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|occupation = German Racecar<br>[[World Grand Prix]] Racecar<br>WTCL Racer
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|occupation = Race car
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|hometown = [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]
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|performer = Unknown}}{{Quote|"The competition will be no competition."|'''Max Schnell''', ''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]}}'''Max Schnell''', known as '''Sebastian Schnell''' in Germany, is a well-known German race car that has made several appearances in the [[Cars (series)|''Cars'' series]]. Initially appearing among the [[World Grand Prix]] competitors in ''[[Cars 2]]'', Schnell has made subsequent appearances in games such as ''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'' and ''[[Cars: Fast as Lightning]]''.
|performer = [[James Rankin]] ([[Cars 2: The Video Game]], [[Cars: Fast as Lightning]] and [[AppMATes|Cars 2 AppMATES]])|name = Max "Sebastian" Schnell}}[[File:CARS 2 - Max Schnell|thumb|right|335 px]]'''{{Quote|"The blurr that you see is MEEEE!!!"|Max Schnell, Cars 2: The Video Game}}Max Schnell''' is a German racer.
 
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==History==
 
===''Cars 2''===
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[[File:Cars_2_-_szenenbild_03.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Schnell, Hamilton, and McQueen in the German version of ''Cars 2''.]]In ''[[Cars 2]]'', Max Schnell is one of the eleven world-famous race cars that compete in the [[World Grand Prix]], a three-race competition between racing superstars from all over the world, with Schnell representing Germany. Max is present at the welcoming party at the [[Tokyo National Art Center]], and in the German version of the film, he and [[Lewis Hamilton]] greet [[Lightning McQueen]] when he arrives. However, Max's role is given to different characters in different versions of the film. When Mater interrupts [[Miles Axlerod]]'s interview with Lightning McQueen, Max and the other World Grand Prix participants laugh at him, embarrassing McQueen.
   
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[[File:Max2.jpg|thumb|200px|Max racing in Tokyo.]]At the first race in Tokyo, Max performs well, leading the pack at the beginning, but falls short soon after, and spends most of his time in the center positions. Towards the end of the race, however, Schnell falls victim to an engine blowout, which was result of the electromagnetic pulse from the [[Lemons]]' [[WGP Camera|camera]].
==Bio==
 
Max Schnell started as a humble production sedan from Stuttgart, Germany. An avid amateur racer, Max would practice alone in the back roads of the dense Black Forest—a trek that eventually caught the eye of a racing team owner. Soon Max was on a professional circuit, bearing the #4, and as his horsepower increased, he converted himself to carbon fiber, dropping his weight and getting into prime racing shape. He’s won more races at Motorheimring than any other World Torque Champion League car in history. A naturally brilliant engineer, he used logic and analytics to refine his build, and plans to approach the [[World Grand Prix]] in the same perfectly calculated manner.
 
===Cars 2===
 
Like all World Grand Prix racers, Max Schnell participated in all three races of the competition as well as the [[Radiator Springs Grand Prix]]. In [[Cars 2]], he was first seen at the party in [[Tokyo]] with the other racers. Max's performance in the W.G.P. was really good. Max went up to the third position on the dirt section followed by [[Nigel Gearsley]] in Tokyo, but started falling behind afterwards. And at the beginning of the [[Tokyo Circuit|Tokyo race]], he at first took the 1st position. But after time, he was passed by [[Francesco Bernoulli]], [[Lightning McQueen]], [[Carla Veloso]], [[Shu Todoroki]] and [[Jeff Gorvette]]. He was the third race car to be nearly destroyed by the [[:Category:Lemons|Lemons]]' [[WGP Camera|camera]], as his engine was blown by the machine near the end of the race. In the [[Porto Corsa]] and [[London]] races, he was seen both times following [[Miguel Camino]] from the 5th to 4th position. During the huge crash in Porto Corsa, he tries to brake before the pile-up. However, he fails and violently collides into Miguel Camino and Shu Todoroki. Soon afterwards, [[Raoul ÇaRoule]] and [[Rip Clutchgoneski]] crash into them. He apparently got fixed and raced in London, and then appeared at the [[Radiator Springs]] Grand Prix.
 
===Cars 2: The Video Game===
 
In [[Cars 2: The Video Game]], Max appears as an unlockable playable character, available once access to Clearance Level 3 is granted. Surprisingly, Max has more power than speed, and is a medium weight.
 
===Disney Infinity===
 
In [[Disney Infinity]], Max makes a cameo in one of the paintings inside of [[Ramone's House of Body Art]].
 
   
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[[File:Max_Schnell_Cars_2.png|thumb|left|200px|Max Schnell attempts to brake to avoid the Casino Bridge crash.]]
==Livery==
 
He has purple paint, with the German flag design painted on his trunk and roof. He has the WtcL logo painted on his hood. He has gray rims, and a black spoiler with the World Grand Prix logo on it.
 
   
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Max later competes in the second event in [[Porto Corsa]], [[Italy]], only to get involved in a large accident on top of the [[Casino Bridge]], which was again caused by the Lemons' electromagnetic pulse camera. Though Schnell attempts to brake prior to colliding with [[Miguel Camino]] and [[Shu Todoroki]], he is unable to avoid damage, and is subsequently hit by [[Raoul ÇaRoule]] and [[Rip Clutchgoneski]].
==Model==
 
Max is AMG-Mercedes DTM C-Class. He has a top speed of 160 mph, a zero - 60 of 3.8 seconds, a 4.0-liter V-8 engine and 470 horsepower.
 
==Occupation==
 
Max is a famous race car from Germany that also competed in the World Grand Prix.
 
   
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Schnell is repaired before the final event in [[London]], [[England]], and competes in the race, which McQueen flies off the track with Mater, who is discovered to have a bomb strapped to him. The two are brought before [[The Queen|the Queen]], which forces Axlerod, who is revealed as the one behind the Lemons' plot, to deactivate the bomb.
==Sebastian Schnell==
 
[[File:Disney Pixars CARS 2 - Filmclip Sebastian Schnell|thumb|right|335 px|Max Schnell voiced by Sebastian Vettel in the German version of Cars 2]]In the German version of Cars 2, Max is renamed [[Sebastian Schnell]], and voiced by [[Sebastian Vettel]]. He replaces Jeff Gorvette, and becomes the racer that, along with [[Lewis Hamilton]], meets Lightning McQueen at the World Grand Prix welcome party. But Jeff Gorvette still appears in the races.
 
   
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[[File:RS_GP2.jpg|thumb|200px|The starting lineup of the Radiator Springs Grand Prix.]]Due to the final event's interruption, the [[Radiator Springs Grand Prix]] is hosted by McQueen as a replacement, and Schnell and the rest of the World Grand Prix competitors race around [[Carburetor County]].
This is part of a localization of Cars 2 in six countries.
 
 
===''Cars 2: The Video Game''===
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[[File:30-08-2012_33.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Max in the garage in ''Cars 2: The Video Game'']]Max Schnell is an unlockable playable character in ''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'', and is unlocked once the player reaches Clearance Level 3. Max is a member of the medium weight class, and is more powerful than he is speedy.
 
===''Disney Infinity''===
 
Though Max does not physically appear in ''[[Disney Infinity]]'', a painting of him can be seen hanging on the wall in [[Ramone's House of Body Art]].
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===''Cars: Fast as Lightning''===
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In the December 2014 update for ''[[Cars: Fast as Lightning]]'', Max Schnell was introduced as a playable character, but the player must purchase him and [[Max's Track|his track]] for 800 [[Gems|gems]]. Schnell has two additional paint jobs, [[Chrome]] and [[Empire]], which can be unlocked by earning enough stickers from playing practice races on Max's Track, or by purchasing them with gems.
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==General information==
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===Physical appearance===
 
[[File:Max_Schnell_Cars_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Promotional artwork of Max Schnell.]]Max is AMG-Mercedes DTM C-Class. He has a top speed of 160 mph, a zero to sixty of 3.8 seconds, a 4.0 liter V-8 engine and 470 horsepower. He has purple paint, with the German flag design painted on his trunk and roof. He has the [[World Torque Champion League]] logo painted on his hood. He has grey rims, and a black spoiler with the World Grand Prix logo on it.
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===Powers and abilities===
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In addition to being an incredibly talented race car that is capable of extraordinary racing abilities, Schnell has also shown skill in spy training, and is capable of utilizing various weapons. Additionally, Max's official bios recognize his gifts in engineering.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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*''[[Cars]]''
===Feature Films===
 
*[[Cars 2]]
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*''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]''
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*''[[Disney Infinity]]'' (pictured)
===Video Games===
 
*[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]
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*''[[Cars: Fast as Lightning]]''
   
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==Profiles and statistics==
==Merchandising==
 
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===''Cars 2''===
*[[1:55 Scale Diecast]] (''regular, chrome'')
 
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*Official bio
*[[Micro Drifters]]
 
 
**"''Max Schnell started as a humble production sedan from [[Stuttgart]], Germany. An avid amateur racer, Max would practice alone in the back roads of the dense [[Black Forest]]—a trek that eventually caught the eye of a racing team owner. Soon Max was on a professional circuit, bearing the #4, and as his horsepower increased, he converted himself to carbon fiber, dropping his weight and getting into prime racing shape. He’s won more races at Motorheimring than any other World Torque Champion League car in history. A naturally brilliant engineer, he used logic and analytics to refine his build, and plans to approach the [[World Grand Prix]] in the same perfectly calculated manner.''"
*[[LEGO]]
 
 
===''Cars 2: The Video Game''===
*[[Disney Store Diecast Line]]
 
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*Official bio
*[[Tomica]]
 
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**"''Max Schnell burst onto the racing scene from the back roads of the Black Forest. He started as a production sedan but has converted himself to carbon fiber, using his knowledge of engineering to streamline his technique. He's the number one World Torque Champion in history!''"
*[[Geotrax]]
 
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*Statistics
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**Weight class: Medium
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**Speed: 40%
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**Power: 60%
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===''Cars: Fast as Lightning''===
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*Paint jobs: [[Chrome]], [[Empire]]
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==Gallery==
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: ''For this subject's image gallery, see [[Max Schnell/Gallery]].''
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==Names in other languages==
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! scope="col"|Name
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|German
 
|Sebastian Schnell
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|Sebastian Schnell
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|Polish
 
|Max Schnell
 
|Max Schnell
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|}
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Max's name comes from the German "mach schnell". This translates as "hurry up".
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*Max's name comes from the German phrase "mach schnell", which translates to "hurry up".
*Max Schnell has on his hood the inscription "WTCL" which represents the name of his racing league, the World Torque Champion League. It is an allusion to the WTCC, the World Touring Car Championship. Max's design, however, apparents him to the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters), another type of touring car racing.
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*Though Max races in the World Torque Champion League, an allusion to the World Touring Car Championship, his design apparents him to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, another type of touring car racing.
*Max's pit stop crew chief is an Audi TT named [[Otto Bonn]].
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*Max's pit crew team consists of crew chief Otto Bonn, as well as several pitties, including [[Max Schnell's Pitty]].
*On Max's tires reads "[[Tru-Tread|TRU-TREAD]] - Traction A Temperature A - P215/65R15 89H", a recurring inscription on the tires of many characters of Cars 2.
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*On Max's tires reads "[[Tru-Tread|TRU-TREAD]] - Traction A Temperature A - P215/65R15 89H", a recurring inscription on the tires of many characters of ''Cars 2''.
*Max Schnell's body was reused for [[Vitaly Petrov]], [[Mark "Frosty" Winterbottom|Frosty]], [[Memo Rojas, Jr.]], [[Jan "Flash" Nilsson|Flash]] and [[Long Ge]].
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*Max shares his model with [[Vitaly Petrov]], [[Mark "Frosty" Winterbottom|Frosty]], [[Memo Rojas, Jr.]], [[Jan "Flash" Nilsson|Flash]] and [[Long Ge]].
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*Although silent in the original version of Cars 2, Max speaks in Cars 2: The Video Game and is voiced by James Rankin.
 
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{{Cars 2}}{{Cars 2: The Video Game}}{{Disney Infinity}}{{Cars: Fast as Lightning}}
*Even though he so far does not appear in [[Disney Infinity]], he is seen on a picture in [[Ramone's House of Body Art]].
 
   
==Gallery==
 
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" bordersize="none" captionalign="center" widths="125">
 
Cars-2-Concept-Art-69.jpg|Concept art
 
Max Schnell Cars 2.jpg
 
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cars_2_-_szenenbild_03.jpg|Max Schnell with Lewis Hamilton and Lightning McQueen, as he appears in the German version of Cars 2
 
Sebastian_Schnell_.png
 
MaxRace.png|Max racing in Tokyo
 
MaxExplosion.png|Max catches fire
 
Max Schnell Cars 2.png|Max Schnell tries to brake before crashing into Miguel Camino and Shu Todoroki.
 
Max Schnell.png
 
Max.PNG
 
Max1.jpg
 
Max2.jpg
 
File:Cars2-2.jpg|Max Schnell in Cars 2: The Video Game.
 
Schnell_Pitties.PNG|A small sight of one of Schnell's pitties
 
MaxSchnelldc.jpg|Diecast
 
SMETALLICMAX.jpg|Diecast with Chrome finish
 
MaxSchnellMicroDrifters.jpg|Micro Drifters
 
MaxLEGO.png|LEGO
 
MaxSchnellDisneyStore.jpg|Disney Store
 
Msf_cars_cmi_max_1.jpg|Neon Max
 
msf_cars_ice_cmi_max.jpg|ICE
 
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Revision as of 00:39, 30 August 2016

""The competition will be no competition.""
—'Max Schnell, Cars 2: The Video Game, [[{{{3}}}]]

Max Schnell, known as Sebastian Schnell in Germany, is a well-known German race car that has made several appearances in the Cars series. Initially appearing among the World Grand Prix competitors in Cars 2, Schnell has made subsequent appearances in games such as Cars 2: The Video Game and Cars: Fast as Lightning.

History

Cars 2

Cars 2 - szenenbild 03

Schnell, Hamilton, and McQueen in the German version of Cars 2.

In Cars 2, Max Schnell is one of the eleven world-famous race cars that compete in the World Grand Prix, a three-race competition between racing superstars from all over the world, with Schnell representing Germany. Max is present at the welcoming party at the Tokyo National Art Center, and in the German version of the film, he and Lewis Hamilton greet Lightning McQueen when he arrives. However, Max's role is given to different characters in different versions of the film. When Mater interrupts Miles Axlerod's interview with Lightning McQueen, Max and the other World Grand Prix participants laugh at him, embarrassing McQueen.

Max2

Max racing in Tokyo.

At the first race in Tokyo, Max performs well, leading the pack at the beginning, but falls short soon after, and spends most of his time in the center positions. Towards the end of the race, however, Schnell falls victim to an engine blowout, which was result of the electromagnetic pulse from the Lemons' camera.

Max Schnell Cars 2

Max Schnell attempts to brake to avoid the Casino Bridge crash.

Max later competes in the second event in Porto Corsa, Italy, only to get involved in a large accident on top of the Casino Bridge, which was again caused by the Lemons' electromagnetic pulse camera. Though Schnell attempts to brake prior to colliding with Miguel Camino and Shu Todoroki, he is unable to avoid damage, and is subsequently hit by Raoul ÇaRoule and Rip Clutchgoneski.

Schnell is repaired before the final event in London, England, and competes in the race, which McQueen flies off the track with Mater, who is discovered to have a bomb strapped to him. The two are brought before the Queen, which forces Axlerod, who is revealed as the one behind the Lemons' plot, to deactivate the bomb.

RS GP2

The starting lineup of the Radiator Springs Grand Prix.

Due to the final event's interruption, the Radiator Springs Grand Prix is hosted by McQueen as a replacement, and Schnell and the rest of the World Grand Prix competitors race around Carburetor County.

Cars 2: The Video Game

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Max in the garage in Cars 2: The Video Game

Max Schnell is an unlockable playable character in Cars 2: The Video Game, and is unlocked once the player reaches Clearance Level 3. Max is a member of the medium weight class, and is more powerful than he is speedy.

Disney Infinity

Though Max does not physically appear in Disney Infinity, a painting of him can be seen hanging on the wall in Ramone's House of Body Art.

Cars: Fast as Lightning

In the December 2014 update for Cars: Fast as Lightning, Max Schnell was introduced as a playable character, but the player must purchase him and his track for 800 gems. Schnell has two additional paint jobs, Chrome and Empire, which can be unlocked by earning enough stickers from playing practice races on Max's Track, or by purchasing them with gems.

General information

Physical appearance

Max Schnell Cars 2

Promotional artwork of Max Schnell.

Max is AMG-Mercedes DTM C-Class. He has a top speed of 160 mph, a zero to sixty of 3.8 seconds, a 4.0 liter V-8 engine and 470 horsepower. He has purple paint, with the German flag design painted on his trunk and roof. He has the World Torque Champion League logo painted on his hood. He has grey rims, and a black spoiler with the World Grand Prix logo on it.

Powers and abilities

In addition to being an incredibly talented race car that is capable of extraordinary racing abilities, Schnell has also shown skill in spy training, and is capable of utilizing various weapons. Additionally, Max's official bios recognize his gifts in engineering.

Appearances

Profiles and statistics

Cars 2

  • Official bio
    • "Max Schnell started as a humble production sedan from Stuttgart, Germany. An avid amateur racer, Max would practice alone in the back roads of the dense Black Forest—a trek that eventually caught the eye of a racing team owner. Soon Max was on a professional circuit, bearing the #4, and as his horsepower increased, he converted himself to carbon fiber, dropping his weight and getting into prime racing shape. He’s won more races at Motorheimring than any other World Torque Champion League car in history. A naturally brilliant engineer, he used logic and analytics to refine his build, and plans to approach the World Grand Prix in the same perfectly calculated manner."

Cars 2: The Video Game

  • Official bio
    • "Max Schnell burst onto the racing scene from the back roads of the Black Forest. He started as a production sedan but has converted himself to carbon fiber, using his knowledge of engineering to streamline his technique. He's the number one World Torque Champion in history!"
  • Statistics
    • Weight class: Medium
    • Speed: 40%
    • Power: 60%

Cars: Fast as Lightning

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Max Schnell/Gallery.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
German Sebastian Schnell Sebastian Schnell
Polish Max Schnell Max Schnell

Trivia

  • Max's name comes from the German phrase "mach schnell", which translates to "hurry up".
  • Though Max races in the World Torque Champion League, an allusion to the World Touring Car Championship, his design apparents him to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, another type of touring car racing.
  • Max's pit crew team consists of crew chief Otto Bonn, as well as several pitties, including Max Schnell's Pitty.
  • On Max's tires reads "TRU-TREAD - Traction A Temperature A - P215/65R15 89H", a recurring inscription on the tires of many characters of Cars 2.
  • Max shares his model with Vitaly Petrov, Frosty, Memo Rojas, Jr., Flash and Long Ge.

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