Unlike the other characters, Lightning is no car in particular. He does, however, have characteristic of a variety of sports cars. His headlights are just stickers and he has many sponsor decals on his sides, both similarities to NASCAR cars. Pixar was shown a Corvette by GM, which influenced his design. His overall profile was inspired by the Ford GT40. His tail resembles that of a Dodge Viper, while the tail lenses and roof are consistent with a Ford Mustang. The full size tour car is based on a 3rd Generation Chevrolet Corvette. His custom two-tone paint and tires are from a 1st Generation Chevrolet Corvette. Overall, his appearance is a hybrid between a stock car and various other sports cars, but tilted slightly towards the stock car style. He can be considered an overall generic race car. Also, due to the resemblence of the twins Mia and Tia (when they painted themselves in his colors), he has somewhat of a Mazda-inspired design, since the girls are Miata's, the only Mazda car to resemble a Miata was the RX-7, particularly the Savannah model
2006-12-28 16:57:58
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answered by Bohdi 2
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NOT a Corvette,..only a reminiscent paint job. I speculate that the film's makers did not want to make Lightning McQueen, who is the star of the story, an actual car so as not to promote any particular automaker. It would seem to be a bit commercial. I can imagine a few automakers asked, though!
2006-12-29 01:09:30
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answered by Lost Panda 5
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It is not a specific car, but it is based mostly off of the corvette body
2006-12-29 00:54:53
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answered by ? 6
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It's a Nascar racing car. lightning mcqueen
2006-12-29 01:14:20
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answered by theguy932 2
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It's a Corvette, if you mean the red one.
2006-12-29 00:48:19
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answered by JR EIGHT 6
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No specific make, more of an amalgam of various stylews
2006-12-29 00:48:10
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answered by Anonymous
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as my 2yr old says hes a real race car:)
2006-12-29 00:47:03
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answered by silentdreamin 3
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I think is lightning mcqueen voice by owen wilson.
2006-12-29 00:43:37
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answered by Anonymous
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Its a corvette.
2006-12-29 00:44:24
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answered by tootsie 5
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a corvette
2006-12-29 00:54:07
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answered by Osmel L 2
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