Cars on the Road

Some time after McQueen becomes Cruz Ramirez's trainer, Mater says he'll be away for a few days for his sister Mato's wedding. McQueen decides to tag along. On the road, the pair pass a haunted hotel, a salt flat with speed racers, a Bigfoot hunt, a circus, a truck stop, the shoot of a zombie film and a deadly arena, the Thundercone. In the last episode they reach the wedding at the house where Mater grew up. McQueen learns Mater's family is wealthy and that the groom is Cruz's cousin.

1. ReferenceAnnounced in 2020, out in 2022

   The series was announced at Disney's Investor Day in December 2020, and the title was revealed in November 2021 at Disney+ Day. It premiered on September 8, 2022 with nine episodes of about eight minutes. Steve Purcell wrote it.

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2. ReferenceNods to horror and Mad Max

   Episode ideas included nods to Mad Max (1979) and The Shining. In one, McQueen and Mater check into a spooky hotel, and in another they land in a post-apocalyptic fighting arena, the Thundercone.

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3. SetupThe groom is Cruz's cousin

   In the last episode, the wedding is between Mater's sister Mato and Mateo, cousin of Cruz Ramirez, the trainer McQueen helped at the end of Cars 3. The series takes place after that film.

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