|performer = [[Eddie Izzard]] (''[[Cars 2]]'')<br>[[Dave Wittenberg]] (''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'')
|eye color=Blue
|occupation = Host of the [[World Grand Prix]]<br />Kingpin of the Lemons (formerly)<br />CEO of Axlerod Industries (formerly)|make=1978 [[Branford]] Axlerod/[[Land Rover]] Defender 90|paint color=Dark green. grey and black|first=''[[Cars 2]]''|latest=''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]''|age=Adulthood}}{{Quote|"Bomb deactivated. Have a nice day, Sir Axlerod."|'''Bomb''', ''[[Cars 2]]''}}
|color=Green
'''Sir Miles Axlerod''' is the main antagonist of Pixar’s 12th full-length animated feature film ''[[Cars 2]]'', the second installment of the ''Cars'' film series.
|occupation=Host of the [[World Grand Prix]]<br>
Kingpin of the Lemons<br>
CEO of Axlerod Industries (formerly)
|performer=[[Eddie Izzard]] (''[[Cars 2]]'')<br>
[[Dave Wittenberg]] (''[[Cars 2: The Video Game]]'')
|first_appearance=''[[Cars 2]]''
|latest_appearance=''[[Cars Daredevil Garage]]'' (die-cast)|home=|aliases=Sir Miles Axlerod, Mystery engine, The Big Boss|team=[[Lemons]]|name=Miles Axlerod|nationality=British
{{Quote|Electric cars don't use oil, you... twit!|Miles Axlerod|Cars 2}}
'''Sir Miles Axlerod''' is the main antagonist of Pixar’s 12th full-length animated feature film ''[[Cars 2]]'' and a cameo character in its 2017 sequel, ''[[Cars 3]]''.
He was a rich oil baron, before his arrest in [[London]] for destroying the climax of the [[World Grand Prix]], his own scam of an event.
He was a rich oil baron before his arrest in [[London]] for destroying the climax of the [[World Grand Prix]], his own scam of an event.
==Creation and development==
==Creation and development==
Early concepts of ''Cars 2'' had considered a [[Zil|Russian car]] or 1967 Ford Corsair as the main villain instead of Miles. Axlerod's name apparently originated from an old joke his voice actor [[Eddie Izzard]] once told concerning the invention of the wheel and axle.
Early concepts of ''Cars 2'' had considered a [[Zil|Russian car]] or 1967 Ford Corsair as the main villain instead of Miles. His last name, "Axlerod", apparently originated from an old joke his voice actor [[Eddie Izzard]] once told concerning the invention of the wheel and axle.
The DVD commentary for ''Cars 2'' states that the climax where Mater confronts Axlerod at [[Buckingham Palace]] over the plot to sabotage the World Grand Prix came rather early in production, so the [[Pixar Animation Studios|Pixar]] team worked backwards from there to make Axlerod the ultimate bad guy and someone else the good guy, so that when it got up to the climax, everyone could see how brilliant Mater was in figuring out the whole thing.
The DVD commentary for ''Cars 2'' states that the climax where Mater confronts Axlerod at [[Buckingham Palace]] over the plot to sabotage the World Grand Prix came rather early in production, so the [[Pixar Animation Studios|Pixar]] team worked backwards from there to make Axlerod the ultimate bad guy and someone else the good guy, so that when it got up to the climax, everyone could see how brilliant Mater was in figuring out the whole thing.
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===''Cars 2''===
===''Cars 2''===
[[File:Milesaxlerodposing.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Miles Axlerod in ''Cars 2''.]]
[[File:Milesaxlerodposing.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Miles Axlerod in ''Cars 2''.]]
Though at first [[Professor Zündapp]] appears to be the main villain of ''[[Cars 2]]'' for driving the plot, it is revealed near the end of the film by [[Tow Mater|Mater]] that Axlerod is behind everything. His supposed "alternative fuel" [[Allinol]], was actually gasoline engineered to expand and eventually explode if hit with an electromagnetic pulse and was part of a plot to turn the world against alternative energy and have them rely on gasoline, bringing profits to the [[:Category:Lemons|lemons]] and himself due to the fact that they own the largest untapped [[Oil Rig|oil reserves]] in the world. At a party promoting the World Grand Prix, he leaks oil, though he denies and pins it on the gasoline-powered Mater.
Though at first [[Professor Zündapp]] appears to be the main villain of ''[[Cars 2]]'' for driving the plot, it is revealed near the end of the film by [[Mater]] that Axlerod was behind everything. His supposed "alternative fuel" [[Allinol]], was actually gasoline engineered to expand and eventually explode if hit with an electromagnetic pulse and was part of a plot to turn the world against alternative energy and have them rely on gasoline, bringing profits to the [[:Category:Lemons|lemons]] and himself due to the fact that they own the largest untapped [[Oil Rig|oil reserves]] in the world. At a party promoting the World Grand Prix, he leaks oil, though he denies and pins it on the gasoline-powered Mater.
[[File:Untitled 4.png|thumb|220px|Axlerod is confronted by Mater.]]
[[File:Untitled 4.png|thumb|220px|Axlerod is confronted by Mater.]]
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===''Cars 3''===
===''Cars 3''===
[[File:Axelrod cars 3.png|thumb|220px|Axlerod is a collectible on Sterling's glass shelf.]]
[[File:Axelrod cars 3.png|thumb|220px|Axlerod is a collectible on [[Sterling|Sterling's]] glass shelf.]]
Miles Axlerod does not make a physical appearance in ''[[Cars 3]]'', implying that he is still in prison. A photo of him appears on [[Sterling]]'s shelves, which possibly signifies that Sterling (who otherwise never appeared) knew him before his arrest.
Miles Axlerod does not make a physical appearance in ''[[Cars 3]]'', implying that he is still in prison. A photo of him appears on [[Sterling]]'s shelves, which possibly signifies that Sterling (who otherwise never appeared) knew him before his arrest.
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Miles is a 1978 [[Branford]] Axlerod, a fictional car from a fictional company. Miles' design resembles a [[Land Rover]] Defender 90. His license plate reads "ALT NRG", an abbreviation of "alternative energy". However, before his "electric conversion" (ultimately a lie), he does not appear to have a license plate at all. His hood says his surname, "Axlerod", on it. He is painted dark green, with a grey and black roof.
Miles is a 1978 [[Branford]] Axlerod, a fictional car from a fictional company. Miles' design resembles a [[Land Rover]] Defender 90. His license plate reads "ALT NRG", an abbreviation of "alternative energy". However, before his "electric conversion" (ultimately a lie), he does not appear to have a license plate at all. His hood says his surname, "Axlerod", on it. He is painted dark green, with a grey and black roof.
===Personality and traits===
===Personality and traits ===
Charming as he seems, Miles is a villain. He is evil, greedy, deceptive and manipulative. Miles is also clearly a smart thinker, as he had thought the entire plan to get rid of Allinol through, as he set everything up to make him look like an innocent car.
Charming as he seems, Miles is a villain. He is evil, greedy, deceptive and manipulative. Miles is also clearly a smart thinker, as he had thought the entire plan to get rid of Allinol through, as he set everything up to make him look like an innocent car.
==Official profiles and statistics==
==Official profiles and statistics ==
===''Cars 2''===
===''Cars 2''===
*Bios
*Bios
**"''Axlerod is a former oil baron who has sold off his fortune, converted himself into an electric vehicle and has devoted his life to finding the renewable, clean-burning energy source of the future — ultimately discovering what he believes is the fuel everyone should be using. Axlerod is also the host of the World Grand Prix, a three-country race he created that attracts the world's top athletes to promote his new clean burning fuel, Allinol.''"<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20160410205828/http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-cars-2-meet-miles-axlerod-nigel-gearsley-14788/ 'Cars 2' Meet Miles Axlerod and Nigel Gearsley] (Archived)</ref>
** "''Axlerod is a former oil baron who has sold off his fortune, converted himself into an electric vehicle and has devoted his life to finding the renewable, clean-burning energy source of the future — ultimately discovering what he believes is the fuel everyone should be using. Axlerod is also the host of the World Grand Prix, a three-country race he created that attracts the world's top athletes to promote his new clean burning fuel, Allinol.''"<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20160410205828/http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-cars-2-meet-miles-axlerod-nigel-gearsley-14788/ 'Cars 2' Meet Miles Axlerod and Nigel Gearsley] (Archived)</ref>
===''Cars 2: The Video Game''===
===''Cars 2: The Video Game''===
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**"''After selling off his fortune and converting himself to an electric vehicle, Miles Axlerod can't help but draw attention. Now he's created the World Grand Prix, a three country race to highlight ALLINOL, his fantastic renewable wonder-fuel.''"
**"''After selling off his fortune and converting himself to an electric vehicle, Miles Axlerod can't help but draw attention. Now he's created the World Grand Prix, a three country race to highlight ALLINOL, his fantastic renewable wonder-fuel.''"
*"''Ah! He's a little excited, isn't he?''" - ''Cars 2''
*"''Has anyone got a towel?''" - ''Cars 2''
*"''I'm sorry to interrupt.''" - ''Cars 2''
*"''I just wanted to come down here, and to personally thank you. Because after Italy, I was finished, and then you gave me one last shot.''" - ''Cars 2''
*"''I probably shouldn't be saying this at all, but I hope you win today. You show the world that they've been wrong about allinol.''" - ''Cars 2''
*"''Deactivate!!''" - ''Cars 2''
*"''How did the tow truck figure it out?''" - ''Cars 2''
*Miles' tires' texture repeats a leaf-shaped motif.
* Miles' tires' texture repeats a leaf-shaped motif.
*If one looks closely at his front wheels, they can see the words 'REGEN R8' meaning 'Regenerate'.
*If one looks closely at his front wheels, they can see the words 'REGEN R8' meaning 'Regenerate'.
*Miles' hood emblem is written his surname "Axelrod", as it resembles as the Land Rover Defender's hood emblem commonly written as "Land Rover" or "Defender". This explains that Miles Axelrod is a Land Rover Defender.
*Miles' hood emblem is written his surname "Axlerod", as it resembles as the Land Rover Defender's hood emblem commonly written as "Land Rover" or "Defender". This explains that Miles Axlerod is a Land Rover Defender.
*Miles uses a lot of parts made by "British Wheeland" to keep himself going. "British Wheeland" is a parody of [[Wikipedia:British Leyland|British Leyland]], which produced both the Range Rover and the notoriously unstable V8 engine that powered them. Even the logo was a parody of British Leyland's, using a big bold printed W instead of the big bold. [[File:Where have I seen that before?.png|thumb|Miles emerging from the jungle from ''Up''.]]printed L. Mater appears to recognize this fact, as he claimed that B.L. made parts that will not fit on other cars because of them not using standardized bolts.
*Miles uses a lot of parts made by "British Wheeland" to keep himself going. "British Wheeland" is a parody of [[Wikipedia:British Leyland|British Leyland]], which produced both the Range Rover and the notoriously unstable V8 engine that powered them. Even the logo was a parody of British Leyland's, using a big bold printed W instead of the big bold. [[File:Where have I seen that before?.png|thumb|Miles emerging from the jungle from ''Up''.]]printed L. Mater appears to recognize this fact, as he claimed that B.L. made parts that will not fit on other cars because of them not using standardized bolts.
*The jungle Miles gets lost in before he converts to an electric vehicle is reused from ''[[w:c:pixar:Up|Up]]''.
*The jungle Miles gets lost in before he converts to an electric vehicle is reused from ''[[w:c:pixar:Up|Up]]''.
*Axlerod's personality is very similar to that of [[w:c:pixar:Henry J. Waternoose III|Waternoose]] (a major antagonist in ''[[w:c:pixar:Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.]]''): both are portrayed as evil businessmen who are originally introduced as being friendly, both rely on deception as part of their motivations. They end up incarcerated after being exposed to the authorities. However, unlike Waternoose who only resorts to extreme measures in hopes of saving Monsters Inc. Axlerod is not above murder to secure his financial gains.
*When Miles Axlerod drives, the horizontal lines across his wheels do not spin with the tires.
*When Miles Axlerod drives, the horizontal lines across his wheels do not spin with the tires.
*There are several easy-to-miss signs that foreshadow Axlerod's true nature and evil plot:
**During his interview on the ''Mel Dorado'' TV show, Axlerod eagerly says that oil costs a big fortune, hinting at his greed and saying how alternative energy is the way for future and no one would have to use gasoline by the end of World Grand Prix, which mirrors what he says about everyone racing back to gasoline during the Lemons' meeting.
**While speaking to Mater at the party in Japan, Axlerod's eyes widen at the sound of oil leaking when he quickly says that Mater had leaked oil. This implied that Axlerod realized he had leaked oil and blamed it on Mater, in order to hide the fact he's not truly an electric car.
***This comes back to light when Mater realizes that Axlerod had leaked oil while realizing that Axlerod is [[the Lemons]]' mysterious mastermind.
**Axlerod’s silhouette can be seen among the 7 models that used the engine.
**During the Lemons' meeting, Axlerod's rearview mirrors can be seen and his dark green paint job is lightly visible underneath pale green padding.
*** After a major crash during the second race, Axlerod rushes to speak to the press; hinting that Axlerod had to quickly change into his public persona so he can discredit the usage of Allinol in the next race.
**Before he discredits the use of Allinol, Axlerod says he cannot risk the lives of the racecars without sounding completely concerned. This foreshadows Axlerod does not truly care about what happens to the racecars if they use his fuel and was even willing to murder Lightning McQueen for when he decides to use Allinol just to prove the safety of alternative fuel. It also foreshadows that Axlerod does not truly care about the lives of anyone, but his own as he was forced to deactivate his own bomb just to save himself.
** When speaking to McQueen before the race in London, he tells him he has hopes of him winning and expectations of him proving that Allinol is safe. This implies that Axlerod wants McQueen to participate in the race just so he can be killed and prevent him from backing out in order to find Mater whom Axlerod's minions had managed to capture.
**When Mater and McQueen arrive at Buckingham Palace before Axlerod is exposed, Axlerod looks shocked to see McQueen and Mater as the latter informs Queen Elizabeth and Scotland Yard he knows who is sabotaging the World Grand Prix. Axlerod had planned to kill both Mater and McQueen for interfering with his plans and looked shocked to see them still alive when they arrived at Buckingham Palace.
*In the Oil Rig scene, on the bottom left, there are the letters MA, implying that the Oil Rig belongs to Axlerod.
*For some reason, in the world map used in the Bonus Features option of Cars 2's Blu Ray version menu, Miles is the location index of [[Moscow]], despite the fact he's British as opposed to Russian.<ref>https://youtu.be/WZcCpo2DR_8?si=1pszbJelqzPAO-eT&t=100</ref>
==Quotes==
*"''Ah! He's a little excited, isn't he?''" - ''Cars 2''
* "''Anyone got a towel?''" - ''Cars 2''
*"''I'm sorry to interrupt.''" - ''Cars 2''
*"''I just wanted to come down here and personally thank you. Because after Italy, I was finished, and then you gave me one last shot.''" - ''Cars 2''
* "''I probably shouldn't be saying this at all, but... I hope you win today. You show the world that they've been wrong about Allinol.''" - ''Cars 2''
* "''You're insane, you are! Deactivate!!''" - ''Cars 2''
* "''How did the tow truck figure it out?''" - ''Cars 2''
*"''I'm excited to be a part of this competition!''" - ''Cars 2: The Video Game''
*"''This is '''THE''' way to go!''" - ''Cars 2: The Video Game''
*"''Ha-hah! I can see why cars enjoy this!''" - ''Cars 2: The Video Game''
*"''I wonder what this is doing to my tires.''" - ''Cars 2: The Video Game''
*"''I can see why the racers '''love''' this!''" - ''Cars 2: The Video Game''
*''<nowiki>''</nowiki>Ha-hah! this competition is just what i needed!" - Cars 2: The Video Game''
*There are some clues that Axlerod was the villain the whole time.
==References==
**At the Tokyo Party, he leaked oil and blamed it on [[Tow Mater|Mater]], despite it never occurring to the latter.
{{Reflist}}
**The mirrors from the engine from the photo look a lot like his.
**Pure electrical Rover products never existed when the film was in development.
**At the beginning of the London Race, he had an evil smile on his face.
*Often, his last name "Axlerod" can be too easily misspelt and mistaken as "Axelrod".
Early concepts of Cars 2 had considered a Russian car or 1967 Ford Corsair as the main villain instead of Miles. His last name, "Axlerod", apparently originated from an old joke his voice actor Eddie Izzard once told concerning the invention of the wheel and axle.
The DVD commentary for Cars 2 states that the climax where Mater confronts Axlerod at Buckingham Palace over the plot to sabotage the World Grand Prix came rather early in production, so the Pixar team worked backwards from there to make Axlerod the ultimate bad guy and someone else the good guy, so that when it got up to the climax, everyone could see how brilliant Mater was in figuring out the whole thing.
History
Cars 2
Miles Axlerod in Cars 2.
Though at first Professor Zündapp appears to be the main villain of Cars 2 for driving the plot, it is revealed near the end of the film by Mater that Axlerod was behind everything. His supposed "alternative fuel" Allinol, was actually gasoline engineered to expand and eventually explode if hit with an electromagnetic pulse and was part of a plot to turn the world against alternative energy and have them rely on gasoline, bringing profits to the lemons and himself due to the fact that they own the largest untapped oil reserves in the world. At a party promoting the World Grand Prix, he leaks oil, though he denies and pins it on the gasoline-powered Mater.
Axlerod is confronted by Mater.
Eventually, Axlerod arranges for Zündapp and the lemon cars to plant a bomb on Mater's air filter as a backup plan to kill Lightning McQueen. Mater later discovers the story about the conspiracy after helping Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell arrest Zündapp and the lemon cars and confronts Axlerod for it. His suspicions are confirmed when Axlerod disables the bomb to save himself. To proceed further, Mater opens Axlerod's hood, revealing the same engine (a Rover V8) as the unseen mastermind depicted in the photo, which Finn and Holley obtained from their American counterpart earlier, proving to be a perfect match.
Whatever happened to Axlerod after his arrest by British authorities are left ambiguous. It is most likely that he was charged for murder, conspiracy, and fraud, sentenced to an unknown amount of prison time.
Cars 2: The Video Game
In Cars 2: The Video Game, Miles is an unlockable playable character, available once access to Clearance Level 5 is granted. He is a heavy weight character that utilizes power more than speed.
Cars 3
Axlerod is a collectible on Sterling's glass shelf.
Miles Axlerod does not make a physical appearance in Cars 3, implying that he is still in prison. A photo of him appears on Sterling's shelves, which possibly signifies that Sterling (who otherwise never appeared) knew him before his arrest.
Miles is a 1978 Branford Axlerod, a fictional car from a fictional company. Miles' design resembles a Land Rover Defender 90. His license plate reads "ALT NRG", an abbreviation of "alternative energy". However, before his "electric conversion" (ultimately a lie), he does not appear to have a license plate at all. His hood says his surname, "Axlerod", on it. He is painted dark green, with a grey and black roof.
Personality and traits
Charming as he seems, Miles is a villain. He is evil, greedy, deceptive and manipulative. Miles is also clearly a smart thinker, as he had thought the entire plan to get rid of Allinol through, as he set everything up to make him look like an innocent car.
Official profiles and statistics
Cars 2
Bios
"Axlerod is a former oil baron who has sold off his fortune, converted himself into an electric vehicle and has devoted his life to finding the renewable, clean-burning energy source of the future — ultimately discovering what he believes is the fuel everyone should be using. Axlerod is also the host of the World Grand Prix, a three-country race he created that attracts the world's top athletes to promote his new clean burning fuel, Allinol."[1]
Cars 2: The Video Game
Bios
"After selling off his fortune and converting himself to an electric vehicle, Miles Axlerod can't help but draw attention. Now he's created the World Grand Prix, a three country race to highlight ALLINOL, his fantastic renewable wonder-fuel."
Miles' tires' texture repeats a leaf-shaped motif.
If one looks closely at his front wheels, they can see the words 'REGEN R8' meaning 'Regenerate'.
Miles' hood emblem is written his surname "Axlerod", as it resembles as the Land Rover Defender's hood emblem commonly written as "Land Rover" or "Defender". This explains that Miles Axlerod is a Land Rover Defender.
Miles uses a lot of parts made by "British Wheeland" to keep himself going. "British Wheeland" is a parody of British Leyland, which produced both the Range Rover and the notoriously unstable V8 engine that powered them. Even the logo was a parody of British Leyland's, using a big bold printed W instead of the big bold. File:Where have I seen that before?.pngMiles emerging from the jungle from Up.printed L. Mater appears to recognize this fact, as he claimed that B.L. made parts that will not fit on other cars because of them not using standardized bolts.
The jungle Miles gets lost in before he converts to an electric vehicle is reused from Up.
When Miles Axlerod drives, the horizontal lines across his wheels do not spin with the tires.
There are several easy-to-miss signs that foreshadow Axlerod's true nature and evil plot:
During his interview on the Mel Dorado TV show, Axlerod eagerly says that oil costs a big fortune, hinting at his greed and saying how alternative energy is the way for future and no one would have to use gasoline by the end of World Grand Prix, which mirrors what he says about everyone racing back to gasoline during the Lemons' meeting.
While speaking to Mater at the party in Japan, Axlerod's eyes widen at the sound of oil leaking when he quickly says that Mater had leaked oil. This implied that Axlerod realized he had leaked oil and blamed it on Mater, in order to hide the fact he's not truly an electric car.
This comes back to light when Mater realizes that Axlerod had leaked oil while realizing that Axlerod is the Lemons' mysterious mastermind.
Axlerod’s silhouette can be seen among the 7 models that used the engine.
During the Lemons' meeting, Axlerod's rearview mirrors can be seen and his dark green paint job is lightly visible underneath pale green padding.
After a major crash during the second race, Axlerod rushes to speak to the press; hinting that Axlerod had to quickly change into his public persona so he can discredit the usage of Allinol in the next race.
Before he discredits the use of Allinol, Axlerod says he cannot risk the lives of the racecars without sounding completely concerned. This foreshadows Axlerod does not truly care about what happens to the racecars if they use his fuel and was even willing to murder Lightning McQueen for when he decides to use Allinol just to prove the safety of alternative fuel. It also foreshadows that Axlerod does not truly care about the lives of anyone, but his own as he was forced to deactivate his own bomb just to save himself.
When speaking to McQueen before the race in London, he tells him he has hopes of him winning and expectations of him proving that Allinol is safe. This implies that Axlerod wants McQueen to participate in the race just so he can be killed and prevent him from backing out in order to find Mater whom Axlerod's minions had managed to capture.
When Mater and McQueen arrive at Buckingham Palace before Axlerod is exposed, Axlerod looks shocked to see McQueen and Mater as the latter informs Queen Elizabeth and Scotland Yard he knows who is sabotaging the World Grand Prix. Axlerod had planned to kill both Mater and McQueen for interfering with his plans and looked shocked to see them still alive when they arrived at Buckingham Palace.
In the Oil Rig scene, on the bottom left, there are the letters MA, implying that the Oil Rig belongs to Axlerod.
For some reason, in the world map used in the Bonus Features option of Cars 2's Blu Ray version menu, Miles is the location index of Moscow, despite the fact he's British as opposed to Russian.[2]
Quotes
"Ah! He's a little excited, isn't he?" - Cars 2
"Anyone got a towel?" - Cars 2
"I'm sorry to interrupt." - Cars 2
"I just wanted to come down here and personally thank you. Because after Italy, I was finished, and then you gave me one last shot." - Cars 2
"I probably shouldn't be saying this at all, but... I hope you win today. You show the world that they've been wrong about Allinol." - Cars 2
"You're insane, you are! Deactivate!!" - Cars 2
"How did the tow truck figure it out?" - Cars 2
"I'm excited to be a part of this competition!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
"This is THE way to go!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
"Ha-hah! I can see why cars enjoy this!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
"I wonder what this is doing to my tires." - Cars 2: The Video Game
"I can see why the racers love this!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
''Ha-hah! this competition is just what i needed!" - Cars 2: The Video Game