Guido is the small Italian forklift who works at Luigi’s Casa Della Tyres in Pixar’s Cars.
Guido is Luigi’s assistant and speaks mainly in Italian, using expressive gestures and short phrases. His greatest dream is to perform a real pit stop for a race car. That dream is fulfilled when Lightning McQueen needs rapid tire changes during the Piston Cup finale and Guido removes and replaces all four tires at remarkable speed.
The character’s name is a common Italian given name, while Casa Della Tyres is a playful reference to Italian tire culture and Luigi’s admiration for Ferrari. Guido is sometimes confused with Mater because both provide comic relief, but their roles are distinct: Mater is a tow truck and Guido is a forklift. Guido also appears in Cars 2 and Cars 3 as part of the Radiator Springs community.