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{{Infobox Character
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|image = MachMatsuo.png
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|gender = Male
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|color = White, red
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|eye color = Brown
<th colspan="5"><center>Mach Matsuo</center></th>
 
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|occupation = [[Shu Todoroki]]'s Crew Chief
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|hometown = [[Japan]]
*'''Occupation''': World Grand Prix Race Car
 
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|first appearance = [[Cars 2]]
*'''Performer''': Unknown
 
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|friends = [[Shu Todoroki]], [[Shu Todoroki Pitties]]
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|talents = Helping Shu
'''Mach Matsuo''' is a character in Cars 2.
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}}'''Mach Matsuo''' is [[Shu Todoroki]]'s crew chief.
   
==''Cars 2''==
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==Bio==
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Mach used to be one of the world's most successful production sports-car racers. He found winning success on the sands of Baja, in European rallies, and in sports-car club races around [[Japan]]. When Mach got the offer to be a Le Motor crew chief, he realized it was time to start training and shaping Shu Todoroki into a [[World Grand Prix]] champion!
Mach Matsuo from Japan is a Datsun 240Z. Mach serves as [[Shu Todoroki]]'s pit crew chief.
 
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Shu Todoroki's team legacy is filled with victories – Mach Matsuo, was the only Japanese car to ever win at Le Mans.
 
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In [[Cars 2]], he is seen in the [[Japan]] [[Tokyo Circuit|race]] telling [[Shu Todoroki|Shu]] something in Japanese. He is seen after [[Bruno Motoreau]] and before [[Giuseppe Motorosi]].
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==Model==
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Mach is modeled as a 1970 [[Nissan]] Fairlady Z.
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Mach's license plate reads 6206.
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==Appearances==
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===Feature Films===
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*[[Cars 2]]
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==Merchandising==
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*[[1:55 Scale Diecast]]
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*[[Tomica]]
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==Trivia==
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*The Nissan Fairlady Z was marketed as the Datsun 240Z in the [[U.S.A.|USA]].
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*Yoshihiko Matsuo (in which Mach appears to be named after) is the Nissan designer who designed the Fairlady Z.
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*96% of the first generation Z cars were sold in North America, very few were sold domestically in Japan.
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*In the [[:Video:Cars_2_-_Trailer_2|first Cars 2 trailer]] around 0:47, Mach Matsuo can be spotted rapidly passing by in the background as [[Mater]] and [[Lightning McQueen]] are driving in [[Tokyo]]. This scene however does not appear in the final film.
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*In Cars 2, an orange Z can be seen in the crowd at the Japan WGP race holding batons.
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*In Cars 2, a green Z can be seen in the streets after the "karate demonstration" is over. Nissan sold several green Z cars, but the avocado hue seems to indicate Nissan 113 Metalic Green which was introduced in 1972.
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*In Cars 2, the gong struck at the Japan WGP cocktail party is shaped like a stock Z wheel cover.
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== Names in other launguages ==
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* Polish: ''Machito Motomura''
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==Gallery==
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Shu's_Crew_Chief_Cameo.png|Mach Matsuo's cameo in the first Cars 2 trailer.
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Mach_Matsuo.png
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Shu.JPG
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MachMatsuoTomica.jpg|Tomica
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Mach.png
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Shu722.jpg
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Shu74.jpg
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{{Cars 2}}
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[[pl:Machito Motomura]]
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[[pt-br:Mach Matsuo]]
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[[ru:Мач Матсуо]]
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[[Category:Characters]]
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[[Category:Cars 2]]
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[[Category:Crew Chiefs]]
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[[Category:WGP Pit Crews]]
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[[Category:Cars 2 Characters]]
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[[Category:Japan]]
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[[Category:WGP]]
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[[Category:Racing cars]]
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[[Category:Japanese]]
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[[Category:Male characters]]

Revision as of 18:20, 21 December 2019

Mach Matsuo is Shu Todoroki's crew chief.

Bio

Mach used to be one of the world's most successful production sports-car racers. He found winning success on the sands of Baja, in European rallies, and in sports-car club races around Japan. When Mach got the offer to be a Le Motor crew chief, he realized it was time to start training and shaping Shu Todoroki into a World Grand Prix champion!

In Cars 2, he is seen in the Japan race telling Shu something in Japanese. He is seen after Bruno Motoreau and before Giuseppe Motorosi.

Model

Mach is modeled as a 1970 Nissan Fairlady Z.

Mach's license plate reads 6206.

Appearances

Feature Films

Merchandising

Trivia

  • The Nissan Fairlady Z was marketed as the Datsun 240Z in the USA.
  • Yoshihiko Matsuo (in which Mach appears to be named after) is the Nissan designer who designed the Fairlady Z.
  • 96% of the first generation Z cars were sold in North America, very few were sold domestically in Japan.
  • In the first Cars 2 trailer around 0:47, Mach Matsuo can be spotted rapidly passing by in the background as Mater and Lightning McQueen are driving in Tokyo. This scene however does not appear in the final film.
  • In Cars 2, an orange Z can be seen in the crowd at the Japan WGP race holding batons.
  • In Cars 2, a green Z can be seen in the streets after the "karate demonstration" is over. Nissan sold several green Z cars, but the avocado hue seems to indicate Nissan 113 Metalic Green which was introduced in 1972.
  • In Cars 2, the gong struck at the Japan WGP cocktail party is shaped like a stock Z wheel cover.

Names in other launguages

  • Polish: Machito Motomura

Gallery