- I love the movie "Cars." It's got racing, it's got romance. It's got my favorite band
of all time, Rascal Flatts. It's also got a whole
heck of a lot of cars with eyes and tongues for some reason. Funny looking. This iconic franchise introduced an entire generation of kids to cars. So today I'm gonna rank
every car in the "Car" series according to my impeccable taste. We're gonna dissect the
expansive world of cars, even talk some conspiracy theories. Spoiler alert, there some
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tractors, boats, planes, and background characters. The cars on this list are ones with notable speaking roles, plus one or two fun ones
that we couldn't leave off the list. Our amazing writer, Laurie
compiled all the cars into a list. I rank them, and Joe is going to bring me the list right now. Let's get started. Starting off our list of number 80 is Stanley the founder
of Radiator Springs. Number 79 RV Arvy Motorhome. It's a play on words, RV. Just named him RV. Kind of lazy. Number 78 though three
74 is the lemon gang. Number 73 Faregame I think is a fair lane. Ford Fairlane, maybe. Number 72, Roscoe. Number 71, Miss Fritter. Number 70 is Sir Harley Gassup. He hangs out with the queen and he's actually modeled
off of a Tatra '87. That's a pretty unknown car that took some pretty deep knowledge. Number 69, the queen based off of a Rolls Royce Phantom Four, number 68 and 67 are
Professor Z's henchman named Grem and Acer
based off of AMC Gremlin and AMC Pacer. And number 66, we got
two cars sharing a slot. Professor Zundapp and Miles Axlerod, the villains of "Cars 2." I thought the reveal of
Miles as the real villain was really weak and kind of predictable, and Professor's Zundapp is
very interesting concept, but just didn't really work for me, just like the "Cars 2" overall
didn't really work for me. So that's why they share number 66. Number 65 with Leland Turbo. Weird name. Number 64, Ivan the tow truck, and at number 63 is Otis. He's the only lemon in "Cars 2" that isn't a bad guy, either. Continuing on our list at
number 62, Luke Pettlework. He's the King's pit guy. All right. Number 61. We've got Mel Dorado obviously based off the 1967 Cadillac El Dorado. He's one of the only
characters that wears glasses, which I really like. Next up on the list,
number 60 is Sterling, who is voiced by Nathan Fillion. Great actor. He's based on the BMW 2000 CS. His side profile is
actually very recognizable. I'm not even a BMW guy, and I knew right away
that it was a Beamer. Number 59 we got Pope Pinion IV, he's based on a US-spec BMW. He's the Pope. He wears a big old mider, I like to take a moment here to talk about the
confusing and flawed logic of the world of "Cars," okay. It's a hotly debated topic and there are several theories out there regarding the dark truths
of the humanless world Lightening McQueen and his pals live in. So let's start there
with the lack of humans. John Lasseter was determined
that in this world, the cars are the humans, but it's clear from
context clues in the movies like door handles, human built landmarks, and the presence of a
Catholic Pope and TSA lines that humans were a part
of things in this world, at least to some point. So what happened to them? Creative director of the
"Cars" world, Jay Ward, who also wrote a top secret document called "The World of Cars Owner's Manual" offered a theory in 2017 and
it's pretty dark for Disney. He stated quotes, "If
you think about this, we have autonomous car
technology coming in right now. It's getting to the point where
you can sit back in the car and it drives itself. Imagine in the near future where the cars keep getting smarter and smarter and after one day they just go, why do we need human beings anymore? They're just slowing us down. It's just extra weight. Let's get rid of them." But the car takes on the personality of the last person who drove it. Whoa. - It's a conspiracy, man! - One flaw in that theory is that there are a lot of old
cars in the "Cars" universe that are not self-driving at all. So that doesn't really make any sense. There's a lot of crazy
theories about "Cars" out there of you want to get sucked into it, including like their anatomy
and the fact that they pee oil and eat sushi and all that. I don't really want to talk
about it on this video, but it's certainly out there if you're interested. Now back to the list. Number 58 is Kori Turbowitz. She's just based on the 97 Ford Puma, she's spunky and upbeat,
and has that press sticker. And number 57, we've got
David Hobbscap like hubcap, but voiced by David Hops, commentator, he was a former F1 driver,
he's based on a Jaguar E type and his voice is super recognizable. - Well, I think you need
to clean your windshield. - Then you've also got Brent Mustangberger right next to him. He's a 64 and a half Mustang coupe voiced by Brent Musburger,
also a sports commentator. Very funny. Then we've got Natalie
Certain, Shannon Spokes, Tomber who's based on a
reliant Regal three wheeler. Number 52, we've got Danny Swervez voiced by Daniel Suarez. He's a next gen driver in "Cars 3." Then we've got Brick Yardley, Bobby Swift, Cal Weathers voice like
Kyle Petty at number 49. These are all stock
cars that get blown out by the next gen cars in "Cars 3." Three, even in "Cars"
one, it's pretty amazing that they're able to get
so many car personalities for the "Cars" franchise and by "Cars 3," It had grown so much that getting drivers like Kyle Petty and Daniel
Suarez, kind of a no brainer. Number 48, we got Mama Topolino. And then right in front of
her it's Uncle Topolino, who's based on a 1937 Fiat 500 Topolino. He's a great character. It's super fun. Number 46, we've got Mia and
Tia which what does that spell? Mia Tia, or Miata. They're NA Miatas, huge
Lightning McQueen fans. - (together) We're like
you're biggest fans! - They come back through the franchise. Oh yeah, they flash
their pop-up headlights. I don't know if that's an
adult joke or something. Kind of weird. And number 45 and 44, we've
got the minivan couple that comes and goes
throughout the franchise. It's Van and Mini. Van is based on a Ford Windstar and Mini is based on a Dodge Caravan. Number 43 it's Jay Limo
with an enormous chin kind of looks like a Lincoln
Town Car a little bit, voiced by Jay Leno. Probably wouldn't have
been in a Pixar movie if it wasn't about cars. He wouldn't come out of that garage unless it was for more cars. Next up we got Junior at
number 42 voiced by who else, but Dale Earnhardt Jr. You can kind of always
tell when an athlete is doing a voiceover line because their delivery is super flat. - Good luck in your last race. You should have been an inspiration to me. - But you know what? Dale did his best. Next up at number 41 is Sven, obviously influenced by Arnold. Sven is a Humvee. He's got like a Mohawk on top, which is super funny. At Number 40, we have Mater. And yes, I know Mater
is like super iconic. Kids love him. He's got a funny voice. - He did what in his cup? - I think he's kind of obnoxious. I think he works great
as like a side character, but to base the entirety of "Cars 2" around Mater was such a misstep. Number 39, you got Red, who I don't know if he has
any lines in the movie, but he's the firetruck
of Radiator Springs. He's always watering his plants, and I think that's just cute. Number 38., you got the Sheriff who's based on the 1949 Mercury, it's got a Flathead V8, which is sick and he's a little ornery. One of my favorite details of Sheriff is his grill is also as
mustache, which is great. Next step at 37, Sarge, who
is of course a Willys Jeep, his license plate reads 41WW2, which is the same year
that the US involved itself in World War II. Speaking of Easter eggs,
I'll talk about more. One of the coolest things
about this franchise is the sheer amount of
Easter eggs packed into it. The leading tire company in
these films is called Light Year and it's both a nod to Buzz
Lightyear and Goodyear. Take a closer look and
you can see etchings on the side of the tires that read "sector forward gamma quad," which is where Buzz
Lightyear himself is from. They're actually a few "Toy
Story" shout outs in "Cars" like Dinoco, it's the gas
station in "Toy Story," And it's all over the "Cars" movies, and you can catch the Pizza Planet truck, which shows up in almost
every Pixar movie, outside the track on race day
in the first "Cars" movie. Lightning McQueen's
number, 95 is a reference to the year "Toy Story" was released. The car's license plates also contain a lot of fun Easter eggs. Luigi is a diehard Ferrari
fan and his license plate reads the coordinates for
the Ferrari plant in Italy, and Fillmore's plate is the
birthday of George Carlin who voices our favorite stony VW van. The VW beetles in this
world are little flies. In "Cars 3" the character Smokey is named after legendary auto
mechanic and team owner Smokey Yunick. Could also be interpreted
as a nod to Smokey Ngata, but I think Yunick is
probably way more likely. These are just some of my favorites, ff you know any other coolest
Easter in the "Cars" movies, let me know in the comments. Now let's get back to the list. - C'mon! Let's go! - Number 36, one of my favorite characters of Radiator Springs is Lizzie. Of course, the Tin Lizzie, the
Ford model T two-door sedan. She knew Stanley, was
in love with Stanley, she suffers from a bit of memory loss. Number 35, Fillmore the
Volkswagen Type 2 Bus. He makes his organic fuel man, and he has some funny bumper stickers like "Save 2D animation." Number 34, Ramon voiced by Cheech Marin. The low rider changes
his color all the time based off of 1959 Chevy Impala. Number 33, we got Flo based
on 1957 Motorama Show Car with also some elements
of a 1951 Buick LeSabre. Flo has like the best
business in Radiator Springs in my opinion, she's got the cafe. At number 32 got Michael
Schumacher as a Ferrari. I put him at number 32,
not at a disrespect, but because 32 was his racing number when he first started formula one in 1991. 31 through 28 is the
tuner gang in "Cars" One that pretty much put
the whole plot in motion after they like scare Mack off the road. You have DJ who's like the SCion xB. You got Boost, who's kind of like an S14. He's kinda like an amalgamation
of a bunch of Nissans mixed together. And you got Wingo, who
kind of like a Eclipse, like a second gen Eclipse. He's a kind of like a reference
to "Fast and Furious." And then he got my favorite
of that tuner gang, Snotrod, who is basically
like a Challenger, and when he sneezes, his
exhaust comes out of his headers and he's got a big old blower. I love that. I wonder if cars are born with blowers or if that's like a nose
piercing or something. I dunno. 27 and 26, you've got the Rusteaze reps, these guys are voiced
by Ray and Tom Maglizzio AKA Click and Clack from NPR's Car Talk, iconic radio program, still
the number one car podcast in the world. I will be chasing them
for the rest, I guess. Check out Past Gas. Dusty is a Dodge A100 van
and Rusty is a 63 Dodge Dart. So, you know, I love those guys. I'm a huge Mopar guy. Number 25, you got Mario Andretti as his Holman-Moody Ford Fairlane. This is what Andretti drove
in the 1967 Daytona 500. Super cool that they
also got Mario in here. Cool guy. He drove me one time. (cars revving) Can't believe that happened. Number 24, he got Rod Redline,
voiced by Bruce Campbell. He's kind of like a
Mustang Challenger hybrid Challenger in the front,
Mustang in the back. Oh yeah. I've kind of wished this
guy had more screen time, cause he looks really cool, and Bruce Campbell is kind of a legend, but he dies are horrific
death in a children's movie, so cool. Number 23, Holly Shiftwell. She kind of looks like a Jaguar XJ 220. I think she's like a good
character in "Cars 2." Number 22 through 19 is Doc's
old gang back in his hometown. You got Junior Moon who
was a 1940 Ford Coupe voice by Jr Johnson,
who is actually the guy who discovered drafting in NASCAR. It's amazing. Then you've got River
Scott who's based off of Wendell Scott, the first African-American
to win a NASCAR race. If you want to learn more
about him, check out Past Gas. Then we got Louis Nash, voiced by esteemed character
actress, Margo Martindale. She's in 1950 Nash Ambassador,
she's based off Luis Smith, who is the first woman to be inducted in the Motor Sports Hall of Fame. She won 38 races between 1947 and 1956. She also had some crazy crashes. One crash, she had 48
stitches and four pins in her left knee, pretty gnarly. This car shows just how much research the team did while making "Cars." So let's talk more about that. While I was rewatching
all three of these movies back to back, one thing I
couldn't help but wonder is how Pixar animators
tackled this gigantic task of creating an entire world
for anthropomorphic cars. In the early stages of
bringing his concept to life, director John Lasseter knew that he wanted the cars to be expressive like humans, but still move and look like real cars. In order to make this a reality, the animators had to employ some never before seen techniques. One of the biggest challenges they faced was creating the shiny
gloss texture of the cars. They needed to be reflective
of the environment around them to bring the world to life
in a very visually appealing and realistic way. Pixar had never had to do that before. So for the first time Pixar
used a rendering technique called Raytracing that would
add accurate reflections to the characters in "Cars"
to every scene of the movie. A similar yet primitive
version of Raytracing was what made the original
Gran Turismo so unique back in the mid nineties. John Lasseter also wanted the movie to be accurate and authentic for all of us cars and
racing enthusiasts out there. All the animators spent
a few days at race tracks with real race cars and
went on guided tours of the historic Route 66, which sounds like heaven for Boomers. Sound engineers also visited racetracks all over the US to catch
authentic track sounds, awesome. When it came time to cast the movie, they really pulled out
the big guns, real racers, sports broadcasters,
and reporters were cast to make the movie feel authentic
for all the racing fans that would inevitably watch the movie. I mean, as we said, Dale
Earnhardt Jr. was in there. We had Mario Andretti, Jr Johnson. They got ahold of everyone
from the racing world. Even if it was just for one line. Yes, we all love Owen Wilson, and some of us loved Larry the Cable Guy, even though Mater is very annoying, but the real heroes of
"Cars" are the folks behind the scenes. Back to the list! Number 19, you have Smokey
who was Doc Hudson's mentor, a 1946 Hudson pickup, which I love. All right, we're getting closer. We're at number 18. It's Luigi, who is a 1959 Fiat 500. He owns the tire shop. He's bilingual in Italian and English. Love Luigi. Number 17, Cruz Ramirez from "Cars 3," she's got a lot of different
sports car elements to her. She's kind of like a FRS almost. She's Lightning's trainer in "Cars 3," And I think she's actually
a really great character, starts off kind of like
overeager and all that, but as the movie progresses, you really start to like
her and then she wins that last race and it's a great moment. Number 16, Bob Cutlass and
number 15 Darryl Cartrip. These guys are in every "Cars" movie, of course voiced by Bob
Costas and Darrell Waltrip, two legendary sports casters. Number 14, 13, and 12 are the other cars competing against Lightning
McQueen in the World Grand Prix in "Cars 2." You got Miguel Camino,
which is a hilarious name. He's kind of just like
a generic sports car, and he got Raul Caroule who's based on a Citroen C4 World Rally car, particularly Sebastian
Lobe's Citroen C4 WRC car, and then you've got Jeff
Gorvette, he's a C6 Corvette. It's pretty lazy pun, but he's
also voiced by Jeff Gordon. Pretty awesome. Number 11, you've got Lewis Hamilton. In "Cars 2," he kind of
looks like a McLaren, and then in "Cars 3,"
he's like voice assistant. - What about Hamilton? - [Hamilton] Hamilton here. - Who's Hamilton? - I love that they have Lewis Hamilton. I put him this high on the
list because he's the GOAT. You know what I'm saying? All right, we're down to the final 10 cars of the "Cars" franchise. I think if you take all 10 of these cars and put them together in a single image, you're like, Oh yeah, that's
the essence of "Cars." So let's get into it. At number 10, you got Guido,
pit guy of Radiator Springs. He's inspired by a BMW Isetta, he's got little forklift arms, which isn't very Isetta
of him, but anyway, he can do anything. He's a one man pit crew, fastest
little hands in the west. And I just loved Guido so much. The only English that
he knows is pit stop, which I think is great. - Pit stop! - Number nine is I think
the strongest antagonist of the car series, Jackson Storm, the next gen car that comes in
and changes the entire game. He's not evil. He's just really good,
and just kind of pushes Lightning McQueen to his limits. Sure, he's a little gaslighty, but I think he's just really cocky cause he knows he's the best. I mean, he's voiced by Armie Hammer and he's kind of like a Lamant car, kind of resembles a Cadillac Cien. Number eight, you got Finn Mcmissile who is voiced by Michael Kane, he's a Aston Martin DB5,
is a classic Bond car, he's got guns for some reason, but he's also got a lot of gadgets. He's a really likable character. Michael Kane really
brings a lot of presence to Finn Mcmissile. Number seven, you've got Sally Carrera. Lightning's love interest. She's always supporting
him through everything. She's based on a 2002
996-series Porsche 911 Carrera, hence her last name you can tell Porsche had a lot of control over her appearance because Sally of all
the cars in the series probably looks the most like the car that she's based off of. She was originally going to be a Mustang, but then they opted for
a more like feminine look of the Porsche over a Mustang. Number six, one of the best characters in the entire franchise, Chick Hicks. He's based on the Buick Grand National, voiced by the amazing Michael Keaton. He's just so cocky. And I just love him. Great character and great design. Really captures that
old school NASCAR look. Number five, Lightening McQueen. Very generic looking stock car. He's not number one, even
though he is the main character of the series because not a lot of growth throughout the series in my opinion. He's kind of just the
same kind of jerk to Mater in every movie and never really learns. So that's why he's at number five, but of course we couldn't have
this franchise without him. - Kapow! - At number four, my favorite
character from "Cars 2" and one of the funniest
in the "Cars" series, is Francesco Bernoulli,
voiced by John Turturro. He's an F1 car. He's named after the Bernoulli principle, which basically lets cars
be sucked to the ground or lets planes fly. Just a great character. I kind of wish they didn't make him like fully Italian colors, cause that's kind of
stereotypical, I think. Bernoulli is a great name
because it's an Easter egg that kids probably don't
understand and maybe some adults, but it shows the team's
attention to detail. - My mama is right here. Mama! - All right, our top three cars. At number three is Mack. I love Mack, voiced by John Ratzenberger, based on like an 80s era Mack semi-truck. He's got some of the
best lines in the series and he's just so lovable, like he's this big lovable goof. He did fall asleep on the road, but that was Lightning's fault. Just incredibly loyal to Lightning McQueen and a very positive guy and just great character design as well. John Ratzenberger has been in
pretty much every Pixar movie as demonstrated at the end of "Cars" One when he's watching Pixar
movies at the drive-in theater. - What kind of cut-rate
production is this? - Number two and number 2.5. Number 2.5, we got Lynda Weathers, and at number two, you got
the King AKA Strip weathers. Linda is a 74 Town and
Country station wagon, and the King is of course
a 1970 Plymouth Superbird. One of my favorite cars
in the entire world. I think it's amazing that
they got Richard Petty to be in this movie, and I wouldn't have chose a better car to demonstrate a legendary
character like Richard Petty or the King in the "Cars" universe. He's a seven time piston cup champion. The King's crash seems to be based on Richard Petty's Daytona 500 '88 crash, which is a cool detail. And I just loved the
grabber blue paint job and that his wife matches
and they're together because they're always together on screen. - I would be nothing without you. - All right, number one. My number one pick is Doc Hudson. Voiced by Paul Newman, he's based off the 1951 Hudson Hornet,
which is a real car. He's just like a great
mentor to Lightning McQueen. Turn left to go right, such
a great piece of advice. Paul Newman himself was a very
accomplished race car driver, loved racing. So it's very appropriate
that he voiced Doc. I just love Doc so much. Maybe it is my fifties car patina love that influenced that pick, but I really think that
he is certainly one of the most complex characters
in the "Cars" franchise, but also has one of the
coolest designs as well and just imports a lot of
knowledge on Lightning McQueen. And for that reason he is number one. - You got a lot of stuff, kid. All right. So that's my list. I hope you guys liked it. Let me know what you think
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