What is the name of the secret agent revealed as Cars 2's main villain?

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Miles Axlerod is the secret agent revealed as Cars 2's main villain.

Cars 2 follows Lightning McQueen and Mater during the World Grand Prix, a globe-spanning race created by former oil baron Miles Axlerod. Axlerod presents himself as an electric-car pioneer and uses the race to promote Allinol, a supposedly clean alternative fuel.

The film's spy plot reveals that Axlerod has engineered attacks involving Allinol and a camera-based weapon. His plan is to discredit alternative fuel by making the fuel appear dangerous, thereby protecting the interests of oil-based energy.

Finn McMissile is a British spy and an ally, not the villain. Professor Z is a criminal scientist involved in the conspiracy, while Rod Redline is an American agent whose disappearance starts part of the investigation. The identity reveal is designed as a spy-film twist.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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