Max Schnell

Max Schnell (known as Sebastian Schnell in the German version) is a well-known German race car. Initially appearing among the World Grand Prix competitors in Cars 2, Max Schnell has made subsequent appearances in games such as Cars 2: The Video Game and Cars: Fast as Lightning.
==History==
===Cars 2===
In Cars 2, Max Schnell is one of the eleven world's famous race cars that compete in the World Grand Prix, a three-race competition between racing superstars from all over the world, with Schnell representing Germany. Max is present at the welcoming party at the Tokyo National Art Center, and in the German version of the film, he and Lewis Hamilton greet Lightning McQueen when he arrives. However, Max's role is given to different characters in different versions of the film. When Mater interrupts Miles Axlerod's interview with Lightning McQueen, Max and the other World Grand Prix racers watch in shock,which makes McQueen embarrased.
At the first race in Tokyo, Max performs well, leading the pack at the beginning, but falls short soon after, and spends most of his time in the center positions. Towards the end of the race, however, Schnell falls victim to an engine blowout, which was the result of the electromagnetic pulse from the lemons' camera.
Max later competes in the second event in Porto Corsa, Italy, only to get involved in a large accident on top of the Casino Bridge, which is again caused by the lemons' electromagnetic pulse camera. Though Schnell attempts to brake prior to colliding with Miguel Camino and Shu Todoroki, he is unable to avoid damage, and is subsequently hit by Raoul ÇaRoule and Rip Clutchgoneski.
Max is repaired before the final event in London, England, and competes in the race, which McQueen flies off the track with Mater, who is discovered to have a bomb strapped to him. The two are brought before the Queen, which forces Axlerod, who is revealed as the one behind the lemons' plot, to deactivate the bomb.
Due to the final event's interruption, the Radiator Springs Grand Prix is hosted by McQueen as a replacement, and Schnell and the rest of the World Grand Prix competitors race around Carburetor County.
===Cars 2: The Video Game===
Max Schnell is an unlockable playable character in Cars 2: The Video Game, and is unlocked once the player reaches Clearance Level 3. Max is a member of the medium weight class and has more power over speed.
===Disney Infinity===
Though Max does not physically appear in Disney Infinity, a painting of him can be seen hanging on the wall in Ramone's House of Body Art.
===Cars: Fast as Lightning===
In the December 2014 update for Cars: Fast as Lightning, Max Schnell was introduced as a playable character, but the player must purchase him and his track for 275 gems. Schnell has Four additional paint jobs, Chrome Empire Ice & Neon which can be unlocked by earning enough stickers from racing practice races on Max's Track, or by purchasing them with gems.
==General information==
===Physical appearance===
Max, according to Meet the Cars, is a 2009 World Torque League Championship Racer, which is an allusion to the World Touring Car Championship. He is based on the #4 Mercedes-Benz AMG C-Class (W204) DTM, despite the fact the character resembles the original design introduced in 2007. Max is powered by a 4.0 Liter V-8 engine with 470 HP. He can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds and accelerate to a top speed of 160 mph.'Cars 2' Character Stats, New Tokyo Party Clip and New Still as Sophia Loren Joins International Cast (Archived) He has a dark, greyish blue-purple livery, with the German flag design painted on his trunk and roof, and the World Torque Champion League logo painted on his hood. He has grey rims, and a black spoiler with the World Grand Prix logo on it.
Max's tires read "TRU-TREAD - Traction A Temperature A - P215/65R15 89H", a recurring inscription on the tires of many characters in Cars 2.
=== Personality and traits ===
Max Schnell is easygoing, agreeable, and accommodating, and Max Schnell is often conflict-averse and seek harmony and peace. The Basic Fear of Max Schnell is being without inner peace or harmony, and the Core Desire is to be at peace with themselves and others.
=== Powers and abilities===
In addition to being an incredibly talented race car that is capable of extraordinary racing abilities, Schnell has also shown skill in spy training, and is capable of utilizing various weapons. Additionally, Max's official bios recognize his gifts in engineering.
==Appearances==
*Cars 2
*Cars 2: The Video Game
*Cars: Fast as Lightning
*Disney Infinity (photo only)
*Cars Daredevil Garage
==Statistics==
===Cars 2===
*Max Schnell started as a humble production sedan from Stuttgart, Germany. An avid amateur racer, Max would practice alone in the back roads of the dense Black Forest—a trek that eventually caught the eye of a racing team owner. Soon Max was on a professional circuit, bearing the #4, and as his horsepower increased, he converted himself to carbon fiber, dropping his weight and getting into prime racing shape. He's won more races at Motorheimring than any other World Torque Champion League car in history. A naturally brilliant engineer, he used logic and analytics to refine his build, and plans to approach the World Grand Prix in the same perfectly calculated manner.
===Cars 2: The Video Game===
*Max Schnell burst onto the racing scene from the back roads of the Black Forest. He started as a production sedan but has converted himself to carbon fiber, using his knowledge of engineering to streamline his technique. He's the number one World Torque Champion in history!
*Stats
**Weight class: Medium
**Speed: 40
**Power: 60
**Torque: 1.5
**Nitro: 30
===Cars 2: The Essential Guide===
** Max Schnell is a superb tactician. He studies the racetrack intensely before every race!
* Stats
** Country: Germany
** Hometown: Stuttgart
** Type: GTC
** Top Speed: 180 mph/290 km/h
** Honors: Motorheimring Champion
** Racing Strength: Analytical mind
==Gallery==
==Names in other languages==
*Japanese: マックス・シュネル
*Lithuanian: Maksas Šnelė
*Portuguese: Max Chinelo
*Russian: Макс Шнель (transcription: Maks Shnel')
*Ukrainian: Макс Шнель (transcription: Maks Shnel')
==Trivia==
*Max's name comes from the German phrase "Mach schnell", which translates to "hurry up".
*Though Max races in the World Torque Champion League, an allusion to the World Touring Car Championship, his design compares him to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, another type of touring car racing.
*His in-game model from Cars 2 The Video Game (PC/Computer) has a drag coefficient of 0.551 when driving at 100 m/s.
*According to the Meet the Cars book, Max is a 2009 World Torque League Championship Racer, a fictional car loosely based on the on #4 Mercedes-Benz AMG C Class (W204) DTM racecar from 2009, despite the fact the character resembles the original design introduced in 2007.
*In the DS version of Cars 2: The Video Game, Max's engine is exploded by Grem at the London race.
*Max's profile on the essential guide for Cars 2 claims his top speed being 180 mph/298 km/h, which is the actual top speed for Nigel Gearsley. In reality, Max's actual top speed is only 160 mph/258 km/h.
*Although he has no performer for the English version, he is voiced by Sebastian Vettel in the German version. Sebastian Vettel is a famous German racing driver.
*Max's pit crew team consists of crew chief Otto Bonn, as well as several pitties. His hauler is named Jorg.
*Max shares his model with Vitaly Petrov, Frosty Winterbumper, Memo Rojas Jr., Flash, Long Ge, and Pyotr Racinov.
*In the London race, his gasoline is Dinoco.
*In the Rally Racers event of the Transcontinental Race of Champions, Max Schnell was sponsored by Re-Volting in The Official Magazine.
==References==
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