Cars 2 [DVD] [2011]

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Mater finally realizes that the true mastermind behind the criminal acts and the racers having their engines blown is none other than Axlerod himself, whose aim was to turn the world against the use of all alternative fuels in favor of the oil reserves in his possession. In the short YouTube documentary A Day in the Life of John Lasseter, it is shown that during the end of production of Cars 2, Professor Z's lines in the interrogation scene with Rod "Torque" Redline were changed to remove any references to radiation ("electro-magnetic pulse" was originally "blast of radiation"). The 1-disc DVD and 2-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack versions include the shorts "Air Mater" and "Hawaiian Vacation", plus "Director John Lasseter Commentary. Many animators had the opportunity to test real sports cars at their full speed, by themselves or with a pilot, to gain experience on how to animate the characters of the movie. One of the words on the sign was "favorite", which was spelled "favorite" on the sign, even though it was being shown in London (and showing the British name for gasoline: "petrol"), as the UK spells "favorite" with a "u", spelling it as "favourite".

Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, calculated an average score of 57/100 based on 38 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". In the Radiator Springs Grand Prix, Lightning had his Allinol sign when he introduced Francesco to Sally. The use by gambling cars of fuzzy dices similar to those hanged in a decorative purpose inside a car, or the periodic table of elements that becomes the automotive table of elements, can be given as examples. Some theorized that the vitriol was less about the film but more about Pixar's broadened focus to sequels. However, it could have been finished with every racer that was invited before Lightning declined the invite.While going to the bathroom, Mater comes across two thugs confronting an American secret agent named Rod "Torque" Redline, who slips a device containing classified info into his body without him noticing, and is approached by McMissile's assistant Holley Shiftwell who mistakes him for the agent, and they agree to meet during the race in the following evening. For example, the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame's Cathedral in Paris are 50% bigger than the originals. This is a reference to in the first film when Mater uses his hook to try to make his sign upright, but then it leans to the other side. In the subtitles for the audio commentary on Cars 2, John Lasseter describes Mater with " two miniguns" but the subtitles say " two many guns". He finds that the mysterious chain of accidents occurring during the races is part of a plan to discredit the Allinol and ensure that all cars keep using conventional fuel to secure the profits of their organization, who managed to secure the largest unexplored oil resources in the world.

During the summer of 2008, John Lasseter announced that Cars 2 would be pushed forward and released in the summer of 2011, one year earlier than its original 2012 release date.However, Mater soon gets caught in the middle of a big conspiracy when he discovers weapons designer Professor Z is planning to sabotage the race. The New York Times reported that although one negatively reviewed film would not be enough to scratch the studio, "the commentary did dent morale at the studio, which until then had enjoyed an unbroken and perhaps unprecedented run of critical acclaim.

Mater opens arrested Axlerod's hood, unveiling the engine Finn and Holley had been tracking for, and Lightning praises him, now allowing him to come to all his races. In Cars 2, this technique, referred to as "Car-ification", appears more prominently due to the important number of places visited. Justin Chang of Variety commented, " The rare sequel that not only improves on but retroactively justifies its predecessor. When McQueen says that he will still use Allinol in the final race in London, he mentions about Mater, which Mater had his eyelids pointing up. When Grem uses the pulse generator to try to kill McQueen in the last race, the racers seem to be driving across Westminster Bridge and past Big Ben/Big Bentley.In the credits, it was shown that Mater's was born in January 12, 1957, which is the same as John Lasseter's.