43

I recently had the chance to watch Pixar’s Cars 2. Although the story is located in a pure imaginative universe, there is an issue that goes beyond any (even imaginative) logic.

When the story is set in London, we can see a lot of cabs and double-deckers buses moving around the city streets.

So I was wondering: What the purpose of these vehicles? Obviously they're too small to carry other vehicles... And if they aren't able to carry vehicles, then precisely what is the aim of their “uniform” and why are they in the city at all?

enter image description here

Improve this question
10
  • 61
    You might as well ask why cars themselves exist -- they have doors, windows for those inside, but nothing exists to go inside them. It is a question that has long been mused over by the philosopher Aristhrottle.
    – Trevel
    Mar 22, 2016 at 12:56
  • 31
    @Trevel - Ah yes, the famous pupil of the philosopher Archimercedes.
    – user7812
    Mar 22, 2016 at 15:16
  • 15
    @Richard Socartes. Immanual Transmission Kant. Porphyry of Tire. Somebody stop me.
    – Trevel
    Mar 22, 2016 at 16:36
  • 8
    @trevel - Karl "skid" Marx? Jean Wheel-Jacques Roussea? Baruch Wheelspinoza? Albert Camshaft?
    – user7812
    Mar 22, 2016 at 16:39
  • 3
    @richard I'm afraid your memory is off. Aristhrottle was Plageot's student (who was of course Socartes's student)
    – Joel
    Mar 22, 2016 at 23:38

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
58
+50

Within the logic of Cars, buses act as mobile billboards, as well as providing guided tours of London

I love the detail in our films. I believe God is in the details. We put so much detail into this film. The more you look, the more you’ll see of car parts, car shapes. Every sign, every street name, everything… Every ad on the sides or on the buses or things like this are all unique to the car world and unique to whatever country you’re in. - John Lasseter

enter image description here

And both buses and taxis would be able to lead cars to their desired destinations in return for a small fee.

No one knows the sites, streets or shortcuts of London better than the jovial Chauncy Fares, a quintessential London black cab. - Pixar Wiki

Improve this answer
3
  • 3
    Interesting and exhaustive answer! Therefore, in short and easy terms: in the Cars universe (London) buses are intended as a kind of sandwich (man) car promoting touristic places, while cabs are intended as a kind of living GP? :)
    – Lo.Ve.
    Mar 22, 2016 at 16:25
  • 5
    @Lo.Ve. - Well, we know from Cars that only some (well off) vehicles have GPS. It stands to reason that other cars need to ask directions or, in this case, rent a guide.
    – user7812
    Mar 22, 2016 at 16:36
  • And buses, being taller, can lead more cars...
    – Mark Gardner
    Jan 30, 2018 at 9:46
-1

It's part of the comedy to defy the logic of that universe. On one hand they have to display a certain image of the "human" London to create a believable/similar/familiar "cars" London and on the other hand they break that very image by showing the difference between the status/function of a human and a car.

Improve this answer

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .