What fictional town does Pixar’s Cars feature as Lightning McQueen’s main setting?

Pixar’s Cars features Radiator Springs as Lightning McQueen’s main setting.

Radiator Springs is a fictional desert town on historic Route 66 in Carburetor County. Lightning reaches it after accidentally damaging the road and is ordered to repair it before leaving. The town’s residents gradually become his friends and teach him to value community over trophies.

The movie presents Radiator Springs as a place that declined after Interstate 40 diverted traffic away from Route 66. This reflects the real history of many Route 66 communities, although Radiator Springs and its inhabitants are fictional.

The town returns in Cars 2 and Cars 3, making it the franchise’s emotional home. It includes landmarks such as Flo’s V8 Café, Luigi’s Casa Della Tires, and the Cozy Cone Motel.