In Pixar’s Cars 2, what is the name of the energy source promoted during the World Grand Prix?

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In Pixar’s Cars 2, Allinol is the energy source promoted during the World Grand Prix.

Miles Axlerod presents Allinol as an environmentally friendly alternative fuel and sponsors the international race series to advertise it. The product becomes central to the film’s conspiracy because a hidden weapon is designed to make cars running on Allinol appear to explode during the broadcasts.

The plot connects the fuel’s public image, the race’s global publicity, and the secret attempt to discredit alternative energy. Mater discovers the conspiracy while trying to help Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell, even though the other characters initially treat his suspicions as foolish.

Allinol is fictional. It should not be confused with Dinoco, the famous racing sponsor in Cars, or Rust-eze, McQueen’s original sponsor. The name is a wordplay reference to “all in oil,” fitting the film’s deliberately exaggerated spy-thriller world.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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