In Pixar’s Cars 2, which former oil magnate secretly becomes a criminal mastermind?

Miles Axlerod secretly becomes the criminal mastermind in Pixar’s Cars 2.

Axlerod is introduced as a former oil magnate who has converted himself into an electric car. He presents the World Grand Prix as an international racing event designed to promote Allinol, a supposedly clean alternative fuel.

The film later reveals that Axlerod is the mastermind behind a plot to discredit Allinol and create chaos at the races. His plan uses electromagnetic weapons to make cars running on the fuel malfunction. The scheme also involves a group of international criminals and Professor Zündapp.

Axlerod’s identity is easy to confuse with the film’s heroic espionage characters. Finn McMissile is a British spy, Holley Shiftwell is an American agent, and Rod “Torque” Redline is an American spy whose capture helps set the plot in motion. Axlerod’s apparent environmental image is deliberately part of the deception.