Lightning McQueen

Lightning McQueen is a hotshot rookie race car who is the main protagonist of "Faster Than Fast"

Bio
Lightning McQueen is a race car who races in the Piston Cup. He is also sponsored by "Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment". He lives in Radiator Springs with his girlfriend, Sally, his best friend Mater and their other friends. He enjoys racing most of the time. When he is not racing, he usually likes to hang out with his friends

Personality
Lightning started out as an arrogant, selfish and conceited racecar who felt he did not need any help to win races. He was unsatisfied with having the small and unglamorous Rust-eze as a sponsor, intended to ditch them for Dinoco the first chance he got. When asked about his tie-breaker race and who he wanted to give his free tickets to, it dawned on him that he did not have any friends. After winding up in Radiator Springs by accident, he starts to lose his less desirable traits as he forms a bond with the town and its residents. He was very touched when Mater saw him as his best friend and grateful to Sally for offering him a place to stay at her motel.

As a race car, Lightning is very talented, gutsy, and confident. He strives to be the best at what he does as evidenced when he tries to make a proper turn on dirt. By the time of his tie-breaker race he has changed into a more kind and caring individual using what he learned in Radiator Springs to gain the advantage. Lightning willingly forfeits the Piston Cup so that Strip Weathers could finish his last race, having realized what is really important in life

Appearances
Lightning has appeared and spoke in every episode of "Faster Than Fast"

Looks
Lightning is painted red, with an orange and yellow fiery lightning bolt design on his side doors with his 95 sponsor on it. His sponsor is also on his roof. He also has five sponsor stickers on his side doors. He has orange and grey headlights with an orange 95 numbers underneath the left headlight and a Rust-eze sponsor on his hood, spoiler, back and side doors.

Trivia

 * Lightning's model is a "2006 One Of a Kind Hand-Made Race Car"
 * Lightning has won seven Piston Cups
 * Lightning always has his Cars 3 design in the show