In Pixar's Cars 2, which fuel is secretly used in the plot to target race cars?

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In Pixar's Cars 2, Allinol is the fuel secretly used in the plot to target race cars.

Allinol is presented as an alternative fuel promoted by Miles Axlerod during the World Grand Prix. The film's villains exploit the fuel's interaction with an electromagnetic pulse weapon, causing cars that use it to behave dangerously and crash on live television.

The scheme is intended to discredit alternative fuel and make petroleum appear necessary again. Mater discovers crucial evidence after becoming involved with the spies, while Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell investigate the coordinated crashes.

Lightning initially uses Allinol during the competition but is later protected when he switches fuels. The plot is fictional and uses a spy-thriller premise rather than a realistic account of fuel chemistry. Allinol should not be confused with Dinoco, the fictional petroleum brand associated with The King and later with Lightning.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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