Cars 3 is the third and final feature film in Pixar’s Cars trilogy.
Released in 2017, Cars 3 follows Lightning McQueen as he faces a new generation led by Jackson Storm. The story focuses on aging, competition, mentorship, and the question of how a champion can remain relevant when technology and training methods change.
Brian Fee directed Cars 3, making it his feature-directing debut after working as a storyboard artist on earlier Pixar films. The film brings back characters from Radiator Springs while introducing Cruz Ramirez and the high-tech Rust-eze Racing Center.
Cars 3 is distinct from Cars on the Road, which is a later television series rather than a feature film. Cars 2 remains the middle film, released in 2011, while Cars was the original 2006 film.