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|image = Jeff gorvette.png
 
|image = Jeff gorvette.png
 
|gender = Male
 
|gender = Male
|color = Yellow, with a black spoiler and America's flag on his sides
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|color = Yellow, with a black spoiler and an American flag on his sides
|eye color = Blue
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|eye color = Silver-blue
 
|occupation = [[World Grand Prix]] Racer
 
|occupation = [[World Grand Prix]] Racer
 
|hometown = Vallejo, [[California]]
 
|hometown = Vallejo, [[California]]
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[[Lightning McQueen]]<br />
 
[[Lightning McQueen]]<br />
 
[[John Lassetire]]<br />
 
[[John Lassetire]]<br />
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[[Miguel Camino]]<br />
 
|interests = Racing
 
|interests = Racing
 
|talents = Racing
 
|talents = Racing
 
|first appearance = ''[[Cars 2]]''
 
|first appearance = ''[[Cars 2]]''
|performer = [[Jeff Gordon]]}}'''Jeff Gorvette''' is a famous American race car that was invited to compete in the [[World Grand Prix]] in ''[[Cars 2]]''.
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|performer = [[Jeff Gordon]]}}'''Jeff Gorvette''' is a famous American race car that was invited to compete in the [[World Grand Prix]] in ''[[Cars 2]]''. In ''[[Cars 3]]'', he is now a retired racer.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
===''Cars 2''===
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===''[[Cars 2]]''===
[[File:Jeff_gorvette_Cars_2.png|thumb|left|200px|Jeff in ''Cars 2''.]]In ''[[Cars 2]]'', he is first seen at the [[Tokyo]] welcome party with [[Lewis Hamilton]] and he greets [[Lightning McQueen]], which they were talking to each other. He sees [[Tow Mater|Mater]] talking to the [[Zen Master]]. He appears in all 3 races including the one in [[Radiator Springs]]. He never got hit by the [[:Category:Lemons|lemons]]' [[WGP Camera|camera]] in any of the races. After the World Grand Prix Tokyo race begins, he started in the 5th position and was also last seen in the [[Tokyo Circuit|Tokyo race]] in the 5th position. But as well as we can see, [[Nigel Gearsley]] finished in the 5th position. In the [[Porto Corsa]] [[Porto Corsa Circuit|race]], Jeff was seen in the first part in the 7th position. And later in the second part, he was seen in the 8th position. At the last meters to the finish line in the Porto Corsa race, Jeff Gorvette along with Lewis Hamilton was at the last position. But he must have finished the race, because [[Shu Todoroki]]'s big crash blocked the track. He and Lewis were the only racers who didn't collide into the big crash. In the [[London Circuit|last race]] in [[London]], Jeff was seen following Nigel Gearsley from the 6th position to the 5th position. Right before the [[Radiator Springs Grand Prix|race in Radiator Springs]], he says to Lewis that he thinks they should do it every year. In the race, he and Lewis were next to each other in position.
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[[File:Cars2-disneyscreencaps.com-8188.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Jeff in ''Cars 2''.]]In ''[[Cars 2]]'', Jeff is first seen at the [[Tokyo]] welcome party with [[Lewis Hamilton]] and he greets [[Lightning McQueen]], which they were talking to each other. He sees [[Tow Mater|Mater]] talking to the [[Zen Master]]. He appears in all 3 races including the one in [[Radiator Springs]]. He never got hit by the [[:Category:Lemons|lemons]]' [[WGP Camera|camera]] in any of the races. After the World Grand Prix Tokyo race begins, he started in the 5th position and was also last seen in the [[Tokyo Circuit|Tokyo race]] in the 5th position. But as well as we can see, [[Nigel Gearsley]] finished in the 5th position. In the [[Porto Corsa]] [[Porto Corsa Circuit|race]], Jeff was seen in the first part in the 7th position. And later in the second part, he was seen in the 8th position. At the last meters to the finish line in the Porto Corsa race, Jeff Gorvette along with Lewis Hamilton was at the last position. But he must have finished the race, because [[Shu Todoroki]]'s big crash blocked the track. He and Lewis were the only racers who didn't collide into the big crash. In the [[London Circuit|last race]] in [[London]], Jeff was seen following Nigel Gearsley from the 6th position to the 5th position. Right before the [[Radiator Springs Grand Prix|race in Radiator Springs]], he says to Lewis that he thinks they should do it every year. In the race, he and Lewis were next to each other in position.
   
 
====Replacements====
 
====Replacements====
 
In international versions of ''Cars 2'', Jeff is replaced in one scene by a completely different character, voiced by a regionally better known racer than [[Jeff Gordon]]. However, they only replace him in the scene where Lightning meets him at the party in Tokyo as well as when that scene appears in Mater's nightmare. They don't replace him in the races or when the racers are shocked at Mater drinking from the water fountain after eating a lot of wasabi. Most of these characters use the same body shape as [[Max Schnell]]. These include:
 
In international versions of ''Cars 2'', Jeff is replaced in one scene by a completely different character, voiced by a regionally better known racer than [[Jeff Gordon]]. However, they only replace him in the scene where Lightning meets him at the party in Tokyo as well as when that scene appears in Mater's nightmare. They don't replace him in the races or when the racers are shocked at Mater drinking from the water fountain after eating a lot of wasabi. Most of these characters use the same body shape as [[Max Schnell]]. These include:
*Australia: [[Mark "Frosty" Winterbottom]]
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*[[Australia]]: [[Mark "Frosty" Winterbottom]]
*Spain: [[Fernando Alonso]]
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*[[Spain]]: [[Fernando Alonso]]
*Russia: [[Vitaly Petrov]]
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*[[Russia]]: [[Vitaly Petrov]]
*Sweden: [[Jan "Flash" Nilsson]]
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*[[China]]: [[Long Ge]]
*China: [[Long Ge]]
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*[[Mexico]]: [[Memo Rojas, Jr.]]
*Mexico: [[Memo Rojas, Jr.]]
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*[[Germany]]: [[Sebastian Schnell]]
*Germany: [[Sebastian Schnell]]
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*[[Brazil]]: [[Carla Veloso]] 
*Brazil: [[Carla Veloso]]
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*[[France]]: [[Raoul ÇaRoule]]
*France: [[Raoul ÇaRoule]]
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*[[Sweden]]: [[Jan "Flash" Nilsson]]
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===Other versions included===
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*[[France]]: Jeff Gorvette
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*[[Brazil]]: [[Memo Rojas, Jr.]] ('''Note: '''There's a Latin-American Portguese version where Memo appears instead of Carla)
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*Hong Kong: [[Long Ge]] 
   
===''Cars 2: The Video Game''===
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===''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]''===
 
In ''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'', Jeff is a playable character that is unlocked from the very start of the game. Jeff is a medium weight character, meaning that his stats are more balanced, as his speed and power are equal.
 
In ''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'', Jeff is a playable character that is unlocked from the very start of the game. Jeff is a medium weight character, meaning that his stats are more balanced, as his speed and power are equal.
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===''Cars 3''===
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===''[[Cars 3]]''===
Jeff will appear on [[Cars 3]] as a friend of [[Lightning McQueen]].
 
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[[File:Jeff_-1.png|thumb|left|200px|Jeff in ''Cars 3''.]] Jeff appears in ''[[Cars 3]], ''as a retired racer. Right before the [[Florida 500]], he wishes McQueen good luck in the race.
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==General information==
 
==General information==
 
===Physical description===
 
===Physical description===
[[File:Cars 2 Turntable "Jeff Gorvette"|thumb|right|200px]]Jeff Gorvette is a Chevy Corvette C6-R, a grand touring racer commonly seen at endurance events in Europe. He has a top speed of 200 mph and a 0-60 of 3.6 seconds. His engine is a 7.0-liter LS7.R V-8, having 590 horsepower.
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[[File:Cars 2 Turntable "Jeff Gorvette"|thumb|right|200px]]Jeff Gorvette is a [[Chevrolet|Chevy]] Corvette C6-R, a grand touring racer commonly seen at endurance events in [[Europe]]. He has a top speed of 200 mph and a 0-60 of 3.6 seconds. His engine is a 7.0-liter LS7.R V-8, having 590 horsepower.
 
He is painted yellow, with the red, white and blue American flag design painted on his side. He has the number "24" painted inside a white badge on his doors, and the World Grand Prix logo painted on the lower part of his door and black spoiler. He has the Corvette logo as a hood ornament, gray headlights and 16-spoke wheels.
 
He is painted yellow, with the red, white and blue American flag design painted on his side. He has the number "24" painted inside a white badge on his doors, and the World Grand Prix logo painted on the lower part of his door and black spoiler. He has the Corvette logo as a hood ornament, gray headlights and 16-spoke wheels.
 
===Personality and traits===
 
===Personality and traits===
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*''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]''
 
*''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]''
 
*''[[Silver Speed]]''
 
*''[[Silver Speed]]''
*[[Cars 3]]
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*[[Cars 3|''Cars 3'']]
   
 
==Profiles and statistics==
 
==Profiles and statistics==
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*"''Hey, Lightning! Can you believe this party?''" - ''Cars 2''
 
*"''Hey, Lightning! Can you believe this party?''" - ''Cars 2''
 
*"''Check out that tow truck!''" - ''Cars 2''
 
*"''Check out that tow truck!''" - ''Cars 2''
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*"''We should do this every year!" - Cars 2''
 
*"''Yeah, I can do things you thought were impossible.''" - ''Cars 2: The Video Game''
 
*"''Yeah, I can do things you thought were impossible.''" - ''Cars 2: The Video Game''
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*"Just like my daddy taught me!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
 
*"''Hey, that's cool!''" - ''Cars 2: The Video Game''
 
*"''Hey, that's cool!''" - ''Cars 2: The Video Game''
*''"Turboooooooooo!" - Cars 2: The Video Game''
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*''"Turbo!" - Cars 2: The Video Game''
 
*"Who's Frank?" - Cars 2: The Video Game
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*''"Hey, McQueen! Win one for us old guys." - Cars 3''
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==Names in other languages==
 
==Names in other languages==
 
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*The Corvette C6R, Jeff Gorvette's model, has a special 5.5 liter engine in real life, not a LSR 7.0 engine.
 
*The Corvette C6R, Jeff Gorvette's model, has a special 5.5 liter engine in real life, not a LSR 7.0 engine.
 
*In the Ukrainian version of the film, Jeff named after his voice actor, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Shevchenko Andriy Shevchenko], Ukrainian footballer, but despite this, he still looks similar, just like [[Lewis Hamilton (race car)|Lewis Hamilton]]. Also, the voice actors of both of these characters are Russian speakers, but they speak Ukrainian in the movie anyway. Lightning friendly calls him "Шева" (Sheva), his common nickname.
 
*In the Ukrainian version of the film, Jeff named after his voice actor, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Shevchenko Andriy Shevchenko], Ukrainian footballer, but despite this, he still looks similar, just like [[Lewis Hamilton (race car)|Lewis Hamilton]]. Also, the voice actors of both of these characters are Russian speakers, but they speak Ukrainian in the movie anyway. Lightning friendly calls him "Шева" (Sheva), his common nickname.
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*Jeff is the only character introduced in ''Cars 2'' to return in ''Cars 3.''
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[[Category:World Grand Prix Racers]]
 
[[Category:Cars 3]]
 
[[Category:Cars 3]]
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Revision as of 09:40, 19 April 2020

Jeff Gorvette is a famous American race car that was invited to compete in the World Grand Prix in Cars 2. In Cars 3, he is now a retired racer.

History

Cars 2

Cars2-disneyscreencaps

Jeff in Cars 2.

In Cars 2, Jeff is first seen at the Tokyo welcome party with Lewis Hamilton and he greets Lightning McQueen, which they were talking to each other. He sees Mater talking to the Zen Master. He appears in all 3 races including the one in Radiator Springs. He never got hit by the lemons' camera in any of the races. After the World Grand Prix Tokyo race begins, he started in the 5th position and was also last seen in the Tokyo race in the 5th position. But as well as we can see, Nigel Gearsley finished in the 5th position. In the Porto Corsa race, Jeff was seen in the first part in the 7th position. And later in the second part, he was seen in the 8th position. At the last meters to the finish line in the Porto Corsa race, Jeff Gorvette along with Lewis Hamilton was at the last position. But he must have finished the race, because Shu Todoroki's big crash blocked the track. He and Lewis were the only racers who didn't collide into the big crash. In the last race in London, Jeff was seen following Nigel Gearsley from the 6th position to the 5th position. Right before the race in Radiator Springs, he says to Lewis that he thinks they should do it every year. In the race, he and Lewis were next to each other in position.

Replacements

In international versions of Cars 2, Jeff is replaced in one scene by a completely different character, voiced by a regionally better known racer than Jeff Gordon. However, they only replace him in the scene where Lightning meets him at the party in Tokyo as well as when that scene appears in Mater's nightmare. They don't replace him in the races or when the racers are shocked at Mater drinking from the water fountain after eating a lot of wasabi. Most of these characters use the same body shape as Max Schnell. These include:

Other versions included

  • France: Jeff Gorvette
  • Brazil: Memo Rojas, Jr. (Note: There's a Latin-American Portguese version where Memo appears instead of Carla)
  • Hong Kong: Long Ge 

Cars 2: The Video Game

In Cars 2: The Video Game, Jeff is a playable character that is unlocked from the very start of the game. Jeff is a medium weight character, meaning that his stats are more balanced, as his speed and power are equal.

Cars 3

Jeff -1

Jeff in Cars 3.

Jeff appears in Cars 3, as a retired racer. Right before the Florida 500, he wishes McQueen good luck in the race.

General information

Physical description

Cars_2_Turntable_"Jeff_Gorvette"

Cars 2 Turntable "Jeff Gorvette"

Jeff Gorvette is a Chevy Corvette C6-R, a grand touring racer commonly seen at endurance events in Europe. He has a top speed of 200 mph and a 0-60 of 3.6 seconds. His engine is a 7.0-liter LS7.R V-8, having 590 horsepower.

He is painted yellow, with the red, white and blue American flag design painted on his side. He has the number "24" painted inside a white badge on his doors, and the World Grand Prix logo painted on the lower part of his door and black spoiler. He has the Corvette logo as a hood ornament, gray headlights and 16-spoke wheels.

Personality and traits

Jeff is a friendly competitor, but he is very competitive when he is racing.

Appearances

Profiles and statistics

Cars 2

  • Bios
    • "Jeff Gorvette is one of the greatest American racecars alive today. Donning the stars and stripes of his country's flag, the #24 Corvette C6.R has proven his ability to succeed on the big ovals and the road courses of the Grand Touring Sports circuits. Having moved from his hometown of Vallejo, California to Indiana to be closer to the racing world, Gorvette's ability to accelerate at such a young age has turned hoods wherever he competes. His championships and number of victories are unmatched, making him a respected competitor-and legitimate threat-at the World Grand Prix."

Cars 2: The Video Game

  • Bios
    • "His ability to succeed on the big ovals as well as the road courses makes him a respected international competitor. A recipent of several "Rookie-of-the Year" awards, Jeff Gorvette turns hoods wherever he competes."
  • Stats
    • Weight Class: Medium
    • Speed: 50
    • Power: 50

Portrayals

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Jeff Gorvette/Gallery.

Quotes

  • "Hey, Lightning! Can you believe this party?" - Cars 2
  • "Check out that tow truck!" - Cars 2
  • "We should do this every year!" - Cars 2
  • "Yeah, I can do things you thought were impossible." - Cars 2: The Video Game
  • "Just like my daddy taught me!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
  • "Hey, that's cool!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
  • "Turbo!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
  • "Who's Frank?" - Cars 2: The Video Game
  • "Hey, McQueen! Win one for us old guys." - Cars 3

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
French Jeff Gorvette Jeff Gorvette
Polish Jeff Gorvette Jeff Gorvette
Ukrainian Андрій Шевченко In Ukraine he named after his voice actor, Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian footballer.

Trivia

  • Jeff Gorvette is based on the real NASCAR driver and 4-time Sprint Cup Champion Jeff Gordon who has the same racing number he has. His name is a combination of "Jeff Gordon" and "Corvette".
  • Jeff Gorvette is voiced by the real NASCAR Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya in the Latin American release.
  • Originally, Jeff Gorvette's racing number was planned to be #3. But it was finally replaced by #24, Jeff Gordon's number. In the final film, there is no racecar in the World Grand Prix with #3.
  • Jeff's pit crew chief is John Lassetire.
  • The Corvette C6R, Jeff Gorvette's model, has a special 5.5 liter engine in real life, not a LSR 7.0 engine.
  • In the Ukrainian version of the film, Jeff named after his voice actor, Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian footballer, but despite this, he still looks similar, just like Lewis Hamilton. Also, the voice actors of both of these characters are Russian speakers, but they speak Ukrainian in the movie anyway. Lightning friendly calls him "Шева" (Sheva), his common nickname.
  • Jeff is the only character introduced in Cars 2 to return in Cars 3.