Eliza W
I'm most interested in what Flo was. I know a lot of the others, but can't seem to find any info on her year make and model.
Sorry if it seems like a weird question, but my husband and I are in the market for a restoration and I love the lines. =)
Answer
* Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, described by John Lasseter in the LA Times as "A hybrid between a stock car and a more curvaceous Le Mans endurance racer."[3]
* Michael Keaton as Chick Hicks, described by Pixar as "A generic 1980s stock car."[4] Strongly resembles a 78-88 General Motors G-Body such as Buick Regal or Grand National.
* Richard Petty as "The King" Strip Weathers. The car's design was based on Richard Petty's 1970 Plymouth Superbird
[edit] Radiator Springs cars
* Paul Newman as Doc Hudson, a 1951 Hudson Hornet, later revealed to be the Fabulous Hudson Hornet.
* Larry the Cable Guy as Mater, a 1951 International Harvester L-170 "boom" truck[5][6] with elements of a mid-1950s Chevrolet.[4] One-Ton Wrecker Tow Truck.
* Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera, a 2002 996-series Porsche 911 Carrera.
* Cheech Marin as Ramone, a 1959 Chevy Impala Lowrider.
* Tony Shalhoub as Luigi, a 1959 Fiat 500.
* Michael Wallis as Sheriff, a 1949 Mercury Club Coupe (police package).
* George Carlin as Fillmore, a 1960 VW Bus.
* Paul Dooley as Sarge, a 1941 Willys model jeep, in the style used by the US Military.
* Jenifer Lewis as Flo, a 1957 Motorama show car.
* Guido Quaroni as Guido, a custom forklift, hybrid between Isetta (front) and Messerschmitt Kabinenroller (back)
* Katherine Helmond as Lizzie, a 1923 Ford Model T.
* Joe Ranft as Red, a 1960s style fire truck (most closely resembles a mid-1960s Pirsch pumper but also resembles American LaFrance models).
[edit] Other cars
* John Ratzenberger as Mack, a 1985 Mack Super-Liner.
* Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, described by John Lasseter in the LA Times as "A hybrid between a stock car and a more curvaceous Le Mans endurance racer."[3]
* Michael Keaton as Chick Hicks, described by Pixar as "A generic 1980s stock car."[4] Strongly resembles a 78-88 General Motors G-Body such as Buick Regal or Grand National.
* Richard Petty as "The King" Strip Weathers. The car's design was based on Richard Petty's 1970 Plymouth Superbird
[edit] Radiator Springs cars
* Paul Newman as Doc Hudson, a 1951 Hudson Hornet, later revealed to be the Fabulous Hudson Hornet.
* Larry the Cable Guy as Mater, a 1951 International Harvester L-170 "boom" truck[5][6] with elements of a mid-1950s Chevrolet.[4] One-Ton Wrecker Tow Truck.
* Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera, a 2002 996-series Porsche 911 Carrera.
* Cheech Marin as Ramone, a 1959 Chevy Impala Lowrider.
* Tony Shalhoub as Luigi, a 1959 Fiat 500.
* Michael Wallis as Sheriff, a 1949 Mercury Club Coupe (police package).
* George Carlin as Fillmore, a 1960 VW Bus.
* Paul Dooley as Sarge, a 1941 Willys model jeep, in the style used by the US Military.
* Jenifer Lewis as Flo, a 1957 Motorama show car.
* Guido Quaroni as Guido, a custom forklift, hybrid between Isetta (front) and Messerschmitt Kabinenroller (back)
* Katherine Helmond as Lizzie, a 1923 Ford Model T.
* Joe Ranft as Red, a 1960s style fire truck (most closely resembles a mid-1960s Pirsch pumper but also resembles American LaFrance models).
[edit] Other cars
* John Ratzenberger as Mack, a 1985 Mack Super-Liner.
Why do cars have low mpg?
Jenny K
I need to know for my research paper for english so if you can please list your website or citation because i have to cite my info
Answer
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fetrends.htm
for the latest EPA report studying the fuel economy in cars from 1975 through current (2008 at the moment).
You'll see that over time HP has gone up, 0-60 times have gone down, weight has gone up, % of 4WD vehicles have gone up, % of manual transmissions have gone down, and fuel economy has remained relatively stagnant/unchanged.
The most telling graph is on page 6 of the Executive Summary, titled "Weight and Performance (Annual Data)" that shows a pretty X inverse proportional graph showing that as weight increased starting in the 1980s, that fuel economy dropped off at a similar rate.
If you look, you'll see many vehicles that have grown out of their original market classes over the years. People have been looking for more convenience items added to their cars (AC, power items, etc.), and manufacturers have been doing so. Bigger cars, with more stuff on them, makes for higher weight.
The federal government also keeps adding in more safety regulations over the years, such as frontal airbags, tire pressure monitors, better frontal crash and rollover safety protection, and also more stringent air pollution controls. All of this also adds weight.
More weight just takes more energy to move around, so lowered fuel economy.
With the increased weight/size/features of cars today compared to a few years ago, but with same/better fuel economy, actually I am impressed that fuel economy has been getting better over the years to combat the decreases from the changes in the cars. Basically, auto manufacturers have been building what will sell (which is usually bigger and with more features) and still meet minimum governmental requirements. Once the government finally raises the CAFE (corporate average fuel economy) standards, the manufacturers will have to finally increase vehicle fuel economy (or at least sell more of the fuel efficient models and less of the gas guzzling models to increase the fleet average). There was a recent CAFE increase, but it is only an incremental change starting with the 2011 model year...
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/rules/CAFE/overview.htm
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fetrends.htm
for the latest EPA report studying the fuel economy in cars from 1975 through current (2008 at the moment).
You'll see that over time HP has gone up, 0-60 times have gone down, weight has gone up, % of 4WD vehicles have gone up, % of manual transmissions have gone down, and fuel economy has remained relatively stagnant/unchanged.
The most telling graph is on page 6 of the Executive Summary, titled "Weight and Performance (Annual Data)" that shows a pretty X inverse proportional graph showing that as weight increased starting in the 1980s, that fuel economy dropped off at a similar rate.
If you look, you'll see many vehicles that have grown out of their original market classes over the years. People have been looking for more convenience items added to their cars (AC, power items, etc.), and manufacturers have been doing so. Bigger cars, with more stuff on them, makes for higher weight.
The federal government also keeps adding in more safety regulations over the years, such as frontal airbags, tire pressure monitors, better frontal crash and rollover safety protection, and also more stringent air pollution controls. All of this also adds weight.
More weight just takes more energy to move around, so lowered fuel economy.
With the increased weight/size/features of cars today compared to a few years ago, but with same/better fuel economy, actually I am impressed that fuel economy has been getting better over the years to combat the decreases from the changes in the cars. Basically, auto manufacturers have been building what will sell (which is usually bigger and with more features) and still meet minimum governmental requirements. Once the government finally raises the CAFE (corporate average fuel economy) standards, the manufacturers will have to finally increase vehicle fuel economy (or at least sell more of the fuel efficient models and less of the gas guzzling models to increase the fleet average). There was a recent CAFE increase, but it is only an incremental change starting with the 2011 model year...
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/rules/CAFE/overview.htm
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