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'Cars 3' Comes Roaring Back With A Swapped-Out (Story) Engine

A franchise many worried was running on fumes finds more fuel in the tank thanks to a new director, dazzling set-pieces and a fresh take on themes of aging and mentorship.
Jackson Storm (Armie Hammer) and Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) in <em>Cars.</em>

The multi-billion-dollar success of Pixar's series can be chalked up to a great many things, but don't discount the little vroom-vroom frowns the cars make with their dashboard eyes when they want to go fast. When Lightning McQueen, the Owen Wilson-voiced stock car with the bright flames decal, guns for pole position, he squints so much that any human who might be driving him wouldn't be able to see the road. But of course there are no humans in this world, unless you count the invisible giant

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