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Disney/Pixar's animated "Cars" franchise is a giant in the world of animated movies. The movie series has enough fun and colorful characters to keep children entertained for dozens of rewatches, and ...

Pixar’s original Cars movie worked because you believed cars had feelings. Anthropomorphized vehicles talking, fighting, falling in love. It all clicked because of Pixar’s animation prowess and the ...

Lightning McQueen, now facing the perils of being past his prime, returns in a touching sequel that gets the series back on track. “Cars,” back in 2006, was the first Pixar movie that was far more ...

Cars 3 made its first splash with an unexpectedly dark teaser trailer. The franchise’s hero, Lightning McQueen, suffers a seemingly fatal crash, toppling end over end across the race track, battered ...

It's not the real Tow Mater, but a kid can dream.An auto body shop in Missouri has been catching the attention of passersby with its fleet of replica vehicles from well-known movies, including ...

With the power of science, we now have data-driven proof that Lightning McQueen, while a capable racer, doesn’t quite match up to his sleekest rivals. NASCAR aerodynamicist Seth Dillard, whose day job ...