as a distinctive horn sound, both referencing the popular ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon character Road Runner. It was th ...
stock car, sporting the same shade of blue and Petty's racing number, 43, as well as being a fictionalized version of him. He is one of the racers in the Dinoco 400 three-way tie, along with Chick Hicks and Lightning McQueen. Known as Dinoco's "Golden Boy" having won several Piston Cups, Weathers is hoping for his eighth win in the tiebreaker race before entering retirement so he can spend more time with his wife. He returns in ''Cars 3'' as the crew chief of his nephew, Cal Weathers.
Tex Dinoco
Tex Dinoco (voiced by
Humpy Wheeler
Howard Augustine Wheeler Jr. (born October 23, 1938), nicknamed Humpy Wheeler, is an American motorsports executive and businessman. He is best known as the former general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, a banked racetrack in Concord, Nort ...
) is a gold 1975
Cadillac Coupe de Ville
The Cadillac DeVille is a model name used by Cadillac over eight generations, originally to designate a trim level of the 1949 Cadillac Series 62 and later for a standalone model in the brand range. The last model marketed specifically as a '' ...
who owns Dinoco Oil and is the boss of the Dinoco racing team. His most well known racer is Strip "The King" Weathers, who won the Piston Cup a total of seven times before his retirement. In ''Cars'', Tex refused to give Chick Hicks a Dinoco sponsorship after he intentionally caused The King to crash and offered it to McQueen instead, although McQueen respectfully declined due to his newfound respect for Rust-eze. In ''Cars 3'', Tex purchases Rust-eze Bumper Ointment from Sterling, thus allowing Lightning McQueen to race alongside Cruz under the merged Rust-eze/Dinoco brand.
Chick Hicks
Chick Hicks (voiced by
Michael Keaton
Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Aca ...
in ''
Cars
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...
'', '' Cars: the Video Game'', and '' Cars Race-O-Rama'', and Bob Peterson in '' Cars 3'') is a green stock car and Lightning's main rival. Chick is an arrogant race car who often cheats to gain position in races. He is sponsored by Hostile Takeover Bank (abbreviated as HTB) and resembles a 1987
Buick Regal
The Buick Regal is a line of mid-size cars marketed by Buick since 1973. Serving as the premium mid-size/intermediate car of the Buick product range for nearly its entire production, the Regal initially served as the divisional counterpart of t ...
. His racing number is 86. Chick frequently antagonizes McQueen, and even lifts his catchphrase "ka-chow", modifying it to "ka-chigga", to both boost his popularity, and to annoy McQueen. In ''Cars 3'', Hicks has retired from racing and hosts his own talk show, ''Chick's Picks'' on Racing Sports Network, where he continues to mock McQueen at every opportunity, repeatedly bringing up his victory over McQueen in the first movie. Hicks also returns in '' Cars: The Video Game'' and also '' Cars 3: Driven to Win'' as a boss and playable character''.''
Jackson Storm
Jackson Storm (voiced by Armie Hammer in the film, AJ Hamilton in ''Cars 3: Driven to Win'') is an arrogant "next-gen" Piston Cup race car, and Lightning's main rival in ''Cars 3''. While practicing at the Florida International Speedway, Storm sets the fastest lap ever recorded, at 214 miles per hour. In the film, Storm appears out of nowhere and starts winning race after race, forcing many last-generation race cars to retire. During the last race of the season, Lightning pushes himself too hard while trying to compete with Storm and loses control, resulting in a rollover crash. At the Florida 500, Storm is intimidated by Lightning's former trainer Cruz Ramirez, who replaces Lightning in the race. He attempts to make her lose focus by telling her that she is not the type of car who belongs on a racetrack. Cruz regains her confidence and drives up next to Storm, who rams her into a wall. Cruz manages to flip over Storm at the last moment, passing him and wins the race, it is unknown what happened to Storm after that. Storm's racing number is 20, styled ''2.0.''
Radiator Springs
Tow Mater
Sir Tow Mater, better known as simply Mater, (voiced by
Larry the Cable Guy
Daniel Lawrence Whitney (born February 17, 1963), known professionally as Larry the Cable Guy, is an American stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian, actor, and former radio personality. He was one of the members of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a ...
), is a rusty blue Southern-accented
tow truck
A tow truck (also called a wrecker, a breakdown truck, recovery vehicle or a breakdown lorry) is a truck used to move disabled, improperly parked, Vehicle impoundment, impounded, or otherwise indisposed motor vehicles. This may involve recoverin ...
resembling a 1957 Chevrolet Task Force. Mater is the primary tow truck in Radiator Springs and operates his own salvage yard. He is Lightning's best friend and eagerly supports him both on and off the racetrack. In ''Cars 2'', Mater returns as the protagonist and was chosen by McQueen to be his crew chief in the World Grand Prix until being mistaken for a C.H.R.O.M.E. agent by spy in training Holley Shiftwell. Mater becomes Shiftwell's boyfriend later in the film. Mater returns in ''Cars 3'' as a supporting character.
Sally Carrera
Sally Carrera (voiced by
Bonnie Hunt
Bonnie Lynn Hunt (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. Her film roles include ''Rain Man'', ''Beethoven (film), Beethoven'', ''Beethoven's 2nd (film), Beethoven's 2nd'', ''Jumanji'', ''Jerry Maguire'', ''The Green Mile ( ...
) is Radiator Springs' town attorney and Lightning's girlfriend. She is a 2002
Porsche 911
The Porsche 911 model series (pronounced ''Nine Eleven'' or in ) is a family of German two-door, high performance Rear-engine design, rear-engine sports cars, introduced in September 1964 by Porsche, Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. Now in it ...
Carrera. In addition to being the town attorney, Sally also operates the Cozy Cone Motel, which is based on the Wigwam Motel. She is a major character in ''Cars'' and a supporting character in ''Cars 2'' and ''Cars 3''. In 2022, Porsche made a one-off
Porsche 911
The Porsche 911 model series (pronounced ''Nine Eleven'' or in ) is a family of German two-door, high performance Rear-engine design, rear-engine sports cars, introduced in September 1964 by Porsche, Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. Now in it ...
in collaboration with Pixar as a tribute to the character, referred to as the "Sally Special".
Doc Hudson
Doc Hudson (voiced by
Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and activist. He was the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Paul Newman, numerous awards ...
Corey Burton
Corey Burton is an American voice actor. He is the current voice of Captain Hook, Ludwig Von Drake and others for The Walt Disney Company, Shockwave on '' The Transformers'', Brainiac in the DC Animated Universe, Count Dooku and Cad Bane in ...
in ''Cars Mater-National'' and ''Cars Race-O-Rama'') was Radiator Springs' medical doctor, judge, and Lightning's mentor/crew chief. He is a 1951 Hudson Hornet who raced in the Piston Cup as the Fabulous Hudson Hornet until an accident prematurely ended his career. Paul Newman, his voice actor, died in September 2008, and it is implied that Hudson died at some point between ''Cars'' and ''Cars 2.'' Doc appeared in ''Cars 3'' in flashbacks, being voiced by archival recordings of Newman. He was based on Hudson Hornet driver Marshall Teague and
Herb Thomas
Herbert Watson Thomas (April 6, 1923 – August 9, 2000) was a stock car racing, stock car racer who was one of NASCAR's most successful drivers in the 1950s. Thomas was NASCAR's first multi-time Cup Champion.
Background
Born in the sm ...
police car
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. Sheriff is painted in classic black and white with a single red light dome, two sirens, and curb feelers. Sheriff was the first resident of Radiator Springs to appear in ''Cars'' and the first to meet Lightning. Sheriff reappears in ''Cars 2'', seeing Lightning and his race-crew off to the World Grand Prix. During the climax of the film, Sheriff arrives with the other Radiator Springs residents as new members of Lightning's pit crew in England, and is informed by Mater of the Lemons cars' plot to kill Lightning in order to turn all vehicles in the world against
alternative fuel
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and rely on gasoline for profit. He does help in the arresting in some of the Lemons. Sheriff returns as a supporting character in ''Cars 3.''
Luigi and Guido
Luigi (voiced by
Tony Shalhoub
Anthony Marc Shalhoub ( ; ; born October 9, 1953) is an American actor. He is known for a variety of roles ranging from comedic to dramatic on stage and screen. He has received several accolades including five Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, s ...
in the films and video games, and Michael Shalhoub in '' Disney Infinity'') and Guido (voiced by Guido Quaroni) are an Italian duo of cars and part of Lightning's pit crew. Luigi is a 1959
Fiat 500
The Fiat 500 (, ) is an Economy car, economy / city car that was manufactured and marketed by Fiat Automobiles from 1957 until 1975. It was sold as a two-door semi-convertible or saloon car and as a three-door panel van or estate car.
Launched ...
who owns a tire shop called Luigi's Casa Della Tires, which is known for its "Leaning Tower of Tires", a tower of several tires shaped like the
Leaning Tower of Pisa
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. Guido is a forklift that resembles a BMW Isetta and only speaks in Italian. Together, Luigi and Guido specialize in changing and maintaining Lightning's tires during all his races. Both are
Scuderia Ferrari
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fans.
Ramone
(voiced by
Cheech Marin
Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American comedian and actor. He gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dom ...
in the films and video games, and
Milton James
Milton "Milt" Jamin (December 7, 1939January 1, 2018) was an American voice and film actor. He was often known by the alias Milton James.
Early life
Jamin was born on December 7, 1939, and grew up in Jackson Heights, New York. He attended La ...
coupé
A coupe or coupé (, ) is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and typically with two doors.
The term ''coupé'' was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats. It comes from the Fr ...
lowrider who owns Ramone's House of Body Art, where he paints himself and other cars, including Lightning McQueen. After Doc Hudson's death, Ramone took up the profession of mechanic for the residents of Radiator Springs. His garage employs the distinctive architecture of the Tower Station ( U-Drop Inn) in Shamrock, Texas.
Flo
Flo (voiced by Jenifer Lewis) is the owner of Radiator Springs only gas diner, "Flo's V-8 Café", and is married to Ramone. She appears to be inspired by two early- to mid-1950s show cars: the 1951 Buick XP-300, 1951 General Motors Le Sabre and the 1957
Chrysler
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Dart concept car or 1960 Chrysler 300F 2 doors hardtop custom.
Fillmore
Fillmore (based on Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire and voiced by
George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author. Regarded as one of the greatest and most influential comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of countercultur ...
in ''
Cars
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...
'', the
video game
A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual fe ...
, and ''
Cars Toons
''Cars Toons'' is an American animated short series based on the Cars (franchise), ''Cars'' franchise. It features Lightning McQueen, Mater (Cars), Mater, and their friends in comedic antics and adventures canonical to the films. Larry the Cable ...
'' (via archival recordings), Scott Wood in '' Cars Mater-National Championship'', and Lloyd Sherr in all other media after the first film due to Carlin's death) is a green 1960 Volkswagen Type 2(T1) who owns a store that sells his own recipe of organic
biofuel
Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from Biomass (energy), biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels such as oil. Biofuel can be produced from plants or from agricu ...
, which he also gives McQueen during his races. He is a stereotypical
hippie
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, as he has numerous peace signs and flowers painted on his body as well as a front
license plate
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that acts as a soul patch. His license plate number is '51237', a reference to Carlin's date of birth.
Ford Model T
The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by the Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927. It is generally regarded as the first mass-affordable automobile, which made car travel available to middle-class Americans. Th ...
Coupe, the widow of Radiator Springs' founder
Stanley
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* ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film
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, and the owner of Lizzie's Curios. Being an elderly car, she occasionally shows signs of dementia including forgetting things that she said moments ago and misremembering other characters names.
Willys MB
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Army Jeep who fought in
World War II
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and is the owner of Sarge's Surplus Hut. He is a member of McQueen's pit crew and serves as an analyst.
Red
Red (voiced by Joe Ranft who died before the first film's release and Jerome Ranft in the third film) is Radiator Springs' resident fire truck. He resembles a 1960 Seagrave 1000/500 D/M Pumper engine.
Other characters
Van and Minny
Van (voiced by
Richard Kind
Richard Bruce Kind (born November 22, 1956) is an American actor and comedian. His television roles include '' Carol & Company'' (1990–1991), Dr. Mark Devanow in '' Mad About You'' (1992–1999, 2019), Paul Lassiter in '' Spin City'' (1996–20 ...
minivans
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who like to travel and are minor characters in ''Cars''. Van resembles a forest green 2005 Saturn Relay and has a luggage carrier mounted on his roof. Minny is painted violet and resembles a 1996 Chrysler Town and Country. When Van and Minny enter Radiator Springs, Van turns down Minny's suggestion to ask for directions to the interstate, believing that his newly installed GPS will lead them in the right direction. The couple later return in the
post-credits scene
A post-credits scene (also known as a stinger, end tag, or credit cookie) is a short teaser clip that appears after the closing credits have rolled and sometimes after a production logo of a film, TV show, or video game has run. It is usually ...
, now lost deep within the desert. Van and Minny appear again briefly in ''Cars 2.'' Van doesn't believe Mater's retelling of his spy adventure until Holley Shiftwell and Finn McMissile arrive, leaving him in astonishment.
Mia and Tia
Mia (voiced by Lindsey Collins) and Tia (voiced by
Elissa Knight
Elissa Knight (born April 15, 1975) is an American employee at Pixar and voice actress. As a voice actress, her first major role was in the 2006 film '' Cars'' as one of the twins known as Tia and as EVE in ''WALL-E'' in 2008.
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Knig ...
) are twin 1992
Mazda Miata
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sisters and are among Lightning McQueen's biggest fans. They are painted in the same shade of red as McQueen and are covered in stickers of McQueen's likeness. The twins can be seen in the audience during the Dinoco 400 at Motor Speedway of the South, enthusiastically cheering for McQueen. During the time McQueen goes missing, the twins change their allegiance to Chick Hicks, but immediately return to McQueen after Hicks causes Strip "The King" Weathers to crash on the final lap of the tiebreaker race. The twins return briefly in ''Cars 2''.
Introduced in ''Cars 2''
Finn McMissile
Finn McMissile (voiced by
Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, 14 March 1933) is a retired English actor. Known for his distinct Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films over Michael Caine filmography, a career that spanned eight decades an ...
in the second film and Martin Jarvis in all other media) is a British secret agent working for C.H.R.O.M.E. who recruits Mater to help in his mission. He is stern yet kind. His model, a 1965 Fautless GT according to Pixar's Meet the Cars book, is a Pixar in-house design. He is based on classic European sports cars such as the Aston Martin DB5 and BMW 507, while his small tail fins were inspired by a 1958 British sports car called the Peerless—one of the few British cars with fins. Finn's suspicions about the World Grand Prix turn out to be correct, as the event was revealed to be a cover-up by Miles Axlerod to turn the world against
alternative fuel
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. Finn returns as a playable character in '' Cars 2: The Video Game.'' His overall characterization is inspired by
James Bond
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.
Holley Shiftwell
Holley Shiftwell (voiced by
Emily Mortimer
Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer (born 6 October 1971) is a British and American actress and filmmaker. She began acting in stage productions and has since appeared in several film and television roles. In 2003, she won an Independent Spirit Award ...
) is a British spy-in-training at C.H.R.O.M.E. and Mater's love interest. According to Pixar's Meet the Cars book, Holley's model is a Pixar in-house design known as a 2008 MT-R Mark II. Her model name appears to be in reference with a TVR sports car called the Tuscan Mark II, one of Holley's design inspirations. She bears resemblance to the 2008 RMC Scorpion, along with having a similar 3.5-liter V6 engine to this vehicle. Holley later returned in ''Cars 2: The Video Game'' as a playable character.
Gulfstream V
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spy jet plane that works for Finn McMissile. His name is a reference to British aircraft company Siddeley.
Leland Turbo
Leland Turbo (voiced by Jason Isaacs) is a British spy at C.H.R.O.M.E. who infiltrated the Lemons. His vehicle model resembles a
Jaguar E-Type
The Jaguar E-Type, or the Jaguar XK-E for the North American market, is a British FMR layout, front mid-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars, Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974. Its sleek appearance, advanced technologies, ...
. Before he was discovered by Grem and Acer and thrown into a car crusher, he sent out a warning to Finn McMissile to let them know what Professor Zündapp and the Lemons have been up to.
Rod Redline
Rod "Torque" Redline (voiced by Bruce Campbell) is an American spy who was supposed to meet up with Finn McMissile after infiltrating the Lemons. He is a blue
muscle car
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In 1949, General Motors introduced its 88 with the company's OHV Rocket V8 engine, which was previously available only in its lux ...
whose design is based on the modern
Dodge Challenger
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and
Ford Mustang
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. Before he is captured and escorted away by Grem and Acer in Tokyo, he slipped a device under Mater so that it can be retrieved by Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell. Professor Z later killed Redline with a combination of Allinol and an electromagnetic pulse after learning that Mater has the device. Redline returns despite his death in the film as a DLC character in ''Cars 2: The Video Game.''
Francesco Bernoulli
Francesco Bernoulli (voiced by
John Turturro
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Roger Craig Smith
Roger Craig Smith is an American voice actor. He is known for his voice roles in video games such as Chris Redfield in the ''Resident Evil'' series (2009–2017), Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series (2009–2011), Kyle C ...
Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
open-wheeled race car based on the 2009 Ferrari F60 who serves as Lightning's primary racing rival in the World Grand Prix. His racing league is based on
Formula One
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and he is painted in the colors of the Italian flag. His surname comes from the Bernoulli-principle, an important principle in fluid dynamics.
Tomber
(voiced by Michel Michelis) is a French three-wheeled car who runs a
black market
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auto parts dealer, and is Finn McMissile's underground
informant
An informant (also called an informer or, as a slang term, a "snitch", "rat", "canary", "stool pigeon", "stoolie", "tout" or "grass", among other terms) is a person who provides privileged information, or (usually damaging) information inten ...
. He is based on the Reliant Regal three-wheeler, with a few added features including the headlights of a Citroën Ami.
Celine Dephare
is an old sports car resembling an
Alfa Romeo Spider
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who works as a headlight vendor at the Marché Aux Pièces market in Paris, France. Unlike all the other characters, Celine's eyes are in her headlights and her windows are fully transparent, revealing a modeled interior with seats and a
steering wheel
A steering wheel (also called a driving wheel, a hand wheel, or simply wheel) is a type of steering control in vehicles.
Steering wheels are used in most modern land vehicles, including all mass-production automobiles, buses, light and hea ...
.
Miles Axlerod
Sir Miles Axlerod (voiced by
Eddie Izzard
Suzy Eddie Izzard ( ; born Edward John Izzard, 7 February 1962) is a British stand-up comedian, actor and activist. Her comedic style takes the form of what appears to the audience as rambling whimsical monologues and self-referential pantomi ...
) is the main
antagonist
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.Range Rover Classic
The Range Rover is a Four-wheel drive, 4x4, mid-size off-road vehicle series produced from 1970 to 1996 – initially by the Rover Company, Rover (later Land Rover) division of British Leyland, and latterly by the Rover Group.
The first generat ...
and Land Rover Defender 90, two cars famous for poor build quality. Axlerod created the World Grand Prix to promote his new alternative fuel called Allinol that turns out to be ordinary gasoline engineered to ignite when hit with an
electromagnetic pulse
An electromagnetic pulse (EMP), also referred to as a transient electromagnetic disturbance (TED), is a brief burst of electromagnetic energy. The origin of an EMP can be natural or artificial, and can occur as an electromagnetic field, as an ...
. While he appears to the public as friendly, in truth he is the main leader of the Lemons conspiracy, and is shown to be very greedy and ruthless. He ultimately tries to kill both McQueen and Mater by placing a bomb on Mater that can only be deactivated by his own voice, but this ends up backfiring when Mater deduces he is the culprit and corners him, leading to him deactivating the bomb to avoid being killed by the explosion. This exposes him to the world and leads to his arrest. Axlerod planned to use Zündapp and the Lemons to kill McQueen in the final race, but the EMP weapon failed because Sarge had switched Lightning's Allinol for Fillmore's organic biofuel before the start of the race, saving Lightning's life. His engine, quoted as "the worst motor ever made" in the film, is based on the
Lucas
Lucas or LUCAS may refer to:
People
* Lucas (surname)
* Lucas (given name)
Arts and entertainment
* Luca Family Singers, or the Lucas, a 19th-century African-American singing group
* Lucas, a 1960s Swedish pop group formed by Janne Lucas Perss ...
Professor Wolfgang Otto Zündapp (voiced by Thomas Kretschmann) is a 1957 Zündapp Janus and an internationally wanted weapon designer. Though he initially appears to be the main antagonist, he is eventually revealed to be the secondary antagonist, and subordinate to Miles Axlerod.
Grem and Acer
Grem (voiced by Joe Mantegna) and Acer (voiced by Peter Jacobson) are two underlings of Professor Zündapp. Grem is an orange 1975 AMC Gremlin and Acer is a lime green 1975 AMC Pacer. Both have a very worn appearance. While they badly subdued Rod "Torque" Redline, the duo later guarded the captured Mater, Holley Shiftwell, and Finn McMissile in London. During the time when Mater was trying to get away from Lightning due to the bomb on his engine, Grem and Acer went after them only for Holley to come and making them slam into her and flying into a pub called Ye Left Turn Inn. Their crash spilled the drinks of the patrons in the bar, who promptly got angry and started to attack them, they are defeated by the patrons, Grem and Acer's fate after that is unknown.
Tony Trihull
Tony Trihull (voiced by Lloyd Sherr) is a littoral combat ship that works for Professor Zündapp. He was first seen telling a crab boat to leave the restricted territory that was secretly being operated by Zündapp and the Lemons. When Finn McMissile infiltrates the operation and flees, Tony goes on the offensive. During the race in London, Tony tries to rescue a fleeing Zündapp using his magnet and firing on Finn McMissile only for Finn to sends some explosives onto Tony's magnet causing an explosion.
Brent Mustangburger
Brent Mustangburger is a navy-blue 1965
Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is a series of American Car, automobiles manufactured by Ford Motor Company, Ford. In continuous production since 1964, the Mustang is currently the longest-produced Ford car nameplate. Currently in its Ford Mustang (seventh ...
. He represents
Brent Musburger
Brent Woody Musburger (born May 26, 1939) is an American sportscaster, currently the lead broadcaster and managing editor at Vegas Stats and Information Network (VSiN).
With CBS Sports from 1973 until 1990, he was the original host of their ...
ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Commu ...
and is voiced by him. Mustangburger acts as a sportscaster. He appears in ''Cars 2'' as well as ''Planes''.
Lemons
The Lemons are international crime families that appear in ''Cars 2''. They are all cars with a negative reputation and consist of four families:
Pacer family
The Pacer family are a group of Lemons that are based on the AMC Pacer.
* Tubbs Pacer (voiced by Brad Lewis) is the leader of the Pacer family. During the climatic fight, Tubbs was hit by a paint spray by Ramone and leads some of the remaining Lemons into retreating only to run into Sarge and his Scotland Yard contacts.
* Fred Pacer is a member of the Pacer family. He fought Finn McMissile in Tokyo and was presumed deceased when he was thrown in an elevator that ascended too fast.
* Petey Pacer is a member of the Pacer family. During the pursuing of Lightning McQueen in Tokyo, Finn McMissile fired a fire extinguisher at Petey causing him to crash into a police car who proceeded to arrest him.
* Jerome Ramped is a member of the Pacer family. He was among those that fought Finn McMissile on the oil rig.
Gremlin family
The Gremlin family are a group of Lemons that are based on the AMC Gremlin.
* J. Curby Gremlin (voiced by John Mainieri) is the leader of the Gremlin family. During the climatic scene where Mater tries to reason with the Lemons, J. Curby Gremlin was not moved by Mater's speech by quoting "Yeah, but it's worth a shot". He was then sprayed by Red enough to be trapped behind a fence.
* Tyler Gremlin is a member of the Gremlin family. He was present when Professor Z killed Red "Torque" Redline.
* Don Crumlin is a member of the Gremlin family who was only seen at the oil rig that Finn McMissile infiltrated.
* Towga Gremlin is a member of the Gremlin family who was only seen at the oil rig where he had assisted in killing Leland Turbo.
* Stefan Gremsky is a member of the Gremlin family.
Hugo family
The Hugo family are a group of Lemons that are based on the Yugo 45.
* Victor Hugo (voiced by Stanley Townsend) is the leader of the Hugo family. During the climatic scene in London, Victor was among those defeated and arrested. He cannot drive himself because Victor is evidently based on a Yugo 45 as stated before.
* Alexander Hugo is a member of the Gremlin family and Victor's bodyguard.
* Ivan (voiced by Stanley Townsend) is a tow truck who works for Victor Hugo. He was responsible for capturing Holley after Mater posed as him. During the climatic scene in London, Ivan was defeated by Mater and arrested.
* Karl Haulzemoff is a 2007 Porteur Chauffeur VH who takes Victor Hugo anywhere. When Mater was captured, he was thrown into Karl.
Trunkov family
The Trunkov family are a group of Lemons that are based on the ZAZ-968.
* Vladimir Trunkov (voiced by Stanley Townsend) is the leader of the Trunkov family. When the Lemons confronted Lightning McQueen and Mater following Grem and Acer's defeat, Lightning assumes to Mater that the Lemons want him dead where Vladimir quotes "It's nothing personal". During the fight with Lightning, Mater, Finn McMissile, Holley Shiftwell, and those from Radiator Springs, Flo shines a reflection into Vladimir's eyes enabling Sheriff to place a car boot on him.
* Petrov Trunkov is a member of the Trunkov family who was seen on the oil rig.
* Tolga Trunkov is a black Trunkov and a member of the Trunkov family. During the climatic fight in London, Holley Shiftwell sent him and another Trunkov flying into some Pacers.
Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American stock car racing executive and former professional stock car racing driver who currently serves as the vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports. He raced full-time from 1993 to 2015, d ...
. Gorvette is bright yellow with the
American flag
The national flag of the United States, often referred to as the American flag or the U.S. flag, consists of thirteen horizontal Bar (heraldry), stripes, Variation of the field, alternating red and white, with a blue rectangle in the Canton ( ...
painted on his sides. He is described to be an accomplished racer and a close friend of McQueen's. When McQueen meets Jeff at the Tokyo party in ''Cars 2'', he greets him warmly. Gorvette later appears briefly before the start of the Florida 500 in '' Cars 3''. While being interviewed, Gorvette spots McQueen drive by and tells him to "win one for us old guys", implying that Gorvette may have retired.
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton is a British endurance race car resembling a McLaren 12C. He is voiced in a guest role by seven-time (then one-time)
Formula One
Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one ...
Lewis Hamilton
Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari. Hamilton has won a joint-record seven Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles—tied with M ...
. He is described as a "Three-time Grand Touring Sport Champion" in Cars: Under The Hood. During the party in Tokyo, Hamilton can be seen with Gorvette and calls McQueen over to them. He later manages to stop before a massive crash during the second stage of the World Grand Prix in Italy along with Gorvette.
Le Mans Prototype
A Le Mans Prototype (LMP) is a type of sports prototype race car used in various races and championships, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series, and Asian Le M ...
. He is painted with a white-and-red design on his body after the National Flag of Japan.
Le Mans Prototype
A Le Mans Prototype (LMP) is a type of sports prototype race car used in various races and championships, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series, and Asian Le M ...
race car. Jay Shuster, Cars 2's Character Art Director, stated in a fan Q&A that she is inspired after many LMP racing cars, some of which he confirmed to be the Audi R10 TDi and Audi R15 TDi. She is painted with a green-and-blue design on her body, representing the colors of the Brazilian flag.
French flag
The national flag of France () is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue ( hoist side), white, and red. The design was adopted after the French Revolution, whose revolutionaries were influenced by the horizontally striped r ...
with the letters "GRC" on him.
Introduced in ''Cars 3''
Miss Fritter
Miss Fritter (voiced by
Lea DeLaria
Lea DeLaria (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actress, and jazz singer. She portrayed List of Orange Is the New Black characters#Carrie "Big Boo" Black, Carrie "Big Boo" Black on the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black'' ...
school bus
A school bus is any type of bus owned, leased, contracted to, or operated by a school or school district. It is regularly used to Student transport, transport students to and from school or school-related activities, but not including a charter ...
modified for
demolition derby
Demolition derby is a type of motorsport, usually presented at county fairs and national events. While rules vary from event to event, the typical demolition derby event consists of five or more drivers competing by deliberately ramming their v ...
racing, and a minor
antagonist
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.
Smokey
Smokey (voiced by
Chris Cooper
Christopher Walton Cooper (born July 9, 1951) is an American actor. Having made his debut as a stage actor, he made his Breakthrough role, breakthrough on television as Sheriff July Johnson in the acclaimed Western television miniseries ''Loneso ...
) is a 1947 Hudson Super Six pickup truck who owns Smokey's Garage in a fictionalized version of
Thomasville, Georgia
Thomasville is the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The population was 18,881 in 2020.
The city deems itself the "City of Roses" and holds an annual Rose Festival. The city features plantations open to the public, a histor ...
, and was Doc Hudson's mentor and crew chief. After heeding to Mater's advice, Lightning reunites with Cruz and heads to the abandoned Thomasville Speedway, where they suddenly meet Smokey on the track. With help from Doc Hudson's old friends, River Scott, Junior "Midnight" Moon, and Louise "Barnstormer" Nash, Smokey uses old-school racing tactics to help Lightning train and prepare to compete against Storm, and later serves as his crew chief in the Florida 500. Smokey visits Radiator Springs in the epilogue and later attends the reopening of Thomasville Speedway.
Natalie Certain
Natalie Certain (voiced by
Kerry Washington
Kerry Marisa Washington (born January 31, 1977) SidebarCertificate of Live Birth: Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha(County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health). Gives Kerry Washington birth dateArchivedfrom the original on May 2, 2016.Note: Fil ...
) is a statistical analyst who works for RSN and also appears with Chick Hicks on ''Chick's Picks.'' She is a maroon 4-door sedan that resembles a Tesla Model S. Certain first appears on ''Chick's Picks'' and gives a detailed explanation why Jackson Storm and the other Next-Gen racers have better performance than the previous generation of racers. When McQueen tunes into ''Chick's Picks'' after Thunder Hollow, Certain makes the prediction that McQueen only has a 1.2 percent chance of beating Storm in the Florida 500. Certain appears again in the commentator booth with Bob Cutlass and Darrell Cartrip after Cruz wins the Florida 500. She returns as a playable character in ''Cars 3: Driven to Win''.
Cal Weathers
Cal Weathers (voiced by
Kyle Petty
Kyle Eugene Petty (born June 2, 1960) is an American former stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He is the son of racer Richard Petty, grandson of racer Lee Petty, and father of racer Adam Petty, who was killed in a crash duri ...
) is a sky blue stock car (presumably a 2004 Dodge Intrepid NASCAR) who raced for Dinoco, and was one of Lightning McQueen's friends in the Piston Cup. He is Strip "The King" Weathers' nephew. Cal's average racing performance often prompted Tex Dinoco to joke about replacing him with Lightning on team Dinoco.
River Scott
River Scott (voiced by Isiah Whitlock Jr.) is a 1938 stock car from the fictional brand Dirt Track Racer (based on a 1933 Willys 77) who raced during the early days of the Piston Cup, and was one of Doc Hudson's friends. Scott was known for his close racing style with the other cars and has a few dents from his races.
Junior "Midnight" Moon
Junior "Midnight" Moon (voiced by
Junior Johnson
Robert Glenn Johnson Jr. (June 28, 1931 – December 20, 2019), better known as Junior Johnson, was an American professional stock car racing driver, engineer, and team owner as well as an entrepreneur. He won 50 NASCAR races in his career befor ...
) is a 1940 Ford Standard Coupe who raced in the Piston Cup and was friends with Doc Hudson. Junior was one of the first cars who used the drafting technique in stock car racing.
Louise "Barnstormer" Nash
Louise "Barnstormer" Nash (voiced by
Margo Martindale
Margo Martindale (born July 18, 1951) is an American character actress who has appeared on television, film, and stage. In 2011, she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award for her recurring role as Mags Bennett on '' ...
) is a 1950
Nash Ambassador
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who raced in the Piston Cup with Doc Hudson. Known as the "First Lady of Racing", Nash was the first female car who raced in the Piston Cup and had to steal a racing number, 94, in order to compete. According to River Scott, Nash became romantically attracted to Doc Hudson at one point, although Hudson was uninterested and turned her down.
Leroy Heming
Leroy Heming is a 1955 Chrysler C300 who raced in the Piston Cup. Leroy entered the Piston Cup as a rookie and was one of the fastest new cars at the time. His surname is a reference to the Hemi line of engines found in
Chrysler
FCA US, LLC, Trade name, doing business as Stellantis North America and known historically as Chrysler ( ), is one of the "Big Three (automobile manufacturers), Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered in Auburn H ...
vehicles. During McQueen and Cruz's time in Thomasville, Smokey told the story to them of how Leroy once tried to challenge Doc Hudson during a race at Thomasville Speedway by ramming him into the wall. Hudson managed to evade Leroy spectacularly on the final lap and won, stunning Leroy and earning his respect in the process.
Introduced in ''Planes''
Dusty Crophopper
Dusty Crophopper (voiced by
Dane Cook
Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He is known for his use of observational comedy, observational, often blue comedy, vulgar, and sometimes black comedy, dark comedy. He released six comedy ...
Cessna
Cessna () is an American brand of general aviation aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Originally, it was a brand of the Cessna Aircraft Company, an American general aviation aircraft manufactu ...
and the PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader. He is painted white and orange with some black stripes. After his training, he has the black Jolly Wrenches insignia Skipper earned him up front as well as "D7" on his rudder. Since the Germany leg in the WATG rally, he gained blue racing stripes and the number 7 in a white circle on his body and wings. After becoming severely damaged en route to Mexico in the storm, most Wings Around The Globe racers gave him new parts as well as gaining T-33 Shooting Star wings and a Skyslicer MK V propeller. At the end of the film, he has a Jolly Wrenches paint job while racing with Skipper, having been made an honorary Jolly Wrench.
Skipper Riley
Skipper Riley (voiced by
Stacy Keach
Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor, active in theatre, film and television since the 1960s. Keach first distinguished himself in Off-Broadway productions and remains a prominent figure in American theatre across his ...
) is a
Vought F4U Corsair
The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Vought, Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in great demand; additional production con ...
and Dusty's mentor. His sole mission was a routine patrol that turned disastrous when his squadron stumbled upon an enemy fleet, leaving him as the sole survivor.
Sparky
Sparky (voiced by Danny Mann) is a grey forklift and good friend of Chug and Skipper's assistant and mechanic.
Ishani
Ishani (voiced by
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is India's highest-paid actress and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awards and fiv ...
) is a Pan-Asian champion from India, based on the
AeroCad AeroCanard
The AeroCad AeroCanard is a family of American amateur-built aircraft, designed and produced by AeroCad of Florissant, Missouri. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Gui ...
with over a billion racing fans. She is painted orange, yellow, and red with the number 6 in green. She is Dusty's love interest and Ripslinger's hated rival and former ally and teammate.
Chug
Chug (voiced by
Brad Garrett
Brad H. Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960), known professionally as Brad Garrett, is an American actor and stand-up comedian.
Garrett was initially successful as a stand-up comedian in the early 1980s. Taking advantage of that success in the la ...
) is a green fuel truck and Dusty's best friend.
Dottie
Dottie (voiced by
Teri Hatcher
Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an American actress best known for her portrayals of Lois Lane on the television series ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (1993–1997). She also played Paris Carver in the ''Production ...
) is a blue forklift. She is Dusty and Chug’s best friends with ever since. Before she tries to fix Dusty’s machines, she has her idea because she wants Chug to help her and two to start arguing and Dusty is trying to fly without his engines are not working.
Leadbottom
Leadbottom (voiced by
Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American stand-up comedian, actor and television host. He hosted BET's '' ComicView'' during the 1993–1994 season and '' Def Comedy Jam'' ...
) is a
biplane
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus ( ; born January 13, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. She has gained acclaim for starring in a string of successful comedy series as well as several comedy films. She has received List of awards ...
) is a racing plane from Canada inspired by the Bay Super V, a conversion of the V-tail Model 35
Beechcraft Bonanza
The Beechcraft Bonanza is an American general aviation aircraft introduced in 1947 by Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. The six-seater, single-engined aircraft is still produced by Beechcraft and has been in continuous productio ...
painted pink and white with some red maple leaf designs and the number 22. Originally from
Quebec
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, her flag and paint job is localized in 11 countries. She is also El Chupacabra's girlfriend. In Australia and New Zealand, Rochelle is re-contextualized as a former
Tasmanian
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th ...
John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese ( ; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and Television presenter, presenter. Emerging from the Footlights, Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinbur ...
) is a red, white and blue de Havilland DH.88 Comet and British racing champion with 11 as his race number. He befriended Dusty after he saved him from an oil spill during the Iceland-Germany leg.
Ripslinger
Ripslinger (voiced by
Roger Craig Smith
Roger Craig Smith is an American voice actor. He is known for his voice roles in video games such as Chris Redfield in the ''Resident Evil'' series (2009–2017), Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series (2009–2011), Kyle C ...
) is a custom-built carbon-fiber race plane with green and black decals, orange flame designs, several racing sponsors and his name painted on his body and wings. He also has a four bladed
contra-rotating propeller
Aircraft equipped with contra-rotating propellers (CRP) coaxial contra-rotating propellers, or high-speed propellers, apply the maximum power of usually a single engine piston powered or turboprop engine to drive a pair of coaxial propellers i ...
. Rip is captain of Team RPX and Dusty's hated rival in the film. His race number is 13. He later damaged Skipper's
vertical stabilizer
A vertical stabilizer or tail fin is the static part of the vertical tail of an aircraft. The term is commonly applied to the assembly of both this fixed surface and one or more movable rudders hinged to it. Their role is to provide control, sta ...
during the Mexico-New York leg. He returned as a main antagonist for ''Planes: the Video Game'' attempting to ruin Dusty's fame, wreck his town, paint Dusty graffiti on the
Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China (, literally "ten thousand ''li'' long wall") is a series of fortifications in China. They were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China as protection against vario ...
while disguised as him, and even cause trouble for Dusty's international friends including ruining the Diwali Festival in Ishani's home country.
Ned and Zed
Ned and Zed (both voiced by Gabriel Iglesias) are the henchplanes of Ripslinger and his teammates inspired by the Zivko Edge 540 and MX Aircraft MXS. Ned is painted green with somewhite wings
and the number 0 in orange, and Zed is painted white with some green wings and the number 00 also in orange. They are twin brothers from New Zealand who try to sabotage the other racers by flying aggressively, allowing Ripslinger to take the win with Ned and Zed finishing second and third. They were later thwarted by Dusty when Ned hit a rock on his left wing, sending him into a barrel roll and trapping both him and Zed into a narrow gap that only Dusty was able to fly through.
El Chupacabra
El Chupacabra (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is a Mexican red, white and green Gee Bee Model R with the number 5 in red. He is Dusty's good friend and Rochelle's boyfriend.
Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet
The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twinjet, twin-engine, Carrier-based aircraft, carrier-capable, Multirole combat aircraft, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Ho ...
from the Jolly Wrenches who he and Bravo rescued Dusty and guided him to land on the USS ''Dwight D. Flysenhower'' aircraft carrier.
Bravo
Bravo (voiced by
Val Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer (December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025) was an American actor. Initially a stage actor, he later found fame as a Leading actor, leading man in films in a wide variety of genres, including Comedy film, comedies, dramas, action fi ...
) is another Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Jolly Wrenches who he and Echo rescued Dusty and guided him to land on the USS ''Dwight D. Flysenhower'' aircraft carrier.
Franz
Franz is a german Areocar that has a split personality. Franz changes to Fliegenhozen when his puts on his wings.
Introduced in ''Planes: Fire & Rescue''
Lil' Dipper
Lil' Dipper (voiced by
Julie Bowen
Julie Bowen (born Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer; March 3, 1970) is an American actress. She starred as Claire Dunphy in the ABC sitcom '' Modern Family'' (2009–2020), for which she received widespread critical acclaim. She won the Primetime Emmy A ...
Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Johnathan Armstrong (born November 27, 1953) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Booger in the '' Revenge of the Nerds'' films, Herbert Viola on the TV series '' Moonlighting'', Miles Dalby in the film '' Risky ...
) is a forklift mechanic at the Piston Peak Air Attack base. He is known to make old things, “Better then new.”
Blade Ranger
Blade Ranger (voiced by
Ed Harris
Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. His performances in '' Apollo 13'' (1995), '' The Truman Show'' (1998), '' Pollock'' (2000), and '' The Hours'' (2002) earned him critical acclaim and Academy Awa ...
) is a veteran fire-and-rescue helicopter. He formerly starred in '' CHoPs'' with Nick "Loop'n" Lopez, and became a firefighter after Nick's death. He is the chief and leader of the Piston Peak Air Attack team. Blade is inspired by the AgustaWestland AW109, AgustaWestland AW139. and Bell 429 GlobalRanger. Blade's character on CHoPs is based on Captain Jonathan Andrew Baker.
Windlifter
Windlifter (voiced by
Wes Studi
Wesley Studi (; born December 17, 1947) is a Native American (Cherokee Nation) actor and film producer. He has garnered critical acclaim and awards throughout his career, particularly for his portrayal of Native Americans in film. In 2019, he ...
) is a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane heavy-lift helicopter who used to work as a lumberjack before Planes 2. He is the second-in-command of the Piston Peak Air Attack team.
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (Navy and Marine Corps designation R4Q) is an American military transport aircraft developed from the World War II-era Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, Litter (rescue basket), litte ...
retired from military service who airdrops the Smokejumpers to fire sites.
Dynamite
Dynamite (voiced by Regina King) is the leader of The Smokejumpers, a team of ground vehicles which parachute into fire sites.
Pinecone
Pinecone (voiced by Corri English) is a smokejumper equipped with a rake tool to clear brush and debris.
Avalanche
Avalanche (voiced by Bryan Callen) is a bulldozer and a smokejumper.
Blackout
Blackout (voiced by Danny Pardo) is a smokejumper equipped with a
circular saw
A circular saw or a buzz saw, is a power-saw using a toothed or Abrasive saw, abrasive disk (mathematics), disc or blade to cut different materials using a rotary motion spinning around an Arbor (tool), arbor. A hole saw and ring saw also use ...
.
Drip
Drip (voiced by Matt L. Jones) is a smokejumper equipped with a skid-steer claw to clear fallen trees and brush.
Cad Spinner
Cad Spinner (voiced by John Michael Higgins) is based on a 2007-2014 Cadillac Escalade. His main goal in the film was the reopening of a lodge at Piston Peak National Park and its safety. This led to him knowingly endanger the rest of the valley during a large forest fire. After Dusty helped to put out the forest fire, Cad Spinner was reassigned to park ranger work at
Death Valley
Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. It is thought to be the Highest temperature recorded on Earth, hottest place on Earth during summer.
Death Valley's Badwat ...
National Park as seen in the mid-credits.
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of the Interior (voiced by
Fred Willard
Frederick Charles Willard Jr. (September 18, 1933 May 15, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work with Christopher Guest in his mockumentary films ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984), ''Waiting for Guffman'' (1996), ''Be ...
) is a green four-wheel-drive with a roof rack. He Is based on a 1966
Ford Bronco
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Harvey and Winnie
Harvey (voiced by Jerry Stiller) and Winnie (voiced by
Anne Meara
Anne Meara (September 20, 1929 – May 23, 2015) was an American comedian and actress. Along with her husband Jerry Stiller, she was one-half of the prominent 1960s comedy team Stiller and Meara. Their son is actor, director, and producer Ben S ...
) are two RVs who are married. They are based on a Winnebago Brave.
Nick "Loop'n" Lopez
Nick "Loop'n" Lopez (voiced by Erik Estrada) is a helicopter TV actor who was the co-star of ''CHoPs.'' He was killed during filming of the series' one-hundred-thirty-ninth episode. Nick is based on Estrada's character Officer Francis Poncherello.
Ol' Jammer
Ol' Jammer (voiced by Barry Corbin) is a 1936 White Model 706 tour bus at Piston Peak. He later was promoted as superintendent after Cad was fired.
Mayday
Mayday (voiced by
Hal Holbrook
Harold Rowe Holbrook Jr. (February 17, 1925 – January 23, 2021) was an American actor. He first received critical acclaim in 1954 for a one-man stage show that he developed called ''Mark Twain Tonight!'' while studying at Denison University. H ...
) is an old fire and rescue truck from Propwash Junction.
Ryker
Ryker (voiced by
Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) ...
) is an Oshkosh Striker 3000 transportation management safety truck with a roof-mounted
water cannon
A water cannon is a device that shoots a high-velocity stream of water. Typically, a water cannon can deliver a large volume of water, often over dozens of meters. They are used in firefighting, large vehicle washing, riot control, and mining. ...
for firefighting.
Pulaski
Pulaski (voiced by
Patrick Warburton
Patrick Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American actor. His live action TV roles include David Puddy on ''Seinfeld'', the Tick (character), title character on ''The Tick (2001 TV series), The Tick'', Jeb Denton on ''Less than Perfect'' ...
) is a structural firefighting fire truck at Piston Peak with a roof-mounted water cannon for firefighting. Pulaski's namesake,Ed Pulaski, was known for his heroism in saving most of his crew during the Great Fire of 1910 by sheltering in an abandoned mine.