Cars 2005 Teaser Trailer - Details of an Early Concept | Video Essay 

That’s interesting and all the way to 2001 that’s pretty early since the movie came out in 2006.

It's possible this was just an animated short and the film wasn't even officially started for years after the short's creation

@@Ozymandias54 All of Pixar’s first original films were planned at the same time in 1994-8.

​@@oscodainsDuring Toy Story 1's development they planned up to Wall-E, according to the teaser trailer of said film

@@zachatck64 wasnt it after? since before they released toy story, it was a big question mark. Would make sense if they planned it all, but after Toy Story 1 got released to cinemas, not during the development.

Yeah Rust-eze is literally an anti-corrosion supplement for cars

Go figure

Honestly, whoever redesigned him deserves a raise!

​@@CiElitOo0Oyea true

I never could have understood this

THANK GOD!😅😅 i would not have noticed

Thanks for the clarification. I always had it in my head that it was Riviera

It's a Regal, but the Grand National and GNX were performance versions of the Regal.

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Buick actually used to be in NASCAR in the early 1980’s with notable drivers such as Bobby Allison and a young Dale Earnhardt.

I know right

i mm so glad someone else recognizes it

In the 2000s, 3D animation studios were already capable of producing breathtaking CGI's. If you watch many animated movies from the 2000s, most of the visuals still hold up very well and, in some cases, the visuals are literaly as good as those in animated films of the late 2010s and 2020s. There are of course some exceptions: if you take the first 2002 'Ice Age' movie and if you compare the CGI's with those of the sequels, you definitely see the improvements that followed but it's because 'Blue Sky' was getting its start and it's the same for 'Illumination' and the first 'Despicable Me': the sequels have much better CGIs than the original 2010. But still, extremely good CGI's were already a reality back in the 2000s. Here's another example: take Disney's 2000 'Dinosaur', the CGI's aged surprizingly well.

it looks even better

@@mjaypierce9549definitely not better than the finished product lol But it does look really good

Don’t vote reform uk

A game from 2004 was the benchmark for FPS graphics until like the late 2010s

McQueen - as created - was meant to be a 2001 Monte Carlo stock car It’s so deeply rooted that Monty Carl was even his name at first lol Then Monty McQueen, in tribute to late animator Glenn McQueen - and finally Lightning McQueen The reasoning for the design change is somewhere in the Blu Ray’s director commentary: John Lasseter felt McQueen looked flat and simple So they gave his body a lot of contours and curves to give him a stronger visual identity But they didn’t want McQueen to look out of place - so they made the final variety of piston cup racers in his image The reason for recycling this old test I think comes down to this: Every prior Pixar teaser was a simple skit with two lead characters But they might’ve wanted a stronger hook than that The racing test doesn’t tell a story - but it’s interesting and full of action, and peaks your interest more than two random characters talking

Yes. If you look to old test animations and interviews about the first movie and the origins, McQueen has the same design as seen in the race of this teaser. Generic stock car, red color, number 57. His design would not change until much later. This teaser is interesting, because it has both prototype and finalized Lightning McQueen. I would say that probably the race sequence was made way earlier as a test, and Pixar decided to reuse the vídeo to the teaser, where McQueen and Mater are watching it. Considering that Doc and Luigi were the first Radiator Springs citizens that were modeled, with no sign of Mater in the test animations, and the use of Luigi in the race, I can kinda confirm my theory about it. And no, McQueen never was intended to be a Corvette. He is an one of a kind Piston Cup race car.

@@hyper5925 I heard somewhere that McQueen's finalized design is a mix of a Ford GT, Chevrolet Corvette, and Dodge Viper. Wouldn't be surprised - as I see a little of each in him!

Seriously. The 2005 trailer is the entire reason I’m into Green Day, leading to my love for the Guitar. I now play 7 instruments, thanks Pixar, and Thanks Green Day.

Agree'd, would be pretty cool if these proto-designs for the cars had a physical die-cast of sorts

Plus Mr. Incredible struggling to put on his belt

@@nitevibe9886 and also the teaser for a bug's life which shows you what the movie is going to be about without even telling it since it's just showcase that the movie is going to be about bugs

The teaser trailer yea and that’s my favorite song by Green Day lol

Amazing game

Definitely modeled after Atlanta, Charlotte, & Texas.

I think it's from a version made in 2004

​@@JTTE91oh ok

I think,

If not, I’m sorry

the models you can see in the teaser are actually in the game as well as piston cup racers ;)

Yes true