"Cars" Gets Real

Lightning McQueen (Cars 2)

Disney/Pixar's newest creation, Cars 2, is coming very soon, and they've decided to get real on some the characters present in the movie. When I say real, I don't mean like emotion and relationship real. I mean horsepower, top speed, and engine like real. These are cars, aren't they? For example, Lightning McQueen, the movie's main protagonist that you see above, is a sweet-talking fellow with a big 7.2-liter V8 engine under his hood producing 750 horsepower. He'll do 0 to 60 in just 3.2 seconds on his to a top speed of 200 MPH.

Francesco Bernoulli

His World Grand Prix rival, Francesco Bernoulli, is an Italian Formula One Racer with a 750 horsepower 2.4-liter V8 engine and a 18,500 RPM redline. He'll do 0 to 60 in just 2.5 seconds and hit a top speed of 220 MPH, 20 more than McQueen will do. Do you think McQueen will be able to beat him and take the crown?

Raoul ÇaRoule

This is Raoul ÇaRoule, the French version of Ken Block. Why? Word has it that he's perfected the ways of Gymkhana, a sport created by Mr. Block at an airfield. Anyway, many people say that Raoul's a custom rally car, but if you look closely, you'll see that he's actually a Citroën C4 Rally Car with a 1.6-liter 300 horsepower turbo-4 engine, a 3.5 second 0 to 60 time, and a 125 MPH top speed. How will he wager against the other big-engined competitors?

Nigel Gearsley

There are a couple of real world cars in this movie than any car boar would love to look at. For example, meet Nigel Gearsley of Aston Martin Racing. Most of Britain, including the recently betrothed prince, will be watching him race for a World Grand Prix victory. Nigel's an Aston Martin DBR9 from Warwickshire, England with a 6.0-liter V12 engine producing 600 horsepower. He'll do 0 to 60 in 3.4 seconds on his way to a top speed of 190 MPH. Nigel's had loads of experience on the track. It's been said that he can race through Silverstone with his eyes closed. Britain thinks he's cool. America says, "He's a show-off!"

Jeff Gorvette

Therefore, we've sent Jeff Gorvette to go represent our country and bring home the WGP (World Grand Prix) trophy. Jeff, as most of you can see, is a Chevy Corvette C6.R from Vallejo, California with a 7.0-liter LS7.R 590 horsepower V8 engine and Jeff Gordon's voice. He'll do 0 to 60 in 3.6 seconds on his way to a top speed of 200 MPH. Jeff was one of the youngest cars ever to win an American Le Mans Championship at the age of 24. How will he favor against the other WGP racers, especially since someone dangerous will also be racing from...

Lewis Hamilton

Britain. It's Lewis Hamilton! Britain will have their eyes on him as well. He's a fictional car like Raoul, but if you look closely, you can see some lines and curves from the McLaren MP4-12C. Under his hood is a 5.0-liter DOHC V8 engine producing 575 horsepower. He'll do 0 to 60 in 3.4 seconds on his way to a top speed of 190 MPH. Let's not forget that he's one of the youngest to win a Grand Prix in Britain at the age of 23. He knows the curves of tracks inside and out and doesn't mind flooring it on the straightaways. The guy loves burning rubber of his tires, but as for parties and clubs, he manages to get out of them faster than any drunk person. How will he wager against the rest of the racers?

These are just some of the cars. You can find the rest at the Cars 2 website. Cars 2 will be in theaters on June 22 in regular, 3D, and IMAX 3D.