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VIDEO: Tokyo Mater - Pixar's Cars stars head to Japan for some drifting fury

Disney's Pixar are currently working on Cars 2, set to debut in the summer of 2011, but to hold us over until then, they have created a series of animated shorts called "Mater's Tall Tales" that air on the Toon Disney network. Each video features the lovable tow truck Mater, voiced by Larry the Cable Guy, recalling amazing stories from his past - his time on a rescue squad, when he was a famous daredevil, and his stint as a matador in Spain. The latest tall tale is a hysterical parody of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, in which Mater ... Read more →

Euro Disney Grand Prix plans shelved Noah Joseph

We're not sure what has more clout: Mickey Mouse, Alain Prost or 60 million euros, but the combination of the three was still not enough to get the French Grand Prix back on track. The race, ...

Cars 2 coming a year early in summer 2011 Chris Shunk

The Disney/Pixar movie Cars didn't have the box office appeal of movies like Wall·e and Toy Story, but on toy store shelves, the autos-only flick was a grand slam. Merchandising and the ...

Weekend Entertainment: "Susie the Little Blue Coupe" Alex Nunez

Follow the jump to watch the short Thanks to frequent commenter and tipster "catgirlshyla" for sending in a link to Walt Disney's Susie the Little Blue Coupe, an animated short that originally ...

Kachow! Lightning McQueen 13th in first race, just ahead of Mach 5 Justin Gardiner

Lightning McQueen came home 13th in his first race in the Japanese Super GT-300 Championship, one place ahead of new rival, Speed Racer Mach Go Go Go. The rookie, who looks suspiciously like last ...

Autoblog Podcast #71 2 years ago on Autoblog

We're shooting from the hip this week for Podcast #71. Rather than prepare, we're going with gut reactions. Starting it off, we mull over the loss of the USGP from Indianapolis, and postulate on where else F1 may pop up in the US. An F1 race on the Vegas strip would be the bomb. Staying with ...

Rumormill: Disney/Pixar planning second lap for Cars 2 years ago on Autoblog

Our sister site Cinematical reports that a sequel to Disney/Pixar's Cars is apparently in the works, and could arrive as early as Summer 2009. If that's the case, we should expect to see a trailer for Cars 2 attached to next summer's Pixar entry, Wall-E. The rumor really built up steam when Paul ...

Man builds Chitty Chitty Bang Bang replica "dream car" for wife 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's nice to see romance flourishing in this increasingly jaundiced world. Nick Pointing's wife, Carolyn, fell in love with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the tender age of three. She'd already accumulated quite the collection of Chitty memorabilia when Nick and Carolyn struck upon the idea to build a ...

Volvo embarking on new treasure hunt adventure 2 years ago on Autoblog

map from last year's treasure hunt Just like it did last year, Volvo appears to be launching another treasure hunt wherein one lucky buccaneer will escape with the ultimate automotive treasure - a new car! The online clue board is located here, and with a new installment of the Pirates of the ...

Pixar's "Cars": Ahhh, that new DVD smell 3 years ago on Autoblog

Sure, "Bullitt" had a few nice cars in it. So did "Gone in 60 Seconds". But in Pixar's, "Cars", nothing but sweet, sweet animated automobilia. November 7 is the day you can park a copy right in the middle of all your other DVD tributes to transportation. Unless they're alphabetized, of course. Then ...

RR of the Day: What's up, Doc? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Though I and my generation weren't raised during Hudson's heyday, we can thank Pixar and Disney for picking up and dusting off the automaker's most famous model – the Hornet. The Hudson Hornet is experiencing a revival right now thanks to the animated film CARS that featured a Hornet named ...

Opels brought to life by Pixar 3 years ago on Autoblog

Think you've seen a lot of tie-ins involving Disney/Pixar's Cars this summer? Well, here's one more, in which the stars of the Opel lineup get a Pixar-style rfacelift. Click here and you'll be brought to an Opel/Cars minisite that shows the characters from Pixar's latest tour de force interacting ...

First review of CARS says film has a flat 3 years ago on Autoblog

We here at Autoblog have been unabashedly eager to see the upcoming animated feature from Pixar Studios called CARS in which hot rod racer Lightning McQueen rolls into a sleepy hollow and make friends with the colorful characters of Carburetor County. So it is with much chagrin that we report to ...

Network truck stop showdown at the Flying J 3 years ago on Autoblog

A consortium of networks including ABC, CBS, Fox, Turner Entertainment and Disney have banded together to file a federal lawsuit against the Flying J truck stop chain. Apparently, the chain of 178 travel plazas and fuel stops has taken to substituting outside commercials for their own spots in ...

CARS inches ever closer to the silver screen! 3 years ago on Autoblog

Automobiles, racing and Pixar -- what's not to love? We're totally geeked about CARS, the upcoming movie release that will be brought to us courtesy of Disney and Pixar next Friday. We've got a smorgasbord of media coverage laid out below all nice and convenient-like, so surf to your little ...

Kelley Blue Book values CARS star at $1.5 million 3 years ago on Autoblog

In a bit of creative (if liberally stretched) cross-brand marketing, Kelley Blue Book, the folks responsible for helping consumers evaluate the value of all things four-wheeled, have teamed up with Walt Disney and Pixar to offer assessments of how much the animated stars in CARS are worth. The ...

Ford and AutoWeek drive "Cars" in Detroit to fight diabetes 3 years ago on Autoblog

Ford Motor Company and news source AutoWeek are sponsoring an advanced screening of the upcoming Disney and Pixar movie, Cars. The charity event, which will be held in Detroit, Michigan on June 4, will consist of two private viewings before the movie's public release on June 9. Tickets are $150 ...

CARS premiering at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 26th 3 years ago on Autoblog

The public won’t be privy to Pixar’s next masterpiece until June 9th, but celebrities and lucky members of the press will be able to see the film at its world premiere, which will be held at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC. We’ve followed the progress of CARS over the ...

Detroit's involvement in CARS 3 years ago on Autoblog

As anyone who reads Autoblog is aware by now, we’re pretty jazzed about Pixar’s upcoming June 9th release of CARS, which is shaping up to be a celebration of the auto on celluloid. A pair of recent Detroit News articles reveals just how large a part the domestic duo of Ford and GM has ...

Getting excited for Pixar's 'Cars' 3 years ago on Autoblog

About the only company in the world having a better decade than Toyota is Pixar, the computer animation studio responsible for Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug’s Life, Monster’s Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. Steve Jobs’ side project was recently bought by Disney and the ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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