In Pixar’s Cars 2, the fictional town of Porto Corsa is located in Italy.
Porto Corsa hosts one of the World Grand Prix races. The coastal setting is presented with Italian architecture, steep roads, bright seaside scenery, and a harbor atmosphere. It forms part of the film’s international route, alongside races in Tokyo and London.
The location is fictional rather than a real Italian municipality. Its name and visual design evoke the Mediterranean coast and Italian racing culture, which helps distinguish it from Radiator Springs, the fictional Arizona community central to the first Cars.
Porto Corsa is also where much of the film’s spy plot develops. Mater is drawn into the secret conflict surrounding alternative fuel and the event’s organizers. The film’s fictional geography can be confused with Monaco because both suggest glamorous European road racing, but Porto Corsa is explicitly associated with Italy.