
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.
- 12006CarsFilm · 2006
- 22006CarsGame · 2006
- 32007Cars Mater-National ChampionshipGame · 2007
- 42008Cars Toons: Mater's Tall TalesSeries · 2008
- 52009Cars Race-O-RamaGame · 2009
- 62011Cars 2Film · 2011
- 72011Cars 2Game · 2011
- 82013PlanesFilm · 2013
- 92013Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator SpringsSeries · 2013
- 102014Planes: Fire & RescueFilm · 2014
- 112014Cars: Fast as LightningGame · 2014
- 122017Cars 3Film · 2017
- 132017Cars 3: Driven to WinGame · 2017
- 142022Cars on the RoadSeries · 2022
- 15Cars: 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.
- 1CarsGame · 2006
- 2CarsFilm · 2006
- 3Cars Mater-National ChampionshipGame · 2007
- 4Cars Toons: Mater's Tall TalesSeries · 2008
- 5Cars Race-O-RamaGame · 2009
- 6Cars 2Film · 2011
- 7Cars 2Game · 2011
- 8Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator SpringsSeries · 2013
- 9PlanesFilm · 2013
- 10Planes: Fire & RescueFilm · 2014
- 11Cars: Fast as LightningGame · 2014
- 12Cars 3: Driven to WinGame · 2017
- 13Cars 3Film · 2017
- 14Cars on the RoadSeries · 2022
- 15Cars: 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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