In Pixar's Cars 2, the villainous professor is Professor Zündapp.
Professor Zündapp is an eccentric German scientist who works with the criminal mastermind Miles Axlerod. Their plan uses the World Grand Prix and a dangerous fuel to create international chaos and discredit alternative energy.
The character is modeled as a small, old-fashioned European car and serves as one of the film's spy-thriller villains. His name is often written with an umlaut in official materials, although simplified spellings may omit the mark.
Cars 2 shifts much of its story away from Radiator Springs and toward international espionage. Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell investigate the conspiracy while Mater becomes unexpectedly important to solving it.