Miguel Camino

Miguel Camino
Character Information
Make and model	2007 Grand Touring Sports SS-E
Gender	Male
Age	Adulthood
Eye color	Green
Paint color	Yellow, red, orange and black
Home	Pamplona, Spain
Aliases	The Fighter
Occupation	Grand Touring Sports 2 race car
Crew	Petro Cartalina Honk Cho
Performer	Unknown (Cars 2: The Video Game & Cars: Fast as Lightning)
First appearance	Cars 2
Latest appearance	Cars: Fast as Lightning

"It is time... to take the bulldozer, by the horns."

—Miguel Camino, Cars 2: The Video Game

Miguel Camino is a Spanish racer who participates in the World Grand Prix. Since then, he has made various appearances, making him a recurring character in the Cars series.

History

Cars 2

Miguel competing in the Tokyo Grand Prix.

In Cars 2, Miguel is invited from Spain by Miles Axlerod to compete in his World Grand Prix series, in order to promote allinol to the entire world. According to Brent Mustangburger and David Hobbscap, he has been really consistent, especially in technical turns. During the first race in Tokyo, he is the first to get his engine blown by the lemons' electromagnetic generator, which has been made in an attempt to show that Allinol, amongst other alternative fuel, is entirely dangerous. He calls into the pits right away to retire, while his pit crew, led by Petro Cartalina and including one of his pitties, Honk Cho, investigate the issue.

At the second race in Porto Corsa, Miguel can be seen from from the 6th position. Later when the racers head down towards the hairpin he is seen in the 10th position ahead of Rip Clutchgoneski. Miguel reappears in the race only to get into a tangle with Shu Todoroki, who has just had another engine failure also caused by an electromagnetic pulse. Max Schnell, who cannot stop in time, collides with the two of them, thus blocking the track on the bridge around the casino. With the racers' safety in jeopardy, Axlerod announces that the final race in London shall not require the use of Allinol. Therefore, Miguel chooses his own fuel for that race. When the race starts Miguel was seen in the 3rd position but after racing through the Admiralty Arch he dropped to 4th and was behind Lewis Hamilton. The race is soon abrupted by Mater comes onto the track with Lightning McQueen chasing him and later taking them both through the streets of London. Axlerod is soon revealed to be the mastermind of the lemons, and Miguel competes in the Radiator Springs Grand Prix with all the other World Grand Prix racers.

Cars 2: The Video Game

In Cars 2: The Video Game, Miguel makes an appearance as a playable character, unlocked by gaining access to Clearance Level 4.

Planes

In Planes, Miguel makes a brief cameo via a Porto Corsa vintage poster, that features him, Francesco and Raoul, on Dusty's wall in his garage.

Cars: Fast as Lightning

In Cars: Fast as Lightning, Miguel is one of the racers who builds their own track at Radiator Springs to show how he can beat his rivals. He is unlocked after beating him as Boost, and in doing so, the player also unlocks his track and pit. He has four paint jobs available, those: Spanish Flag, Para España, ICE, and Neon Camino.

General information

Physical description

Cars 2 Turntable "Miguel Camino"

According to Meet the Cars, Miguel is a 2007 Grand Touring Sports SS-E. However, he closely resembles a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R and bares elements of a Ferrari 599 and a Ginetta G55 GT4, with a top speed of 200 mph, which can be reached in about 11 seconds. His engine type is a DOHC V-8, with a horsepower of 570. He can go 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds. His tires are Tok-Eo P215/65R15 89H, traction A, temperature A.

Miguel is painted dark yellow, with various colors painted all over his body. He has red designs on the bottom of his doors, as well as a black star next to his number "5". On his hood, he has Spanish designs colored red, black and orange. He has a large black spoiler, and chrome rims.

Appearances

• Cars 2
• Planes (photo)
• Cars 2: The Video Game
• Planes
• Cars: Fast as Lightning
• AppMATes
• Rally to the Finish
• World Grand Prix Races

Official profiles and statistics

Cars 2

• Official bio
  • "Spain's most renowned, admired and captivating car is Pamplona's Miguel Camino. He first caught his home country's attention by participating in the infamous Running of the Bulldozers. His flair, style and speed as a toreador in the dozer ring has inspired a generation of young bulldozer fighters, and soon that same speed and verve turned headlights of fans and competitors alike on the Grand Touring Sport racing circuit. Bearing the #5 and the fiery colors of the Spanish flag, Miguel Camino is hoping to race his way into more hearts at the World Grand Prix."
• Stats
  • Top speed: 200 mph
  • 0-60 mph: 3.6 seconds
  • Engine type: DOHC V-8
  • Horsepower: 570

Cars 2: The Video Game

• Official bio
  • "Spain's most famous and admired car is Pamplona's own Miguel Camino. He first caught the public's eye while participating in the Running of the Bulldozers. His flair, style and speed have inspired a generation of young fans. Miguel is the life of any party."
• Stats
  • Weight class: Medium
  • Speed: 50
  • Power: 50

Cars: Fast as Lightning

• Paint jobs: Spanish Flag, Para España, ICE, Neon Camino

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Miguel Camino/Gallery.

Quotes

• "Just try and stop me now!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
• "Hey, what do you think you're doing!" - Cars 2: The Video Game, Cars: Fast as Lightning

Names in other languages

• Polish: Miguel Alcantara
• Russian: Мигель Камино (transcription: Migel Kamino)

Trivia

• Fernando Alonso, who appears in the Spanish version of Cars 2 in place of Jeff Gorvette in one scene, shares Miguel's model and nationality.
• For some reason, his Mattel die-cast has a red spoiler. His Disney Store die-cast correctly has the black spoiler.
  • However, it was corrected on his Neon Racers release.
• A vintage poster for Cars 2 featuring Miguel, Raoul ÇaRoule and Francesco Bernoulli is seen in Dusty Crophopper's garage in Planes.
• His name is a pun on the Chevrolet El Camino. Funnily enough, his surname means "road" in Spanish.
• His Polish name, "Miguel Alcantara", is a reference to the city Alcántara in Spain, in the province of Cáceres.
• His Para España, ICE and Neon paint jobs in Cars: Fast as Lightning are all based on the Silver Racers, Neon Racers and Ice Racers lines from the 1:55 scale die-cast line.
• In Lamp Life and Toy Story That Time Forgot we see a toy car similar to Miguel and Fernando Alonso