Cars 2 features races in Tokyo, Porto Corsa, and London.
These three locations host the World Grand Prix, a fictional international competition created by Miles Axlerod. Lightning McQueen enters the races, while Mater becomes entangled in a spy operation connected to the event and its promoted alternative fuel.
Tokyo provides the opening race and introduces the film’s international scale. Porto Corsa is a fictional coastal Italian location, while London hosts the final major race and the story’s climactic confrontation. The locations allow the film to combine motorsport spectacle with travel and espionage.
Cars 2 was directed by John Lasseter and Brad Lewis and released in 2011. Unlike the first Cars movie, which is largely centered on Radiator Springs and Route 66, Cars 2 uses multiple countries and cities as an essential part of its plot.