Which villainous professor is an agent of the Lemons in Pixar’s Cars 2?

Professor Zündapp is the villainous professor who serves as an agent of the Lemons in Pixar’s Cars 2. He is a small German vehicle who helps organize the plot involving an alternative fuel and attacks on the World Grand Prix.

Zündapp works with the Lemons, a group of cars associated with unreliable or poorly regarded vehicle models. Their plan uses a device that makes Allinol, the race fuel promoted by Sir Miles Axlerod, cause dangerous explosions when exposed to electromagnetic pulses.

The character is voiced by Thomas Kretschmann. He takes his name from Zündapp, a German motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1917. Cars 2 mixes spy-film conventions with real automotive references, so several character names draw on vehicle companies or mechanical ideas.

Professor Zündapp is not the same character as Sir Miles Axlerod, who is presented as the World Grand Prix organizer and a major figure in the conspiracy. The professor’s role is specifically as a technical conspirator and Lemons agent.