Finn McMissile Finn McMissile (voiced by
Michael Caine 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 1960s 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. Finn returns as a playable character in
Cars 2: The Video Game. His overall characterization is inspired by
James Bond.
Holley Shiftwell Holley Shiftwell (voiced by
Emily Mortimer) is a British spy-in-training at C.H.R.O.M.E. and she is 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.
Siddeley Siddeley (voiced by
Jason Isaacs) is a
Gulfstream V 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) was an American spy who was supposed to meet up with Finn McMissile after infiltrating the Lemons. He is a blue
muscle car whose design resembles the modern
Dodge Challenger and
Ford Mustang. 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 in the film and
Cars 2: The Video Game and
Roger Craig Smith in
Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure and
Disney Infinity) is an Italian
open-wheeled race car based on the 2009
Ferrari F60 who serves as Lightning's primary racing rival in the World Grand Prix. Francesco eventually reconciles with McQueen. His racing league is based on
Formula One 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 auto parts dealer, and is Finn McMissile's underground
informant. 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 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, a reference to common cartoon depictions of anthropomorphic cars.
Miles Axlerod Sir Miles Axlerod (voiced by
Eddie Izzard) He appears in
Cars 2 as well as
Planes.
Lemons The Lemons are the international
crime families that they all appear together 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 murdered Torque Redline. •
Don Gremlin 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 Hugo 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, Finn and Holley 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 temporarily blinding him 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.
World Grand Prix racers Jeff Gorvette Jeff Gorvette is a
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R. He is voiced in a
guest role by
Jeff Gordon. Gorvette is bright yellow with the
American flag 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 half British half Grenadian endurance race car resembling a
McLaren 12C. He is voiced by himself
Formula One or
World Champion,
Lewis Hamilton. He is described as a "Three-time Grand Touring Sport Champion" in Cars: Under The Hood. During the party in Tokyo, Lewis 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 Jeff Gorvette.
Shu Todoroki Shu Todoroki is a
Japanese
Le Mans Prototype. He is painted with a white-and-red design on his body after the
National Flag of Japan.
Carla Veloso Carla Veloso is a
Brazilian
Le Mans Prototype 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 she confirmed to be the
Audi R10 TDi and
Audi R15 TDi. She is painted with green and blue designs on her body, representing the colors of the
Brazilian flag.
Raoul ÇaRoule Raoul ÇaRoule is a famous
French rally car based on
Sébastien Loeb's 2007
Citroën C4 WRC. He is described as a great rally racer in France, and is painted in the colors of the
French flag with the letters "GRC" (Grand Rally Cross) on him.
Nigel Gearsley Nigel Gearsley is a
British green-liveried
Aston Martin DBR9 who is named after
Sir Nigel Gresley.
Miguel Camino Miguel Camino is a
Spanish endurance car who is inspired by the
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, the
Nissan GT-R and various American muscle cars. His name is a pun on the
Chevrolet El Camino.
Max Schnell Max Schnell is a
German touring car who is inspired by the modified
Mercedes-Benz AMG C-Class DTM (W204) racer. He is voiced by 4-time Formula One world champion,
Sebastian Vettel in the german dub of
Cars 2 where he meets
Lightning at the Tokyo Party, whilst his name was changed to Sebastian Schnell.
Rip Clutchgoneski Rip Clutchgoneski is an open-wheeled race car who is inspired by the
Caparo T1,
Hulme F1 and IndyCar models. He represents the fictional country of New Rearendia because
Pixar planned for him to get killed by the lemons' electromagnetic pulse emitter during one of the World Grand Prix races in Cars 2, but Pixar changed his fate to just suffer a blown engine. ==Other characters introduced in
Cars 3==