Lasseter vehemently denied these claims, which he attributed to "people who don't know the facts, rushing to judge. In international versions of the film, the character Jeff Gorvette is replaced with race car drivers better known in the specific countries in his dialogue scenes (however, he still appears as a competitor). In 2009, Disney registered several domain names, hinting to audiences that the title and theme of the film would be in relation to a "World Grand Prix". When Mater wakes up from his nightmare, the time on Big Bentley says 3 o'clock, but it chimes 5 times. Sir Axlerod states that with the Allinol under suspicion, he decides to suspend use of the fuel for the third and final leg in the UK, but Lightning states that he trusts Axlerod's fuel (by Fillmore's advice) and will keep using it.

Cars 2 is a 2011 American computer-animated action comedy spy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. In the Radiator Springs Grand Prix, Lightning had his Allinol sign when he introduced Francesco to Sally.In the film, race car Lightning McQueen and Mater head to Japan and Europe to compete in the World Grand Prix, but Mater becomes sidetracked with international espionage. It is also the first Pixar film not nominated for Best Animated Feature in the history of that award. This was the final Pixar film to be directed by John Lasseter before his departure from Pixar and Disney animation at the end of 2018. After Mater opens Axlerod's hood/bonnet to show his engine, the black police car then changes, matching the other one. Also, on the posters (except on the Cars 2 Video Game button on PS3 console menus and the Cars 2 video game starting menu), Iceland is closer to Britain and Ireland than on the real Earth.

The film begins with a red British car named Leland Turbo transmitting a warning via video to British spy car Finn McMissile. However, at the end of the film when the ra It is the sequel to Cars (2006), the second film in the Cars franchise, and the 12th animated film from the studio. It is also the first Pixar film not nominated for Best Animated Feature in the history of that Award (2001–present).

In the bathroom scene: When Mater enters the bathroom, none of the stalls are open except the one he goes into. He asserts that Axlerod has leaked oil behind him back in the party on Japan and has put the blame on him, confirming that Mater has never leaked oil himself and that Axlerod had never been converted into electric car, faking his modelling. Zündapp's agents make use of an electromagnetic pulse generator disguised as a camera to ignite the Allinol in some competitors, leading to some accidents.