All The Cars In The 'Cars' Franchise, Ranked By Cuteness

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Updated May 15, 2024 43 items
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Readers, start your engines! We're ranking all the cutest cars from the popular Pixar franchise. From high-speed racers to classic cavalier convertibles and even a few trucks and tractors here and there, Cars has some of the coolest (and cutest) cartoon vehicles.

Released in 2006, Cars centers on rookie racer Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) as he races to overcome the odds and prove to the world that he truly is the fastest car around. Unfortunately, young Lightning quickly finds out that there’s more to racing than simply going really, really fast. Cars 2 introduced some great characters like Finn McMissle and Miles Axlerod. And not to be outdone, Cars 3 gave us Bobby Swift, stylish Sterling, and old Smokey. Which Cars character do you think is the cutest? With so many awesome (and adorable) characters, it'll be interesting to see which racer comes out on top.

Vote up the cutest cars, and if your favorite car is missing, add them to the list!

 

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Over 300 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of All The Cars In The 'Cars' Franchise, Ranked By Cuteness
  • Guido
    1
    Guido Quaroni
    175 votes
    Guido is a fictional character from the 2006 animated Pixar film Cars and its sequel.
  • Sally Carrera
    2
    Bonnie Hunt
    144 votes
    In the Pixar computer animated film Cars, Sally Carrera is Radiator Springs's town attorney and protagonist Lightning McQueen's love interest. She is voiced by Bonnie Hunt.
  • Mater
    3
    Larry the Cable Guy
    166 votes
    Sir Tow Mater , most commonly referred to as Tow Mater or simply Mater, is one of the main characters in Cars and its sequels, Cars 2 and Cars 3 as well as Cars Toons. He is voiced by Larry the Cable Guy and inspired by a 1956–57 International Harvester Tow truck. Portrayed as Holley Shiftwell's boyfriend and best friend and Lightning McQueen's best friend and sidekick, he had a breakout role in Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales and in other media related to Cars.
  • Luigi
    4
    Tony Shalhoub
    141 votes
    Luigi is a fictional character from the 2006 American computer-animated comedy-adventure sports film Cars.
  • Holley Shiftwell
    5

    Holley Shiftwell

    Emily Mortimer
    114 votes
    Holley Shiftwell is a fictional character from the 2011 film Cars 2.
  • Red
    6

    Red

    Joe Ranft
    125 votes
    Red is a fictional character from the 2006 animated Pixar film Cars and its sequel.
  • Lightning McQueen
    7

    Lightning McQueen

    Owen Wilson
    139 votes
    Lightning McQueen, typically referred to by his surname McQueen, is an anthropomorphic racecar in the animated Pixar film Cars, its sequel Cars 2 and TV shorts known as Cars Toons. He was named after Pixar animator Glenn McQueen, not actor and noted racing buff Steve McQueen. He is based on generic NASCAR vehicles, but with design influences from the Mazda Miata and Dodge Viper. Late in the original film, he is painted much like the Chevrolet Corvette C1.
  • Flo
    8
    Jenifer Lewis
    109 votes
    Flo is a fictional character from the 2006 animated Pixar film Cars and its sequel.
  • Mack
    9
    John Ratzenberger
    110 votes
    Mack is a fictional character from the 2006 animated Pixar film Cars and its sequel.
  • Strip 'The King' Weathers
    10

    Strip 'The King' Weathers

    Richard Petty
    112 votes
    The King is a fictional character from the 2006 American computer-animated comedy-adventure sports film Cars.
  • Fillmore
    11
    Lloyd Sherr
    117 votes
    Fillmore is a fictional character from the 2006 animated Pixar film Cars and its sequel.
  • Doc Hudson
    12
    Paul Newman
    128 votes
    Doc Hudson is an animated, anthropomorphic retired race car who appears in the 2006 Pixar film Cars as a medical doctor and a local judge. Voiced by actor Paul Newman in the first film and video game, and Corey Burton in all other media. He is modelled after a 1951 Hudson Hornet.
  • Dusty Rust-eze
    13

    Dusty Rust-eze

    Ray Magliozzi
    81 votes
    Dusty Rust-eze is a fictional character from the 2006 American computer-animated comedy-adventure sports film Cars.
  • Ramone
    14
    Cheech Marin
    98 votes
    Ramone is a fictional character from the 2006 animated Pixar film Cars and its sequel.
  • Finn McMissile
    15
    Michael Caine
    97 votes
    Finn McMissile is a fictional character from the 2011 film Cars 2.
  • Sweet Tea
    16

    Sweet Tea

    Andra Day
    84 votes
  • Sheriff
    17
    Michael Wallis, Jeff Doucette
    89 votes
    Sheriff is a fictional character from the 2006 animated Pixar film Cars and its sequel.
  • Minny
    18

    Minny

    Edie McClurg
    83 votes
    Minny is a fictional character from the 2011 film Cars 2.
  • Frank
    19

    Frank

    77 votes
  • Smokey
    20

    Smokey

    Chris Cooper
    66 votes
  • Uncle Topolino
    21

    Uncle Topolino

    Franco Nero
    67 votes
    Uncle Topolino is a fictional character from the 2011 film Cars 2.
  • Lizzie
    22

    Lizzie

    Katherine Helmond
    99 votes
    Lizzie is a fictional character from the 2006 animated Pixar film Cars and its sequel.
  • Sarge
    23
    The Rock
    83 votes
    Sarge is a fictional character from the 2005 film Doom.
  • Wingo
    24

    Wingo

    Adrian Ochoa
    85 votes
    Wingo is a fictional character from the 2006 American computer-animated comedy-adventure sports film Cars.
  • Snot Rod
    25

    Snot Rod

    77 votes
  • Bob Cutlass
    26

    Bob Cutlass

    Bob Costas
    75 votes
    Bob Cutlass is a fictional character from the 2006 American computer-animated comedy-adventure sports film Cars.
  • Darrell Cartrip
    27

    Darrell Cartrip

    Darrell Waltrip
    73 votes
    Darrell Cartrip is a fictional character from the 2006 American computer-animated comedy-adventure sports film Cars.
  •  Bobby Swift
    28

    Bobby Swift

    Angel Oquendo
    69 votes
  • Tex Dinoco
    29

    Tex Dinoco

    Humpy Wheeler
    67 votes
  • Francesco Bernoulli
    30
    John Turturro
    82 votes
    Francesco Bernoulli is a fictional character from the 2011 film Cars 2.