Meet Two New ‘Cars 2’ Characters: Rod “Torque” Redline And Siddeley

Had enoughCars 2characters yet? No, of course you haven’t. That’s why yesterday, Pixar released stills and bios of two more characters — a muscle car voiced byArmy of DarknessstarBruce Campbell, and a jet voiced byHarry PotteractorJason Isaacs. Get to know them after the jump.

In his latest deep-cover operation, he obtained vital information about the plot to sabotage the World Grand Prix. So Rod plans a rendezvous with his British counterparts to share his discoveries at the World Grand Prix welcome reception in Tokyo, Japan. But with the bad guys hot on his tailpipe, Rod is forced to ditch the intel early and with the first party guest he sees — a rusty American tow truck named Mater.

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360 turnaround:

[viaStitch Kingdom]

And here’s Isaacs' Siddeley:

AsCinemaBlendpoints out, “If you take a close look at his tail you’ll notice the number A113, the Easter Egg that’s appeared in every single Pixar film, referring to the classroom at Cal Arts where many of Pixar’s greats got their start.”

Although there’s no mention of Siddeley in the synopsis for the direct-to-DVD spin-offPlanes, given Pixar’s penchant for Easter eggs, I wouldn’t be surprised if he made a cameo. Pixar has yet to release a turntable video for Siddeley, but we have a photo of him in action:

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[viaCinemaBlend]

You can read all of ourCars 2news, including previously released character bios,here.

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