Pixar have released another trailer of their highly awaited animation movie, Cars 2. Along with the trailer, the company has also revealed the specifications and performance timings of the participants for the World Grand Prix, the race around which the story revolves. Lightening McQueen, with his 750 horses and 0-100km/h sprint time of 3.2 seconds has a major advantage over most other competitors who cannot quite match him for horspower, except one. Francesco Bernoulli, also with 750 bhp and a (much) quicker 0-100 acceleration time of 2.5 seconds outclasses the Cars hero in terms of specs. No prizes for guessing then, as to who would be Lightning’s top rival.
The most interesting character for us, however, still remains Finn McMissile, the car equivalent of James Bond.
Check out the trailer video, after you’ve gone through the specs of various racers participating in the World Grand Prix
Lightning McQueen
Hometown: Radiator Springs, Carburetor County
Top speed: 200 mph
Zero-60 mph: 3.2 seconds
Engine type: V-8
Horsepower: 750
Francesco Bernoulli
Hometown: Porto Corsa, Italy
Top speed: 220 mph
Zero-60 mph: 2.5 seconds
Engine type: 2.4-liter V-8, 18,500 rpm redline
Horsepower: 750
Carla Veloso
Hometown: Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Top speed: 206 mph
Zero-60 mph: 2.8 seconds
Engine type: twin turbo 5.5-liter diesel V-12
Horsepower: 725
Raoul Çaroule
Hometown: Alsace, France
Top speed: 124.3 mph
Zero-60 mph: 3.5 seconds
Engine type: 1.6-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder
Horsepower: 300, all-wheel drive
Nigel Gearsley
Hometown: Warwickshire, England
Make/Model: 2009 Aston Martin DB9R
Top speed: 180 mph
Zero-60 mph: 3.4 seconds
Engine type: 6.0-liter V-12
Horsepower: 600
Jeff Gorvette
Hometown: Vallejo, California
Make/Model: 2009 Corvette C6.R
Top speed: 200 mph
Zero-60 mph: 3.6 seconds
Engine type: 7.0-liter LS7.R V-8
Horsepower: 590
Max Schnell
Hometown: Stuttgart, Germany
Top speed: 160 mph
Zero-60 mph: 3.8 seconds
Engine type: 4.0-liter V-8
Horsepower: 470
Lewis Hamilton
Hometown: Hertsfordshire, England
Top speed: 190 mph
Zero-60 mph: 3.4 seconds
Engine type: DOHC V-8
Horsepower: 575
Miguel Camino
Hometown: Pamplona, Spain
Top speed: 200 mph
Zero-60 mph: 3.6 seconds
Engine type: DOHC V-8
Horsepower: 570
Shu Todoroki
Hometown: Mount Asama, Japan
Top speed: 203 mph
Zero-60 mph: 3.0 seconds
Engine type: 6.0-liter naturally aspirated V-12
Horsepower: 700
Rip Clutchgoneski
Hometown: Wheeli, New Rearendia
Top speed: 199 mph
Zero-60 mph: 3.1 seconds
Engine type: 3.5-liter DOHC V-8
Horsepower: 650