In Pixar's Cars, what is the name of the town where the story's main events unfold?

In Pixar's Cars, the main events unfold in Radiator Springs.

Lightning McQueen reaches the town after accidentally damaging its road and being ordered to repair it. He initially sees the community as an obstacle delaying his trip to the final Piston Cup race. Over time, however, he meets residents including Doc Hudson, Sally Carrera, Mater, Luigi, Guido, and Flo, and begins to value the town's history and people.

Radiator Springs is presented as a once-busy Route 66 community that declined after a new interstate bypassed it. The setting draws on real places along U.S. Route 66, especially roadside towns whose businesses suffered when faster highways redirected traffic. Its landscape and architecture are part of the film's broader tribute to the historic road.

Radiator Springs is located in the fictional Carburetor County. Carburetor County is not the town's name, and Motorville is not the setting of the first film. The town later becomes closely connected with McQueen's racing life and serves as his home base.