A look through the vehicles that inspired the animated race car hero of Pixar’s Cars. Lightning McQueen wasn't based on just one car —or just one driver. Old Lightning is a tapestry of ...

Hotshot race car Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is living life in the fast lane...until he hits a detour and gets stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town on Route 66. There he meets Sally ...

And yet, 11 years after his dynamic rookie season, McQueen is already fizzling out in “Cars 3.” A common complaint about the ...