Cars 2 Character Guide

Lightning, Mater and many more of the wonderful characters from Cars return in Cars 2, along with some new friends and competitive foes!

The leader of the pack, our main motor, Lightning McQueen, voiced by Owen Wilson, returns in the sequel as he travels around the world on an adventure involving spies, espionage and the World Grand Prix race.

Lightning's best friend Mater joins him overseas and gets mistaken for an international car of mystery in a top-secret spy mission. Mater? Really?!

Sally, Lightning's love interest, makes an appearance in the sequel, supporting Lightning on his racing dream of winning the World Grand Prix.

Mack is Lightning McQueen's trusted long-haul driver, crisscrossing the country from race to race, always with a smile on his grill. After dropping Lightning off in Radiator Springs with his fourth Piston Cup championship trophy, Mack sets off with the rest of the pit crew for a well-deserved vacation. Who knew that Lightning would end up jetting off to a race around the globe in the World Grand Prix?

A big-hearted, gregarious and excitable Italian Fiat 500, Luigi is a tire virtuoso and owner of Luigi's Casa Della Tires in Radiator Springs. An aficianado for all things Italian, Luigi is over the moon when the racing competition takes the team to his home town of Porto Corsa.

Luigi's assistant and best friend is Guido, and together they are the biggest Ferrari racing fans in Carburetor County. Guido gets to show off his turbocharged, pedal-to-the-medal pit stops on the global stage during the Grand Prix... and maybe see some Ferraris as well!

Green Army Jeep Sarge is a patriotic veteran who runs the Radiator Springs Army surplus store, Sarge’s Surplus Hut. Sarge’s no-nonsense attitude often leads to bickering with his hippie friend, neighbor and polar opposite, Fillmore. Despite their differences, the two are almost inseparable – even throughout their world travels.

Radiator Springs' resident hippie, Fillmore is an easy-going, peace-loving 1960s Volkswagon van. He runs a popular shop where he brews his own fuel, a trade that comes in handy when he becomes the fuel expert for Team Lightning McQueen.

A master British spy whose stealth, charm and intelligence have helped him thwart unexpected attacks from bad guys. His arsenal of ultra-cool gadgets and weaponry are put to use as he teams with Mater in trying to solve a conspiracy brewing at the World Grand Prix.

Holley is a young British desk agent turned rookie field spy stationed in Tokyo. Well-educated and sharp, she knows every trick in the book. Armed with the latest state-of-the-art spy equipment available, Holley is summoned into the field by Finn to rendezvous with Mater, who is mesmerized by the beauty of his new friend.

A former oil baron who sold off his fortune, converted himself into an electric vehicle and devoted his life to finding the renewable, clean-burning energy source of the future, Axlerod is the car behind the World Grand Prix, a three-country race he created that attracts the world’s top athletes — although it’s really an excuse to show off his new wonder-fuel, Allinol.

An internationally-wanted weapons designer in a small, sophisticated German package, he is a brilliant but mad monocle-wearing scientist who is plotting to sabotage the World Grand Prix.

This beat-up green AMC Pacer joined forces with fellow lemon cars as henchman for the devious Professor Z. Acer must hint down the American and British secret agents who've stolen crucial information about Professor Z's underhanded plot. While he tries very hard to be a tough guy, Acer is overeager compared to his no-nonsense partner Grem.

After years of being dismissed for his design and being called a "lemon," this dented, rusty orange AMC Gremlin has a huge chip on his fender that has led him to the underworld of international espionage. A henchman for villanious boss Professor Z, Grem and his partner in crime, Acer, are trying to sabotage the World Grand Prix and the famous race cars competing in it.

Lassetire is the pit crew chief for a high-profile race car in the sequel and is voiced by Cars creator John Lasseter.

A state-of-the-art British twin-engine spy jet, Siddeley is Finn's steadfast partner in fighting crime around the globe. At 176 feet from nose to tail, the supersleek jet streaks through international skies at record-breaking Mach 1 speeds.