Luigi

Luigi
Color	Yellow
Occupation	Luigi's Casa Della Tires Owner / Member of Lightning McQueen's Pit Crew
Main portrayer(s)	Tony Shalhoub ;
Character information
Gender	Male ;
Family	Mama Luigi (mother), Uncle Topolino (uncle), Mama Topolino (aunt)

Luigi is an Italian tire salesman, who lives in Radiator Springs, managing his very own shop with his assistant, Guido.

Bio

Luigi runs the local tire shop in Radiator Springs, Luigi's Casa Della Tires. If you're gonna be driving through this world, why not look good doing it? That's Luigi's motto. Cars may not get to choose their body type, but they all have a choice when it comes to the tires they wear. Luigi offers the finest selection of tires west of the Mississippi, and Luigi's Casa Della Tires is known far and wide for its impeccable service, competitive prices, and of course, its very stylish proprietor.

Radiator Springs resident Luigi is a big-hearted, gregarious and excitable Italian Fiat 500. A tire virtuoso and owner of Luigi's Casa Della Tires, he and his sidekick Guido join Lightning and Mater as members of Team Lightning McQueen for the World Grand Prix. Luigi is also an aficionado and fanatic for all things Italian, and is particularly enchanted with Ferrari race cars. When the competition takes the team to his hometown of Porto Corsa, Italy, Luigi is over the moon to introduce the Radiator Springs crew to his charming village and the wonderful ways of Italy. His family welcomes the gang from Radiator Springs in a big, passionate Italian way: Amore!

Persona

Luigi is big-hearted, gregarious and excitable, and also has a very large liking of Ferrari racing.

Model

Luigi is a 1959 Fiat 500, like his mother.

His license plate reads "44.5-10.8".

Livery

Luigi is painted yellow, with chrome rims and a sunroof that is modified to look like hair, and also may be by Vinyl Toupee.

File:CARS 2 - Luigi

Appearances

Feature Films

Cars
Cars 2

Short Films

Video Games

Merchandise

Cars Diecast Line (regular, Ferrari Fan, with Paint Bucket)
Cars 2 Diecast Line (Race Team, Ferrari Fan)
Micro Drifters
Mini Adventures
MEGA BLOKS
LEGO
LEGO Duplo
Disney Store Diecast Line
Tomica
Geotrax
Wood (regular, with Headset)

Trivia

A yellow car driving by the dentist's office window in Finding Nemo is most likely a reference to Luigi.
In the teaser for the film, Luigi serves as the car waving the checkered flag in the race.
Several cars with the same car design appear when they visit Porto Corsa and Santa Ruotina.
Luigi often refers to himself in third person.
Luigi is the same nationality as Tony Shalhoub's past role of Antonio on Wings.
In the Italian version of the first film, Luigi was voiced by comedian Marco Della Noce.