Where was Cars 2 based?

Porto Corsa is a town (possibly city) which is located in Italy in the 2011 Disney/Pixar animated film, Cars 2. It is one of the places hosting a World Grand Prix race.
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What city did Cars 2 take place in?

Italy. After adapting the Grand Prix races to the real cities of Tokyo and London, the filmmakers decided to create the Italian Riviera town of Porto Corsa from whole cloth.
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Where is car 2 set?

Cars 2 is the twelfth Pixar film. The story starts with Lightning McQueen competing in the World Grand Prix, organized by Sir Miles Axlerod (Eddie Izzard), a three-race event taking place in Japan, Italy, and England, with his racing rival being Italian formula car Francesco Bernoulli (John Turturro).
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Is the Italian city in Cars 2 real?

Porto Corsa is a fictional European coastal city, located on the Italian riviera, in Italy.
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Is Porto Corsa a real place?

Porto Corsa is a fictional city that appeared in Cars 2. It is where the second out of three races in the World Grand Prix is held. Porto Corsa is based on Monaco and the Monaco Grand Prix, with features taken from Portofino, Liguria, Italy.
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Where is Portorosso in real life?

Cinque Terre — meaning Five Lands — is an area comprising five villages on Italy's northwest coast whose culture and natural beauty has made it a popular spot for visitors and a key inspiration for Portorosso, the fictional town that serves as the setting for Pixar's latest film, Luca.
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What country is rip from Cars 2?

The Republic of New Rearendia is a fictional country in Cars 2. It is World Grand Prix racer Rip Clutchgoneski's home country.
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Who is the true villain in Cars 2?

Cars 2. Miles Axlerod in Cars 2. Though at first Professor Zündapp appears to be the main villain of Cars 2 for driving the plot, it is revealed near the end of the film by Mater that Axlerod was behind everything.
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What country is Louis from in Cars 2?

With his striking metallic black and yellow paint scheme, Lewis will represent Great Britain at the World Grand Prix. His car also carries the flag of Grenada, home to his family who emigrated to Britain in the 1950s.
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Will there be a Cars 4?

Anticipation for Cars 4 is high, but Disney has not addressed any details for the movie. Producers have shown openness to expanding the franchise, with potential for a new lightning McQueen narrative. Story details remain a mystery, focusing on potential Cruz Ramirez involvement and moving away from McQueen.
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What happened to Finn McMissile?

He is forced to escape and fake his death without getting enough information about the professor's schemes. Later, McMissile arrives in Tokyo, Japan, where he meets with his assistant, Holley Shiftwell, at the World Grand Prix party.
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What is the girl car in Cars 2?

Sally Carrera (voiced by Bonnie Hunt) is Radiator Spring's town attorney and Lightning's girlfriend. She is a 2002 Porsche 996 Carrera. In 2022, Porsche made a one-off Porsche 911 as a tribute to the character, referred to as the "Sally Special".
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What was the race in Cars 2?

The World Grand Prix (Japanese: ワールドグランプリ/ Italian: Mondiale Grand Prix) is an international racing competition which is at the center of Cars 2. The competition was created and organized by Sir Miles Axlerod as a promotion of his new "clean alternative fuel" Allinol.
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What town is Luca based on?

Luca draws inspiration from Casarosa's childhood in Genoa, Italy. Several Pixar artists were sent to the Italian Riviera gathering research from Italian culture and environment to create Portorosso, the primary setting.
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Is it Big Ben or Big Bentley?

Big Bentley is the Cars version of the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster (aka the Houses of Parliament) in London, where Big Ben is. The Pixar realization of it was inspired by Bentley cars.
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Was Cars 2 a flop?

Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, Cars 2 continued Pixar's streak of box office success, grossing over $559 million worldwide, becoming the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2011 and the highest-grossing film of the Cars trilogy.
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Who leaked oil in Cars 2?

Immediately, Axlerod leaked oil, and pinned the blame on Mater so that no one could find out that he was actually not an electric car. In London, Mater proved to the British Royal Family and police that Axlerod had been leader of the lemons, along with that he was the one who leaked oil.
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Why didn't McQueen explode in Cars 2?

Lightning then questioned why the Lemons' EMP camera didn't ignite the Allinol in his tank, to which the spycars had no answer. They all turn to Fillmore, who admitted that Sarge switched his Allinol with Fillmore's organic fuel, hence why Lightning didn't explode.
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Is there a Mexican car in Cars 2?

Memo Rojas has his paint job based on a Mexican flag, without the coat of arms. He is based on, named after and voiced by Mexican race car driver Memo Rojas Jr. While Memo is shown to have no number in Cars 2, his Disney Store die-cast depicts him with the number 14 for the Ice Racers line of die-casts.
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Was Doc alive in Cars 2?

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Doc died prior to the events of Cars 2 (his voice actor, Paul Newman, died in 2008), although he continued to be remembered and referenced by Lightning, Mater, and the other cars.
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Is Rip Clutchgoneski dead?

According to the Cars: Character Encyclopedia book, Rip was actually meant to die during the first World Grand Prix race, hence his name being Rip (Rest in Peace) and Clutchgoneski (Clutch Gone in the Sky); however, his fate was changed so he only suffered a blown engine and was able to continue racing.
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Are Luca and Alberto the same age?

Age to me isn't an exact thing with characters, I might have given both answers for Luca, 12 and 13. He's around 12. Giulia around 13, Alberto around 14. Ercole around 18.
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Why is Lucca, Italy famous?

Lucca, one of Tuscany's main towns, is one of the most fascinating and best-preserved medieval cities in Italy: with great honour for its historical and cultural memory, which it carefully preserves, it captivates visitors with its picturesque alleys, squares and characteristic churches.
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What Disney movie is set in Italy?

THE INTERNATIONAL RELEASE OF LUCA, THE FIRST DISNEY AND PIXAR FILM SET IN ITALY.
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