Characters page for the Cars franchise, including spin-offs.
- Introduced in the first film (Cars)
- Introduced in the second film (Cars 2)
- Introduced in the third film (Cars 3)
- Cars Race-O-Rama
- Planes film series
Mater's Tall Tales
Characters in Rescue Squad Mater
- Hospital Hottie: Mia, Tia and Kori Turbowitz, but Mater’s GTO stands out the most.
- The Medic: Rescue Squad Ambulance. Dr. Mater as well.
Characters in Tokyo Mater
Kabuto
Voiced by: Mach Tony Kobayashi
- The Cameo: He appears briefly at the pre-race party in Cars 2.
- Meaningful Name: A kabuto is a type of helmet, in which the spoilers on his body resemble.
Characters in UFM: Unidentified Flying Mater
- Cool Plane: Captain Munier the attack helicopter.
- Herr Doktor: The scientist pitties at Parking Area 51. Mater himself disguises himself as “Dr. Abschlepp Wagen”.
- Flying Saucer: Mator.
- Tank Goodness: Although he is not a tank, Corporal Kim, who runs Parking Area 51, is a large, menacing military van.
Characters in Heavy Metal Mater
- A Good Name for a Rock Band: Mater’s band was originally called “Mater and the Gas Caps”, but later chose the name “Heavy Metal Mater” when a pitty carrying a 1-ton weight came in after the recording session and asked “Where do you want this heavy metal, Mater?”
- Audience Participation Song: “Dad-Gum”Mater: Let me hear you! Dad-Gum!
Audience: Dad-Gum!
Mater: Dad-Gum!
Audience: Dad-Gum!
Mater: DAD-GUUUUUUU-! - Hell-Bent for Leather: The entire band becomes this as “Heavy Metal Mater”.
- I'm Your Biggest Fan: Rodney the rocker
- No Name Given: The drummer pitty in the band never had a toy released of him, so his name is unknown.
- Rockers Smash Guitars: Mater kicks the microphone with his back tyre after the recording session.
- Shout-Out: Rocky’s heavy metal outfit resembles Slash.
- Title-Only Chorus: Heavy Metal Mater’s first and most popular song is “Dad-Gum”, of which the lyrics consist of only the title phrase.
Characters in Monster Truck Mater
- Adapted Out: Dr. Feel Bad doesn't appear in the video game outside of a single image in Free Play mode.
- And I Must Scream: Paddy O'Concrete's fate when the poor geezer has his cement mixer turned upright. Whether he was eventually chipped out of the cement or not isn't shown.
- Ax-Crazy: Dr. Frankenwagon, who makes his Establishing Character Moment with an Evil Laugh.
- Bad Humor Truck: I-Screamer.
- Big Badass Rig: The head of Dr. Frankenwagon's monster is a tractor unit of a semi-truck for a head.
- Deadly Doctor: Dr. Feel Bad.
- Destination Defenestration: The above's fate.
- Dreadlock Rasta: The Rasta Carian, who has black wiring with hooks as dreads.
- Drill Sergeant Nasty: Captain Collision.
- Frankenstein's Monster: Dr. Frankenwagon’s monster, which is made out of construction vehicles with a tractor unit of a semi-truck for a head.
- Herr Doktor: Dr. Frankenwagon.
- I'm Your Biggest Fan: There is a blue SUV who is constantly rooting for Mater in every wrestling match. He is first seen rooting for I-Screamer, but eventually decides to root for Mater instead because of how successful he is.
- Mad Scientist: Dr. Frankenwagon is this.
- Oireland: Paddy O’Concrete.
- Spared by the Adaptation: Frankenwagon's monster appears in the video game on the victory screen for "Monster Truck Mater" chapter.
- Squashed Flat: Dr. Frankenwagon's monster meets his defeat this way, with the crushing object being the stage itself, which Mater had wrapped his tow-cable tail around.
- Tank Goodness: Captain Collision, although he is actually a Humvee with monster truck tires.
Characters in Moon Mater
- Cool Boat: The aircraft carrier near the end of the short.
- Cool Starship: Roger the Space Shuttle.
- Punny Name: Impala XIII the autonaut.
- You All Look Familiar: The ground control pitties use the same models as the scientists from Unidentified Flying Mater.
Cars on the Road
Mato
Voiced by: Dana Powell
Mater's older sister
- Aloof Big Brother: We can guess she's this, as, up until Cars on the Road, we didn't know she existed, so maybe they don't talk much.
- Family Theme Naming: Like Mater, her name doesn't include the "To/w" parts, so, consequently, their names start with "M". Funnily enough, their names are different plays on the pronunciations of "tomato".
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Well, she ain't as nutty or laidback as Mater is, though she thinks of herself as being the responsible one. However, underneath it, she does wish she could be as laidback as Mater is.
Mateo
Voiced by: Oscar Camacho
Mato's husband, Mater's brother in-law and Cruz Ramirez’s cousin.
- Huge Girl, Tiny Guy: He is a smaller car model than Mato.
Ivy
Voiced by: Quinta Brunson
A monster truck who got hurt in an accident.- Attention Whore: Downplayed, as she just enjoys performing and doesn't go out of her way to find an audience.
