In Pixar’s Cars 2, what is the name of the villainous professor who helps create the spy plot?

Professor Zündapp is the villainous professor who helps create the spy plot in Pixar’s Cars 2.

Professor Zündapp is an inventor and associate of the film’s criminal group. He helps develop a plan involving a new alternative fuel, an international race series, and electromagnetic weapons designed to create chaos and discredit the fuel.

The character is a small German-style car, and his name uses the umlaut in the original spelling: Zündapp. It references the German motorcycle manufacturer Zündapp, which was founded in 1917 and became known for motorcycles and other mechanical products.

Cars 2 centers heavily on secret-agent conventions, unlike the first film’s focus on a stranded racer and a small American town. Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell investigate the conspiracy, while Mater becomes involved despite having no formal espionage training.