Cars 2 world exclusive image

Pixar’s vehicular follow-up Cars 2 vrooms into cinemas later this year, and we’ve just landed a world exclusive image from the movie.

Showing off an encounter between new character Finn McMissile (voiced by Michael Caine) and everybody’s favourite buck-toothed rust bucket Mater (voiced by Larry The Cable Guy), it offers an enticing glimpse at the motor-powered sequel.

It also gives us a look at a car airport (Tokyo International, apparently), with vehicles in the background checking in for flights around the world. (At least their boot space means they shouldn’t get a luggage surcharge.)

Cars 2 again stars red race car Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson), who takes best friend Mater on a whirlwind world tour as he competes against the best of the best. Before tumbling into a spy plot.

Cars 2 opens 22 July.

Josh Winning has worn a lot of hats over the years. Contributing Editor at Total Film, writer for SFX, and senior film writer at the Radio Times. Josh has also penned a novel about mysteries and monsters, is the co-host of a movie podcast, and has a library of pretty phenomenal stories from visiting some of the biggest TV and film sets in the world. He would also like you to know that he "lives for cat videos..." Don't we all, Josh. Don't we all.