Good points. Even for more of a 'sellout' movie, Cars 2 just feels so far off the mark it makes me feel like I am the one taking crazy pills.

Even Cars 3 feels like it would be better at marketing towards car people as it has everything from the small local dirt derby races, nostalgia/legacy racers, and sticking it to big corporations that take the heart out of things for profit. Definitely makes Cars 2 feel cheap in that context with how short-sighted its design and execution went.