Even though there are Japanese songs, the last song is Korean. However, the DVD subtitles show the song being Japanese. In the Spanish and Latin Spanish versions, he is called Rayo McQueen, [3] of which "Rayo" is the Spanish meaning of the words "lightning", "beam", and "ray." Piston Cup Racer (in Cars and in Cars 3), World Grand Prix racer (in Cars 2), and Cruz Ramirez's crew chief (in Cars 3) Toy Story: Woody • Buzz Lightyear • Alien • Jessie • Bullseye • Bo Peep • Forky • Rex • Duke Caboom • Hamm • Mrs. Nesbit • Zurg • Lotso • Platinum Woody • Bunny • Stinky Pete • Fluorite Buzz

As each short promoting Planes begins, McQueen and Mater are seen driving along, before they feel a vibration and look up to see some planes flying over them. During the night before the first race in Tokyo, Lightning and Mater enjoy exploring the city together. Later, at a pre-race party, Lightning is briefly embarrassed by Mater, who mistook wasabi as pistachio ice cream. After losing the first race on account of Mater's involvement with spies Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell (of which Lightning is unaware), Lightning lashes out at him and tells him he does not need or want his help anymore, causing Mater to feel hurt and leave. Soon after, Lightning receives a note from Mater telling him that he left and begins to regret his actions. Later, Lightning wins the second race in Porto Corsa, Italy; more cars suffer engine damage in the race, causing controversy and increased fears over Allinol's safety. In response, Axelrod decides to remove Allinol as a requirement for the final race in London. Lightning chooses to continue with Allinol on account of Fillmore telling him the fuel is safe and for not trusting Mater in Japan, unknowingly endangering himself.

Introducing Lightning McQueen

Throughout the first film, Lightning had fourteen different appearances, counting the different amounts of dirt and dust he received in several scenes. [4] Four months after his crash in the Los Angeles International Speedway race, he is seen in his primer colors while still sporting the 95 decals on his sides before being repainted in his original paint job by Ramone.

Video Games: Cars: The Video Game • Cars 2: The Video Game • Cars: Mater-National Championship • Cars: Race-O-Rama • The World of Cars Online • Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures • Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure • Disney Infinity • Cars: Fast as Lightning • Cars: Lightning League • Cars 3: Driven to Win • Disney Emoji Blitz • LEGO The Incredibles • Disney Wonderful Worlds His number was originally 57, a reference to John Lasseter's birth year [ citation needed], but was changed to 95, referencing the release year of Pixar's first film Toy Story. [5] Lightning's engine sounds emulate a Gen 4 in Cars, a mixture of a Gen 5 COT and the Chevrolet Corvette C6.R in Cars 2, and a Gen 6 in Cars 3. At Flo's V8 Cafe, Sheriff pulls up when three of the Tuner Cars, Boost, DJ and Wingo drift past. As Sheriff races after them, Mater says that he used to be an import. He then tells Lightning McQueen what happened.

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In the Italian version, his first name is changed to Saetta, which is the Italian word for "flash of lightning". Cars Toons: Kabuto • Big D • Skipper Riley • Sparky • Sandy Dunes • Blue Grit • Idle Threat • Shifty Sidewinder

Lightning is a professional racer in the Piston Cup racing series, which emulates the NASCAR Cup Series, and acquires several Piston Cup victories during his career. In Cars 2, he competes in the World Grand Prix, a short-lived event promoting a new alternative fuel called Allinol. At the end of Cars 3, he briefly assumes the role of Cruz Ramirez's crew chief and mentor before returning to racing. Despite turning down Tex's offer to take on the Dinoco sponsor, "Dinoco McQueen" has appeared in several forms of merchandising and is even an alternate skin in Cars: The Video Game; those who play the full game with said skin creates the impression of the game taking place in a slightly alternate reality in which Lightning accepted Tex's offer. In all three Cars movies, Lightning does not directly win any of the main races in the movies due to forfeiting the win to help King, having the race interrupted by the Lemon's scheme, and switching out with Cruz in the second half, although he is still branded as the winner due to sharing the same number as Cruz. Because of this, as stated in Trivia question #10, Lightning McQueen is unique among the other characters due to his role and that his main stories teach us that there are more important things to life than winning and you don't often win in life. Lightning tries to stop Mater from getting away, not understanding Mater's warning about someone having put a bomb on him.

Alice in Wonderland: Alice • White Rabbit • Cheshire Cat • Mad Hatter • Caterpillar • The Queen of Hearts • Doorknob • King of Hearts • Little Oysters • House Alice • Rose • March Hare Big Hero 6: Hiro Hamada • Baymax • Robert Callaghan • Go Go Tomago • Honey Lemon • Wasabi • Fred • Fred's Dad • Tadashi Hamada • Cass • Yama • Alistair Krei • Heathcliff • Abbigail Callaghan • Megabot • Sergeant Gerson • Cass

In the Swedish version, he is named Blixten McQueen. "Blixten" is the Swedish word for "the flash". Aladdin: Aladdin • Jasmine • The Sultan • Prince Achmed • Gazeem • Razoul • Rajah • Iago • Abu • Genie • Jafar • Magic Carpet • Pink Flamingo • Beggar Jafar • Golden Scarab Beetle • Magic Lamp • Snake Charmer • Golden CamelAfter completing training with Smokey, Lightning runs the first half of the Florida 500 with Smokey as his crew chief before pulling out and giving Cruz her chance to become a racer with him as her crew chief. Cruz and Lightning share the victory due to Lightning starting the race, and the pair receive a sponsorship under the merged Dinoco–Rust-eze brand. Lightning decides to continue racing but spends the rest of the season as Cruz's mentor and crew chief. Koji from Cars Mater-National is one of the cars that watch Mater start the race. Also, several cars based on Koji (Tabinu), Emma (Cho and Kyandee), and Otto (Manji and Kaa Reesu) can be seen in the short. Alice Through the Looking Glass: Alice Kingsleigh • Dormouse • Tweedledee and Tweedledum • Cheshire Cat • Bandersnatch • Bayard • White Queen • March Hare • White Rabbit • Mad Hatter • Absolem • Time • Wilkins • Humpty Dumpty • Red Queen • Borogrove • Frog Delivery Man • Gentleman Fish • Vegetable Soldier • Vegetable Servant • Vegetable Executioner • Armored Chess Piece Beauty and the Beast: Belle • The Beast • Lumiere • Cogsworth • Mrs. Potts • Chip • Gaston • Enchantress • Winter Belle • Fancy Beast • Bookworm Belle • Magical Enchantress Finding Nemo/ Finding Dory: Nemo • Dory • Hank • Crush • Bruce • Baby Dory • Destiny • Bailey • Pearl • Platinum Nemo • Darla