History Trivia / Cars3

** Also, ''Radio/CarTalk'' host Tom Magliozzi reprises his role as one of the Rust-eze sponsors, despite his death in 2014. (Tellingly, all plot-specific dialogue goes to his living brother Ray, with Tom's character either nodding along in affirmation or spouting catchphrases pulled from ''Car Talk'' and the first ''{{Cars}}'' film.)

* TheDanza: Lewis Hamilton as Hamilton, the automated speed-tracking assistant. Also, a few Nascar racers voice their fictional versions.

* MeaningfulReleaseDate: The DVD/Blu-ray release date is November 7, the same as the first film's home media release date.

* Reality Subtext: The Florida International Super Speedway is an obvious reference to the Daytona International Super Speedway, right down to the logo etched into the infield. Even the race it holds, the Florida 500, is a reference to the Daytona 500, both races of which are the start of their respective racing seasons.

*** Several storyboards also implied that Lightning would have worn his [[spoiler: "Fabulous Lightning [=McQueen=]" paintjob]] during the final race, rather than at the very end of the film.

* MarketBasedTitle: In Japan the film is retitled ''Cars: Crossroads''.

* MethodActing: Lightning's "YES IT DOES!" during the "naming tires" scene was spontaneous; Brian Fee points out in an interview this particular line came from Owen Wilson snapping at him for repeatedly saying "Does this make you mad?" no less than ten times.

* TheDanza: Lewis Hamilton as Hamilton, the automated speed-tracking assistant.

* MethodActing: Lightning's "YES IT DOES!" during the "naming tires" scene was spontaneous; Brian Fee points out in an interview this particular line came from Owen Wilson snapping at him by repeatedly saying "Does this make you mad?" no less than ten times.

** Brian Fee stated on Twitter that Lightning and Sally are still dating, and are not married yet.

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: It's safe to say that Armie Hammer is nothing like [[{{Jerkass}} Jackson Storm]] (unless you remember [[DearNegativeReader his reaction]] to the negative reviews of ''Film/TheLoneRanger'').

** Roughly two months before the movie's release, a storybook titled "Lead The Way" was published. [[spoiled: This book's artwork highly features Cruz in her racing getup, spoiling the finale of the movie.]]

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: It's safe to say that Armie Hammer is nothing like [[{{Jerkass}} Jackson Storm]].

** Before settling on the film's final story, a scene was written involving [=McQueen=] attending a high-profile party in California filled with celebrity cameos, including [[Film/Ghostbusters The Ecto-1]] and Disney's very own [[Film/TheLoveBug Herbie]]. At one point, anthropomorphized versions of [[Series/{{Batman}} the original]] and [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy modern]] Batmobiles (who may or may not have been voiced by [[Creator/AdamWest their]] [[Creator/ChristianBale actors]]) would be seen talking to one another.

** Before settling on the film's final story, a scene was written involving [=McQueen=] attending a high-profile party in California filled with celebrity cameos. At one point, anthropomorphized versions of [[Series/{{Batman}} the original]] and [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy modern]] Batmobiles (who may or may not have been voiced by [[Creator/AdamWest their]] [[Creator/ChristianBale actors]]) would be seen talking to one another.

* HeyItsThatSound: When Cruz's outdoor treadmill finishes setting up, it plays the Mac boot up sound; this was also heard in ''WesternAnimation/WallE''.

* SpoiledByTheMerchandise: As per tradition with the past two films. Two major examples involving Cruz, as two of her diecasts spoil her with the paint jobs where she [[spoiler: takes over as racer halfway through the Florida 500]] and when she [[spoiler: joins Team Dinoco and is done up in her current racing getup.]] One of Lightning's diecasts also spoils the [[spoiler: "Fabulous Lightning [=McQueen=]" getup he tries out at the end of the movie.]]

** Bob Peterson replaces Creator/MichaelKeaton as the voice of Chick Hicks most likely due to the latter being too busy filming ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''

** Chick Hicks was originally voiced by Creator/MichaelKeaton. Here, he is voiced by Bob Peterson.

** In an article on USA Today, John Lasseter states [[spoiler: Lightning changed into a Doc Hudson-esque paint job at the end of the movie to experience what Doc did. He adds Lightning just changed his getup for fun and it won't be permanent and is bound to return to his original getup. He also says he'll only be Cruz's crew chief for a short time to get her going, and he'll continue racing. A section in the Essential Guide confirms this.]]