Trailers Always Spoil: Certain promos use clips from the final moments of the film, especially some parts of the final race where Cruz wears a 95 paint job, spoiling the scene where she helps Lightning. One particular promo for the Fourth of July also used a clip of Lightning and Cruz racing together at Willy's Butte — this is the very last scene of the movie when she becomes his student. Bested by the Inexperienced: Non race car Cruz Ramirez switches out with Lightning McQueen and is able to win her first race against a number of experienced racers. Older Hero vs. Younger Villain: McQueen, a racing legend by now vs. Storm, the first of a new generation, though Storm is more of a Jerkass Rival than an outright villain. The reason Mike Joyride is a Citroën 2CV is at the insistence of John Lasseter; at the Tokyo International Film Festival, he mentioned it was included as a tribute to his friend Hayao Miyazaki's first film, The Castle of Cagliostro, where the same type of car has a role.

The MPH display on the racing simulator starts reading "ERROR Mph" as Lightning's attempt at using it goes increasingly awry. The computers voice repeating every wrong move he does such as "you have hit a wall", "you have destroyed a drinking fountain", and "you have crashed (on repeat)" counts as well. Four months later, Lightning, who has since recovered from his crash, decides that he will continue racing and calls his sponsors, Rusty and Dusty Rust-eze, who reveal they have sold Rust-eze to a businesscar named Sterling. Sterling assigns Lightning to train under Cruz Ramirez, where he struggles to adapt to modern training methods. After Lightning accidentally damages a simulator, Sterling tries to force him to retire. Adamant that he can still race, Lightning instead offers that if he wins the upcoming Florida 500, he can decide if he wants to keep racing; otherwise, he will retire immediately. Sterling reluctantly accepts the deal.The first movie begins with Lightning in his first year as a racer. In this film, he faces an imminent retirement and tries to avoid it.

Cars 3 was released on Digital HD on October 24, 2017, and was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on November 7, 2017, by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. [32] Short film Early-Bird Cameo: Smokey makes his first appearance in old Doc Hudson racing footage. He isn't seen again until Lightning finds him. The Bet: Lightning has to win the first big race of the season, or he'll have to give up racing forever.Also, it's implied Guido HADN'T completed it properly, and the tire that bursts hadn't been replaced. Sterling appears to be this to Tex Dinoco. After taking over as the Rust-eze owner from Rusty and Dusty, he claims himself to be Lightning's fan when really, he wants him to retire so he can take over as the sponsor, and repeatedly tries to prevent Cruz from racing because she's not a racer herself. Tex, however, is a true friend and fan of Lightning, and it shows when he forces Sterling to sell Rust-eze to him so Lightning can continue racing, and hires Cruz as Dinoco's main racer. So Proud of You: Doc of McQueen, as we see in Thomasville. Lightning of Cruz at the end of the film. The game also features Lightning McQueen's "Fabulous" paint job as a playable character, which doesn't come in until the movie's final scene. After she wins the Florida 500 for Lightning, Cruz turns down the offer to race for Sterling and resigns as a trainer, and chooses to race for Dinoco instead. In the first film, Lightning willingly turns down the Dinoco sponsorship in favor of Rust-eze, having learned the film's moral.

Cars 3' Premiere: See the Stars and Their Kids on the Red Carpet". Wonderwall.com. June 11, 2017. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023 . Retrieved March 7, 2023. Dr. Damage makes his first speaking appearance in the short Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool, where he talks about the positive impact Miss Fritter has had on his life. In the short, he reveals that he lost his job due to a broken siren and him being accident-prone. However, with the help of Miss Fritter, he has turned his accident-proneness into his greatest strength, and she helped him "fix" his siren too. However, in reality, he was just making the sound with his mouth. And the Adventure Continues: Lightning's career is saved, and Cruz fulfills her dream of becoming a racer, with Lightning as her teacher. Understatement: Late into the film, Ramone is asked to paint McQueen's number onto Cruz. After he's done, he's unsure about the result due to the very short timeframe he was given. It's then revealed that it's an over-stylised "95" which he even managed to duplicate on Cruz's other side.D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 14, 2017). " 'Cars 3' To Zoom Past 'Wonder Woman' For Top Box Office Spot – Preview". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021 . Retrieved November 8, 2021. Sterling felt this way after seeing the winner board which announced both Cruz and Lightning as the winners, knowing he lost the bet with him. Lightning FINALLY is part of racing under Dinoco's banner, a goal he'd looked forward to in the first film... since Rust-Eze is now a wholly-owned subsidiary OF Dinoco!