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"Tonight on the Mel Dorado Show... His story gripped the world. Oil billionaire Miles Axlerod, in an attempt to become the first car to circumnavigate the globe without GPS, ironically ran out of gas, and found himself trapped in the wild."
Mel Dorado, Cars 2

Mel Dorado is a talk show host.

Bio[]

Meet the Cars[]

  • You know him better than you know your own brother, even if you don’t have a brother. He’s the Caddy with the golden touch, Mel ‘Are you there, Caller?’ Dorado — host of the 14 Gold Fender-winning syndicated talk show, the ‘Mel Dorado Show.’ With a career spanning more than three decades, when he started as an assistant at WCNC (World Car News Chicago), nobody steers an interview quite like Mel.

History[]

Cars 2[]

At the occasion of the forthcoming World Grand Prix, Mel Dorado interviewed Miles Axlerod and Francesco Bernoulli on his show before receiving Mater as a caller.

Livery[]

Mel is painted gold, with a chrome grille and bumper. The back of his roof is tan. He has chrome rims and lining.

Gallery[]

Portrayals[]

Names in other languages[]

  • Croatian: Filip Tariković
  • Greek: Μελ Ντοράντο (transcription: Mel Ntoránto)
  • Lithuanian: Melas Doradas
  • Norwegian: Kjell Dorado
  • Russian: Мел Дорадо (transcription: Mel Dorado)

Trivia[]

  • His name is a play on the Cadillac Eldorado.
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