Cars

Cars Guía y cronología

Lightning McQueen arrives in Radiator Springs thinking mainly about winning and discovers people who care about more than the finish line. Cars follows his changing place in racing, with shorts and later stories spending time beyond the track. Planes follows a different group of characters in the wider vehicle-filled setting.

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Timeline guide

Cars: Lightning's journey before the side roads

Watch Cars, Cars 2 and Cars 3 for Lightning McQueen's main film route. Planes leads into Fire & Rescue as a separate character journey in the broader vehicle world.

Entries
15
Released
14
Upcoming
1
Span
2006-2022

The games and short collections are different experiences, not missing full films to insert between every sequel.

Overview & recommendation

Lightning's changing place in racing gives the main trilogy its through line. Mater's tall tales and the later road adventures spend time elsewhere without needing to become prerequisites for that sequence.

Planes belongs to the broader vehicle setting but follows another cast. The games can adapt or use that world too, with individual story and canon context rather than one guaranteed chain of extra film events.

Keep the Cars trilogy together first. Explore shorts and Cars on the Road as companions, watch Planes before Fire & Rescue when choosing that branch, and select games for play rather than film completion.

The screen world and its game adaptations Lightning's line and broader vehicle stories

Main Continuity includes the Cars screen stories and Planes. Games organizes interactive products; format grouping does not settle every adaptation's canon or precise position.

  • Main Continuity (9 entries)

    The Cars screen stories, shorts and broader-world Planes films. Their collections and different casts need individual viewing context.

  • Games (6 entries)

    Official Cars game products and adaptations. They are optional playing experiences, not automatically missing canonical scenes between the films.

The main races, then optional detours 15 entries

The trilogy is the direct first route. A Mater collection or a game with the same title may overlap familiar material rather than provide the next necessary chapter.

  1. 1
    2006CarsFilm · 2006
  2. 2
    2006CarsGame · 2006
  3. 3
    2007Cars Mater-National ChampionshipGame · 2007
  4. 4
    2008Cars Toons: Mater's Tall TalesSeries · 2008
  5. 5
    2009Cars Race-O-RamaGame · 2009
  6. 6
    2011Cars 2Film · 2011
  7. 7
    2011Cars 2Game · 2011
  8. 8
    2013PlanesFilm · 2013
  9. 9
    2013Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator SpringsSeries · 2013
  10. 10
    2014Planes: Fire & RescueFilm · 2014
  11. 11
    2014Cars: Fast as LightningGame · 2014
  12. 12
    2017Cars 3Film · 2017
  13. 13
    2017Cars 3: Driven to WinGame · 2017
  14. 14
    2022Cars on the RoadSeries · 2022
  15. 15
    Cars: Lightning RacersSeries · 2027Upcoming

Films, shorts and later road trips 15 entries

Publication history helps identify the companions without making them mandatory interruptions in Lightning's story. Announced series retain future-project status.

  1. 1
    CarsGame · 2006
  2. 2
    CarsFilm · 2006
  3. 3
    Cars Mater-National ChampionshipGame · 2007
  4. 4
    Cars Toons: Mater's Tall TalesSeries · 2008
  5. 5
    Cars Race-O-RamaGame · 2009
  6. 6
    Cars 2Film · 2011
  7. 7
    Cars 2Game · 2011
  8. 8
    Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator SpringsSeries · 2013
  9. 9
    PlanesFilm · 2013
  10. 10
    Planes: Fire & RescueFilm · 2014
  11. 11
    Cars: Fast as LightningGame · 2014
  12. 12
    Cars 3: Driven to WinGame · 2017
  13. 13
    Cars 3Film · 2017
  14. 14
    Cars on the RoadSeries · 2022
  15. 15
    Cars: Lightning RacersSeries · 2027Upcoming

Frequently asked questions 7 answers

Do I need Planes before Cars 2?

No. Keep Lightning's main film sequence intact. Planes introduces another cast in the broader vehicle world.

Which Planes film comes first?

Watch Planes before Planes: Fire & Rescue for that character journey.

Must I play the Cars games between films?

No. The game view is optional and needs individual adaptation and canon context.

How many Cars movies, shows and games are there?

Cars has 15 entries: 6 games, 5 movies and 4 TV shows, released between 2006 and 2022. 14 are already released and 1 is upcoming.

What is the chronological order of Cars?

In chronological (in-universe) order, Cars begins with Cars (2006) and ends with Cars: Lightning Racers. The full chronological list of 15 entries is above.

What is the release order of Cars?

By release date, Cars starts with Cars (2006). The most recent release is Cars on the Road (2022).

What is the next Cars release and what should I watch before it?

The next Cars release is Cars: Lightning Racers (2027). To catch up first, choose the relevant continuity and watch its released entries. Include alternative editions only if you want them in your personal goal.

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