Guido

Guido is a major character in the Cars franchise. Guido is a small, blue, optimistic, and fun Italian pitty. Guido’s also Luigi's best friend and business partner.
Guido's fast speed allows him to perform well as a pit crew member, and he works on Lightning McQueen's racing team to provide Lightning with new tires whenever he requires them. Guido is also the host of his own racing series, Guido Kart.
==History==
===Background===
Guido was headed to the United States on a cruise ship to pursue his dream of being on a real racing crew, when he overheard Luigi talking about Ferrari to a nearby passenger. After Luigi and Guido started talking, they quickly became best friends, and enjoyed passing the time by playing games and relaxing in the sunshine. After the lengthy voyage, the pair finally arrived in New York City, where they went sightseeing and viewed the remarkable monuments such as the Statue of Luberty, Central Park, the Chrysler Building, the Stock-Car Exchange, and Timing Belt Square. After observing Guido changing a taxi's tire in 2.5 seconds, Luigi requested that Guido would come back to Carsoli with him to work at Uncle Topolino's shop, which they would soon acquire ownership of.
===Cars===
In Cars, Guido ultimately realizes his dream when he works on Lightning McQueen's pit crew under the command of Doc Hudson. Guido deals with the derisive attitude of Chick Hicks' pit crew by single-handedly changing McQueen's tires in record time, something not even four experienced pit crewmen could do.
===Cars: The Videogame===
In Cars: The Videogame, Guido serves as Lightning's pit crew during Piston Cup races in story mode, hosting his own mini-game, Pit Stop Challenge.
He also makes appearances during the cut-scenes for Palm Mile Speedway, Luigi to the Rescue, and Monster Truck Mayhem.
===Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures===
In Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures, Guido is the host of his own mini-game, Luigi's Fantastico Fun!, in which the player must control him so that he collects tires as they fall from the sky.
===Mater and the Ghostlight===
In Mater and the Ghostlight, Guido is first seen where Mater is hidden from the pile of tires and later helps the others to prank Mater into thinking that the Ghostlight is after him by placing a lamp on his tow hook.
===Cars: Mater-National Championship===
In Cars: Mater-National Championship, Luigi and Guido are showing off their new paint jobs when Lightning and Mater drive up, asking them why they are painted like that. They get excited when Giovanni drives up, and challenges them to a race, although Guido does not compete.
He is later seen trying to straighten the tires that keep leaning due to the rumble of Monster McQueen.
===Cars Toons===
====Tokyo Mater====
In Tokyo Mater, Guido gives Mater a "fake modification" at the end of the short, shouting "Modify!".
====Unidentified Flying Mater====
In Unidentified Flying Mater, Guido makes a cameo at Flo's V8 Cafe.
====Heavy Metal Mater====
In Heavy Metal Mater, Guido is singing karaoke at Flo's cafe, which leads Mater into his story about how he was once a famous singer.
====Mater Private Eye====
In Mater Private Eye, Guido can be seen at Flo's V8 Cafe.
====Air Mater====
In Air Mater, Guido is driving circles around the tire stack at Luigi's shop with his forks spread apart, as Mater is trying to teach him how to fly.
====Hiccups====
In Hiccups, Guido attempts to cure McQueen's hiccups by telling him to hold his breath, only to have him run out of breath.
====Spinning====
In Spinning, Guido serves as the protagonist for the first time. When Luigi tells him to spin a sign to promote the shop, Guido discovers that he has a talent with it, which forms a huge crowd.
====The Radiator Springs 500½====
In The Radiator Springs 500½, Guido appears among all of the other Radiator Springs residents, celebrating the founding of Radiator Springs and honoring Stanley. Guido's paint scheme in this short is light green, with a cap and fenders of a darker green color.
===The World of Cars Online===
In The World of Cars Online, Guido could often be found near Luigi's Casa Della Tires.
===Cars 2===
In Cars 2, Guido and Luigi tag along with McQueen as his pit crew. He is seen serving drinks at the beginning of the film. He also watches as Mater talks on the Mel Dorado Show. Later in Tokyo, he doesn't believe that Holley Shiftwell is Mater's girlfriend until the end of the film when she says it herself in a jaw-dropping moment. Uncle Topolino reveals that Guido and Luigi used to always fight, and they are seen fighting over Franca until Francesca comes, and they are both satisfied. He also helps fight the lemons later in the film. He tries to take off the bomb that was attached to Mater, but his drill won't do it and he gets frustrated and leaves.
===Cars 2: The Video Game===
In Cars 2: The Video Game, Guido is an unlockable playable character, available the "Frequent Flyer" crest is obtained. Another version of him, titled Team Lightning Guido, can be unlocked by earning the "Bulldozer in a China Shop" crest. Both are lightweights, have heavy speed and are underpowered.
===Disney Infinity===
In Disney Infinity, Guido appears as a cast member in the Cars Play Set. He can be unlocked as a toy box townsperson in the Toy Box when one of the twelve character chests is opened.
===Cars: Fast as Lightning===
In Cars: Fast as Lightning, Guido is seen in the player's town, near Luigi's Casa Della Tires.
===Cars 3===
In Cars 3, Guido serves as part of McQueen's pit crew during the 2017 Piston Cup season, during which McQueen experiences a career-jeopardizing crash. 
===Cars 3: Driven to Win===
Guido is one of the six playable characters, the other five being Lightning McQueen, Cruz Ramirez, Mater, Sally, and Ramone, who are available from the start in Cars 3: Driven to Win. Despite him being in the game - he has no voice at all.
===Pixar Popcorn===
Unparalleled Parking, Guido played a parking game with his friends in town.
Dancing with the Cars, Guido dances with Luigi then starts dancing with his other friends.
==Cars Land==
In Cars Land, Guido and Luigi have their own ride at Luigi's Casa Della Tires called Luigi's Flying Tires. In the ride, the guests will get into their own fettucini tires. When Guido turns on the air compressor, air will come out of the holes, and the tires will float in the air. There are also some beach balls with the colors of the Italian flag in the ride, and Italian music will play.
They also appear in Radiator Springs Racers. When the riders come to Radiator Springs from tractor tipping with Mater, they will either go into Luigi's Casa Della Tires or Ramone's House of Body Art. At Luigi's Casa Della Tires, Luigi and Guido will be there. Guido will change the tires, then they will go to the starting line and start the race.
==General information==
===Physical description===
Guido is an Alza Tutto Forklift, inspired by the design of the 1959 BMW Isetta. His top speed is 30 km/h. He has electric drive.
Guido is painted several different shades of blue, with two gray forklift "arms" built into him.
===Personality and traits===
Guido is kind and eager, as he loves to make pit stops. He is also very determined, as he practices every night perfecting his speed.
===Powers and abilities===
Due to his small size, Guido does not possess much racing ability, usually competing in smaller, shorter races with the other pitties and smaller cars of Carburetor County and its surrounding areas.
Guido's main talent is tire changing, a skill he's been practicing his entire life, dreaming of one day becoming a pit crew members for one of the most famous cars in the world. Due to Lightning McQueen's arrival in Radiator Springs, Guido was made a member of McQueen's pit crew, blowing the minds of various different cars, including Chick Hicks' team.
===Relationships===
Guido's guardians are supposedly Uncle Topolino and Mama Topolino, and possibly Mama Luigi as well, though it remains unconfirmed if they truly are.
During their visit to Italy with Team 95, Guido met a local resident named Francesca, who he was shown to have a romantic interest in.
His best friend is Luigi, his boss at Luigi's Casa Della Tires. They have known each other since their early days in Italy, where they were known to fight a lot, though continued to remain best friends.
Guido has also been shown to be on good terms with most, if not all, of Radiator Springs' residents and visitors.
==List of appearances==
:For this subject's appearances, see Guido/Appearances.
==Profiles and statistics==
===Cars===
*Bios 
**"Like his boss Luigi, Guido is an avid Ferrari racing fan who dreams of performing a real pit stop on a real race car. To better prepare himself, he practices tire changes at night on wooden practice frames he built in his garage. One of these days, he hopes to set a new world record for the fastest pit stop of all time. But until that happens, he continues his quest to further enlighten himself. Currently, Guido is reading Tire Changes for the Soul, and Four Tires, One Goal."
**"Guido isn't just pretty fast with a tire, he's pretty creative with one too, or even ten."
**"Guido and Luigi are the biggest Ferrari racing fan in Radiator Springs. Unfortunately, they're a long way from Italy. So when there's a race in town, Ferrari or not, they get out their team colors! This may be their only opportunity to show off their home pride."
===Cars: Race-O-Rama===
*Paint jobs: 1
*Unlocking criteria: Unlocked by default
===Cars 2===
*Bios
**"Guido, the little Italian forklift, is the backbone of Casa Della Tires. He's Luigi's assistant and best friend, and together they are the biggest Ferrari racing fans in Carburetor. A car of few English words other than "pit stop," Guido is a force to be reckoned with when he's changing tires in the pits during a race. Joining Team Lightning McQueen for the World Grand Prix, Guido will get to show off his turbo-charged, pedal-to-the-metal pit stops on the global stage... and maybe, just maybe, he'll see some Ferraris!"
===Cars 2: The Video Game===
====Guido====
*Bio
**"Guido is the backbone of Casa Della Tires. "Pit" and "Stop" are the only two English words he knows, and he can change a car's tires so fast that he's nothing more than a light blue blur."
*Stats
**Weight Class: Light
**Speed: 90
**Power: 10
====Team Lightning Guido====
*Bio
**"Guido is one of Lightning's biggest fans, and he has the swag to prove it!"
*Stats
**Weight Class: Light
**Speed: 90
**Power: 10
===Disney Infinity===
*Toys
Name 	Image	How to unlock 	Description
Guido	 	Found randomly in a character chest or the vault in the Cars Play Set.	This little blue guy packs a "pit stop" punch!
===Cars: Fast as Lightning===
*Paint jobs: Lightning Fan, Lightning Pit Car
==Portrayals==
*Guido Quaroni - All appearances, excluding Cars 3: Driven to Win
==Gallery==
:For this subject's image gallery, see Guido/Gallery.
==Names in other languages==
*Japanese: グイド
*Lithuanian: Gvidas
*Russian: Гвидо (transcription: Gvido)
==Trivia==
*His name is based on the Italian phrase "Io Guido", meaning "I drive".https://youtu.be/K5-b20x5yyo
**The fact his voice actor shares the same name is simply a coincidence.
**He speaks mostly Italian in the movie and very little English.
*His pit stop speed is undoubtedly inspired by F1 pit stops, which are typically sub-2 second stops. This is made more evident with he and Luigi being Ferrari fans. 
**Ironically, his pit stop speed can be easily beaten by a real life F1 team (though F1 only has one lug nut)
*Despite Cars 2 directly saying that Luigi and Guido came from Carsoli. Guido's voice actor, Guido Quaroni, said that Guido comes from Monza.
==Quotes==
*"Peet stop?" - Cars
*"OK." - Cars
*(Sally: "Oh Guido, e bellissimo!") "Che cosa?" ("What?") - Cars
*(Sally: "It looks great! This is great!") "Ti piace, eh? Si, si, bellissimo." ("You like it, huh? Yes, yes, beautiful.") - Cars
*"Vai! Vai, vai!" ("Go! Go, go!") - Cars
*"Con chi credi di parlare? Ehi! Ma, con chi stai parlando?" ("Who do you think you're talking to? Hey! But, who are you talking to?") - Cars
*"Pit stop!" - Cars
*"Pit stop!" - Cars: The Videogame
*(McQueen: "Hey Guido, all set?") "Peet stop, boss" - Cars: The Videogame
*"Uh oh." - Cars: The Videogame
*"Ay, fai attenzione!" ("Ay, be careful!") - Cars: The Videogame
*"Ehi! Cosa ti prende?!" ("Hey! What's wrong with you?!") - Cars: The Videogame
*(Luigi: "Guido! How come you no keep-a the tires from falling, eh?") "Non uria a me! Me ha sorpreso!" ("Don't yell at me! It surprised me!") - Cars: The Videogame
*"Finito!" ("Finished!") - Cars: The Videogame
*"Non ci credo." ("I don't believe it") - Cars 2
*"Non ci credo." ("I don't believe it") - Cars 2
*"Guido è la macchina più veloce!" ("Guido is the fastest car!") - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Sapevo di potercela fare!" ("I knew, I could do it!") - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Cominciamo subito!" ("Let's start!") - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Sono così felice!" ("I'm so happy!") - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Osserva Guido e impara!" ("Look at Guido, and learn!") - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Finito! Via via via via! Mmm." ("Finished! Go go go go!") - Cars 3
*"Pit stop." - Cars 3
*"Andiamo, andiamo!" ("Let's go let's go!") - Cars 3
*"Paparazzi! (spits)" - Cars 3
*"Ah. Non ci posso credere." ("Ah. I can not believe it.") - "Dino Park"
*"Ah. Bellissima." ("Ah. It's beautiful.") - "Dino Park"
==External links==
*Car Finder Game
*‘Cars 2′ Introduces Nearly 1,000 New Characters and More Fun Facts (Minor Spoilers)
*Cars 2: New International Poster + Character Shots!
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