What number feature film was Pixar’s Cars when it was released?

Cars was Pixar’s seventh feature film when it was released.

Pixar’s first six feature films were Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles. Cars followed The Incredibles and opened in 2006, establishing a world populated entirely by cars and other vehicles rather than human characters.

The film represented a notable shift for Pixar because its central subject was a form of technology associated with roads, racing, and American travel. Its production combined stylized character animation with research into vehicle design, motorsport, and Route 66 landscapes.

Cars is sometimes counted incorrectly as Pixar’s sixth feature because people may overlook The Incredibles, or as its eighth by including the later short-form Cars Toons. The count refers specifically to Pixar’s theatrical feature films, not television specials, shorts, or later sequels. Cars 2 became the studio’s twelfth feature in 2011.