‘Cars 2′ Character Stats, New Tokyo Party Clip and New Still as Sophia Loren Joins International Cast
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Ever wonder how your favorite Cars 2 character would stack up in the real world? Thanks to Walt Disney Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, we now have a pretty detailed list of statistics for most of the characters you’ll find in the film.
But while we’re on the topic of how the characters would compete, let’s first take a look at this brand new clip from the film which, like a couple of other previously released clips, takes place at the pre-World Grand Prix social gathering in Tokyo, Japan. In this clip, Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and trash-talking, self-loving rival Francesco Bernoulli (John Turturro) meet in person for the first time. Mater, who finds himself in awe of being in the presence of one of the world’s greatest drivers (Lightning is just his best friend after all), has no problem reminding Francesco how much he is loved — not just by Mater, but by Lightning’s best girl as well.
Not to be outdone, Disney/Pixar has also provided us with a brand new still pictured above which features Mama Topolino who will be voiced by the legendary actress, Sophia Loren in 21 countries. In the English versions of the film, Mama Topolino will be voiced by Vanessa Redgrave, but in other non-English versions including including Italy, China, Russia, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, France and Japan, she will be voiced by Sophia Loren who will recite Mama Topolino’s lines in Italian.
Don’t forget to read our list of Fun Facts from the film as well as catch up by following this live bookmark. Now, on with the stats!
LIGHTNING MCQUEEN
Hometown: Radiator Springs, Carburetor County
Top Speed: 200 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 3.2 seconds
Engine Type: V-8
Horsepower: 750
MATER
Hometown: Radiator Springs, Carburetor County
Top Speed: Bolts start flying off above 90 mph
Zero – 60 mph: Around 10 seconds (unless he’s using rocket boosters)
Engine Type: V-8 with two-barrel carburetor
Horsepower: 200 (on a good day)
FRANCESCO BERNOULLI
Hometown: Porto Corsa, Italy
Top Speed: 220 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 2.5 seconds
Engine Type: 2.4-liter V-8, 18,500 rpm redline
Horsepower: 750
CARLA VELOSO
Hometown: Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Top Speed: 206 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 2.8 seconds
Engine Type: 5.5-liter twin turbo diesel V-12
Horsepower: 725
RAOUL ÇAROULE
Hometown: Alsace, France
Top Speed: 124.3 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 3.5 seconds
Engine Type: 1.6-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder
Horsepower: 300, all wheel drive
NIGEL GEARSLEY
Hometown: Warwickshire, England
Make/Model: 2009 Aston Martin DB9R
Top Speed: 180 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 3.4 seconds
Engine Type: 6.0-liter V-12
Horsepower: 600
JEFF GORVETTE
Hometown: Vallejo, California
Make/Model: 2009 Corvette C6.R
Top Speed: 200 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 3.6 seconds
Engine Type: 7.0-liter LS7.R V-8
Horsepower: 590
MAX SCHNELL
Hometown: Stuttgart, Germany
Top Speed: 160 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 3.8 seconds
Engine Type: 4.0-liter V-8
Horsepower: 470
LEWIS HAMILTON
Hometown: Hertsfordshire, England
Top Speed: 190 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 3.4 seconds
Engine Type: DOHC V-8
Horsepower: 575
MIGUEL CAMINO
Hometown: Pamplona, Spain
Top Speed: 200 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 3.6 seconds
Engine Type: DOHC V-8
Horsepower: 570
SHU TODOROKI
Hometown: Mount Asama, Japan
Top Speed: 203 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 3.0 seconds
Engine Type: 6.0-liter, naturally aspirated V-12
Horsepower: 700
RIP CLUTCHGONESKI
Hometown: Wheeli, New Rearendia
Top Speed: 199 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 3.1 seconds
Engine Type: 3.5-liter DOHC V-8
Horsepower: 650
ACER
Hometown: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Make/Model: 1975 AMC Pacer
Top Speed: 99 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 16 seconds
Engine Type: 232 c.i straight 6 with two-barrel carburetor
Horsepower: 120
GREM
Hometown: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Make/Model: 1974 AMC Gremlin
Top Speed: 91 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 17 seconds
Engine Type: 232 c.i straight 6 with one-barrel carburetor
Horsepower: A whopping 90 horsepower
PROFESSOR Z
Hometown: Baden-Baden, Germany
Top Speed: 50 mph (55 downhill)
0 – 50 mph: 12 seconds
Engine Type: 2-stroke single cylinder 250 cc
Horsepower: 14
FINN MCMISSILE
Hometown: London, England
Top Speed: 147 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 7 seconds
Engine Type: 4.2-liter straight 6 with triple 2v carbs
Horsepower: 290
HOLLEY SHIFTWELL
Hometown: London, England
Top Speed: 160 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 5.5 seconds
Engine Type: 3.5-liter turbocharged V-6
Horsepower: 275
ROD “TORQUE” REDLINE
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Top Speed: 145
Zero – 60 mph: 4.4 seconds
Engine Type: 5.5-liter V-8
Horsepower: 550
SALLY
Hometown: Radiator Springs, Carburetor County by way of Los Angeles, California
Make/Model: 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera
Top Speed: 177 mph
Zero – 60 mph: 4.9 seconds
Engine Type: Rear-engine 3596 cc flat-6
Horsepower: 320 at 6800 rpm
OTHER CAR-ACTER MODELS
LUIGI – 1959 Fiat 500
FILLMORE – 1960 Volkswagen Bus
SARGE -1942 Willys Jeep
MACK – Mack Truck
RAMONE – 1959 Chevrolet Impala
SHERIFF – 1949 Mercury Police Cruiser
LIZZIE – 1923 Ford Model T
DARRELL CARTRIP – 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
DAVID HOBBSCAP – 1963 Jaguar Lightweight E-Type
BRENT MUSTANGBURGER – 1964½ Ford Mustang
PRINCE WHEELIAM – 2009 Bentley Continental
UNCLE TOPOLINO – 1937 Fiat Topolino
ZEN MASTER – Piaggio Ape
‘Cars 2: Agents of C.H.R.O.M.E’ for iPhone, iPod Touch Announced at E3
At E3, Disney Mobile has announced they will be releasing a new side-scrolling racing game for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch titled ‘Cars 2: Agents of C.H.R.O.M.E.’ later this month in honor of the Disney/Pixar film, Cars 2, opening in theaters nationwide on June 24.
The app will sell for $.99 although Disney Mobile will also be releasing a free app for Cars 2 which features a lite version of the game in addition to movie and video game content such as trailers, images, web links and other fun content.
Game features include:
- FOUR PLAYABLE CHARACTERS: Play as your favorite characters from Cars 2: Mater, Lightning McQueen, Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell as you race and progress through the game.
- RACE AROUND THE WORLD: Race through three spy-worthy environments inspired by the film including the mysterious Oil Rig, the streets of Tokyo and the bridges of London.
- PIXAR POWER-UPS: Increase your score by collecting gas cans, nitrous boosts and gems.
- DEVIOUS HAZARDS: Keep a sharp eye out; the course is littered with obstacles to slow you down.
- SPECTACULAR GRAPHICS: Pixar-quality graphics culled from ‘Cars 2: The Video Game.’
Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook to be one of the first to know when ‘Cars 2: Agents of C.H.R.O.M.E’ becomes available.
Categories: iPhone Apps, Movies, Pixar, Video Games Tags: App, Cars, CARS2, iPhone
‘Cars 2′ Clip: ‘Japan Race Party’ Featuring Lewis Hamilton, Jeff Gorvette
Walt Disney Studios has released this new clip from the upcoming Disney/Pixar film, Cars 2. In the clip, we’re still in Tokyo, this time at the pre-race gathering where superstar Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) meets up with fellow A-Listers Lewis Hamilton and Jeff Gorvette (voiced by NASCAR star Jeff Gordon). Meanwhile, Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) finds himself in awe of all the new sights and sounds of being outside Radiator Springs and ends up sticking his tire in his grill when he makes an ignorant suggestion to the Zen Master. Wasabi with that?
Will Lightning McQueen stand up for his best friend and risk making himself a virtual Gremlin with all the cool cars? You’ll find out June 24, when Cars 2 races into theaters.
‘Cars 2′ Clip: Mater Meets Finn McMissile
You’ll no doubt recognize the final couple of lines from this newly released clip of Disney/Pixars Cars 2, but here’s your opportunity to catch up the 20 seconds or so leading up to it. In the clip, Mater is preparing to catch a flight at the airport in Japan, but finds himself detained by helplessly detained by security who has a surprise in store.
All the world’s a racetrack as racing superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe’s fastest and finest in this thrilling high-octane new installment of the Cars saga. Mater and McQueen will need their passports as they find themselves in a new world of intrigue, thrills and fast-paced comedic escapades around the globe.
Cars 2 features the voice talents of Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Jason Isaacs, John Turturro, Bruce Campbell, Eddie Izzard and more and races into theaters on June 24, 2011.
For more information on Cars 2, follow this live bookmark.
‘Cars 2′ New Clip: ‘Japan Race’ Featuring Lightning McQueen and Francesco
Disney/Pixar has released this new clip from its summer blockbuster sequel, Cars 2, which takes a look at the start of the first of three races of the World Grand Prix: Japan. Eager to take the top prize with his Radiator Springs pinch hitting as his pit crew, Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) prepares to go hood-to-hood against F1 champ and number one fan of himself, Francesco (John Turturro). It’s clear from the clip here that McQueen is definitely in it to win it and nothing can stop him from taking the first race.
All the world’s a racetrack as racing superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe’s fastest and finest in this thrilling high-octane new installment of the Cars saga. Mater and McQueen will need their passports as they find themselves in a new world of intrigue, thrills and fast-paced comedic escapades around the globe.
Cars 2 features the voice talents of Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Jason Isaacs, John Turturro, Bruce Campbell, Eddie Izzard and more and races into theaters on June 24, 2011.
For more information on Cars 2, follow this live bookmark.
‘Cars 2′ Public Service Announcement (Russian)
Walt Disney Studios has released the following public service announcement (PSA) featuring Mater and Lightning McQueen as Mater (inexplicably dressed as a zebra, perhaps in support for John Rich’s recent ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ win?) teaches a young forklift to pay attention to the walk/don’t walk signs when crossing the street, only cross at the designated crosswalk and to look both ways before crossing even when given the green light. If the fact that Lightning McQueen nearly proceeds to run the poor lad over, the real message of the PSA is that both pedestrians and motorists need to look out for each other. And then they all get ice cream.
As a bonus, they’ve also released this featurette (mostly in Russian, although the recording of the PSA’s narration here is in English), which goes behind the scenes of making the PSA:
All the world’s a racetrack as racing superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe’s fastest and finest in this thrilling high-octane new installment of the Cars saga. Mater and McQueen will need their passports as they find themselves in a new world of intrigue, thrills and fast-paced comedic escapades around the globe.
Cars 2 features the voice talents of Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Jason Isaacs, John Turturro, Bruce Campbell, Eddie Izzard and more and races into theaters on June 24, 2011.
For more information on Cars 2, follow this live bookmark.
Custom Car Designer Chip Foose to Release ‘Cars’ Inspired Art, Vinylmation at Disneyland, June 25
Promising more details on the official Disney Parks blog soon, the Disneyland Resort has announced that on June 25, 2011 from 9 am – 11 am, internationally renown custom car designer and builder Chip Foose will be on hand at The Disney Gallery to celebrate the release of his art inspired by Disney/Pixar’s Cars.
Foose will release four paintings which include characters from the films such as Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater, Doc, Ramone and Flo enjoying the sites of the Disneyland theme park. The images will be available to purchase in a variety of formats including original art, limited edition giclees and deluxe prints. Also debuting will be two hand-painted custom Vinylmation™ figures featuring the artwork of Chip Foose.
Categories: Merchandise Tags: Art, Cars, CARS2, Chip Foose, Collectibles, Merchandise
First Look: ‘Cars 2′ ‘Pitties’ Commercial from State Farm Insurance
State Farm Insurance, sponsor of the Cars 2 ‘Agents on a Mission Tour‘ which has spent the past few months touring North America with its life-size radio/controlled replicas of Lightning McQueen, Tow Mater and Finn McMissile, has released this new television commercial featuring many of the characters from the upcoming film as well as car-ified State Farm agent, Sara Safestreet, and her crew of pitties.
The commercial is set to make its national television debut on May 24 during programming such as the ‘American Idol’ finale. In addition, State Farm will sponsor a pre-show campaign at select theaters beginning June 10, two weeks ahead of the nationwide release of Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2, on June 24.
“State Farm is excited to be supporting the release of Disney/Pixar’s Cars 2. The theme of the movie is very similar to State Farm’s values- protecting families,” said Pam El, State Farm marketing vice president. “Like the lovable characters in Cars 2, 18,000 State Farm agents are on a mission to help families, covered under the 81 million policies and accounts we service, enjoy the safety, support and peace of mind that comes with having a trusted neighbor.”
Additionally, State Farm has announced it will be a presenting sponsor at the world premiere of Cars 2, taking place June 18 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.
Categories: Movies, Pixar Tags: Cars, CARS2, State Farm
‘Cars 2′ Japanese Trailer Highlights Relationship Troubles for Mater (Minor Spoilers)
In true to form fashion, the Japanese film trailer for Disney’s latest film, Cars 2, from Pixar Animation Studios gets depressing. Here, a sub-plot involving a falling out between Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater is revealed when Mater inadvertently gives McQueen bad advice during a leg of the World Grand Prix and causes him the race. Fortunately, as the tired cliche would have it when best friends/lovers have a major falling out and never want to see each other again, it all works out in the end and the two end up closer than ever.
All the world’s a racetrack as racing superstar Lightning McQueen zooms back into action, with his best friend Mater in tow, to take on the globe’s fastest and finest in this thrilling high-octane new installment of the Cars saga. Mater and McQueen will need their passports as they find themselves in a new world of intrigue, thrills and fast-paced comedic escapades around the globe.
Cars 2 races into theaters on June 24, 2011.
(via twitter)
‘Cars 2′ Meet Crabby Voiced by Sig Hansen, Plus Brand New Still
Disney/Pixar has released a new set of hi-res character stills and profiles of new friends from its upcoming summer blockbuster sequel, Cars 2.
Click on the images below to see a larger version. If you see the resize arrows on the image, you can click it to see the original size version.
Cars 2 races into theaters on June 24, 2011
CRABBY (Sig Hansen)
Crabby is voiced by Sig Hansen, whom you will no doubt recognize from the popular Discovery Channel series ‘Deadliest Catch.’
Unfortunately we don’t have an official bio for Crabby just yet, but please enjoy this brand new still which features Crabby along with Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) in it’s place.
The complete character gallery (so far) is below:
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