Miguel Camino

Miguel Camino is a Spanish racer who participates in the World Grand Prix.
==History==
===Cars 2===
In Cars 2, Miguel is invited from Spain by Miles Axlerod to compete in his World Grand Prix series to promote Allinol to the entire world. According to Brent Mustangburger and David Hobbscap, he has been really consistent, especially in technical turns. During the first race in Tokyo, he is the first to get his engine blown by the lemons' electromagnetic generator, which has been made in an attempt to show that Allinol, amongst other alternative fuel, is entirely dangerous, we can hear his gasps when his engine blown. He calls into the pits right away to retire, while his pit crew, led by Petro Cartalina and including one of his pitties, Honk Cho, investigate the issue.
At the second race in Porto Corsa, Miguel can be seen from from the 6th position. Later when the racers head down towards the hairpin, he is seen in the 10th position ahead of Rip Clutchgoneski. Miguel reappears in the race only to get into a tangle with Shu Todoroki, who has just had another engine failure also caused by an electromagnetic pulse. Max Schnell, who cannot stop in time, collides with the two of them, thus blocking the track on the bridge around the casino. With the racers' safety in jeopardy, Axlerod announces that the final race in London shall not require the use of Allinol. Therefore, Miguel chooses his own fuel for that race. When the race starts Miguel was seen in the 3rd position but after racing through the Admiralty Arch he dropped to 4th and was behind Lewis Hamilton. The race is soon abrupted by Mater comes onto the track with Lightning McQueen chasing him and later taking them both through the streets of London. Axlerod is soon revealed to be the mastermind of the lemons, and Miguel competes in the Radiator Springs Grand Prix with all the other World Grand Prix racers.
===Cars 2: The Video Game===
In Cars 2: The Video Game, Miguel makes an appearance as a playable character, unlocked by gaining access to Clearance Level 4.
===Planes===
In Planes, Miguel makes a brief cameo via a Porto Corsa vintage poster, that shows him, Francesco and Raoul, on Dusty's wall in his garage.
===Cars: Fast as Lightning===
In Cars: Fast as Lightning, Miguel is one of the racers who builds their track at Radiator Springs to show how he can beat his rivals. He is unlocked after beating him as Boost, and in doing so, the player also unlocks his track and pit. He has four paint jobs available, those: Spanish Flag, Para España, ICE, and Neon Camino.
==General information==
===Physical description===
thumb|220px|A Turntable showcasing Miguel Camino's model
According to Meet the Cars, Miguel is a 2007 Grand Touring Sports SS-E Racer, an in-house design by Pixar. Given that he is a 2007 car, and his engine blowout during the Tokyo race suggesting he is a front engine vehicle, he is based on the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR. He also draws inspiration from other cars such as the Ferrari 599 GTB, the ASC Diamondback Viper, a Pontiac Firebird, and a late 2000's Nissan GT-R, to name some of them. His engine type is a DOHC V8, with 570 HP. He can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and a top speed of 200 mph.'Cars 2' Character Stats, New Tokyo Party Clip and New Still as Sophia Loren Joins International Cast (Archived) His tires are Tok-Eo P215/65R15 89H, traction A, temperature A.
Miguel is painted dark yellow, with various colors painted all over. He has red designs on the bottom of his doors, as well as a black Joan Miró-inspired star design next to his number "5". On his hood, he the Coat of arms of Spain colored red, black and orange. He has a large black spoiler, and chrome rims.
=== Personality and traits ===
Miguel Camino is good in bullfighting bulldozers in his country due to its flair, style, and speed as a toreador in the dozer ring that inspired a generation of young bulldozer fighters. He is empathetic, sincere, warm-hearted, and generous, and Miguel Camino is caring and self-sacrificing, often putting others' needs before their own. He also doesn't like being unwanted or unloved, and the Core Desire is to feel loved and appreciated.
==Appearances==
*Cars 2
*Planes (Cameo)
*Lamp Life and Toy Story: That time Forgot (Cameo as a toy car)
*Cars 2: The Video Game
*Cars: Fast as Lightning
*AppMATes
*Rally to the Finish!
*World Grand Prix Races
*Cars Daredevil Garage
==Bios==
===Cars 2===
*"Spain's most renowned, admired and captivating car is Pamplona's Miguel Camino. He first caught his home country's attention by participating in the infamous Running of the Bulldozers. His flair, style and speed as a toreador in the dozer ring has inspired a generation of young bulldozer fighters, and soon that same speed and verve turned headlights of fans and competitors alike on the Grand Touring Sport racing circuit. Bearing the #5 and the fiery colors of the Spanish flag, Miguel Camino is hoping to race his way into more hearts at the World Grand Prix."
===Cars 2: The Video Game===
*"Spain's most famous and admired car is Pamplona's own Miguel Camino. He first caught the public's eye while participating in the Running of the Bulldozers. His flair, style and speed have inspired a generation of young fans. Miguel is the life of any party."
===Cars 2: The Essential Guide===
*Miguel is an expert bulldozer fighter! Funny and stylish, he loves to delight the crowd with his speed and flair.
==Gallery==
==Quotes==
*"Just try and stop me now!" - Cars 2: The Video Game, Cars: Fast as Lightning
*"Bye-bye! Adióóóós!" - Cars 2: The Video Game''
*"Ayy, I just fixed that!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Ha-haaa, fantastico!" - Cars 2: The Video Game, Cars: Fast as Lightning''
*"Round and round I go!" - Cars 2: The Video Game''
*"Hey, what do you think you're doing?" - Cars 2: The Video Game, Cars: Fast as Lightning
*"Why are you so slow? Are your tire is flat? Ahahaha!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
* "All this intriguing excitment is quite exhilarating.'" - Cars: Fast as Lightning''
* "I can do this. There is no one who can beat me." - Cars: Fast as Lightning
==Names in other languages==
*Lithuanian: Migelis Kaminas
*Polish: Miguel Alcantara
*Russian: Мигель Камино (transcription: Migel’ Kamino)
*Ukrainian: Мігель Каміно (transcription: Mihelʹ Kamino)
==Trivia==
*Fernando Alonso, who appears in the Spanish version of Cars 2 in place of Jeff Gorvette in one scene, shares Miguel's model and nationality.
*Miguel Camino is the only WGP racer to have a dubber who is an international racer with the same nationality as his, who is Fernando Alonso.
*It is unknown if Miguel Camino was planned to be the replacement of Jeff Gorvette in the Spanish version before being replaced by Fernando Alonso where Fernando appears and plays the role in the place of him. During the development, however, it is understandable that Miguel Camino did not appeared as a replacement of Jeff Gorvette since Fernando Alonso has the nationality as him.
*Even if Miguel Camino never had any speaking lines in Cars 2, he has some speaking lines in Cars 2: The Video Game.
*For some reason, his Mattel diecast has a red spoiler, while his Disney Store diecast correctly has the black spoiler. As of 2024 it remains the inaccurate color.
**However, it was corrected on his Neon Racers release.
*The essential guide for Cars 2 claims Miguel's top speed to be 175 mph/282 km/h, which is not the case as his top speed is the same as Lightning McQueen and Jeff Gorvette's, that being 200 mph/322 km/h.
*Miguel Camino is a 2007 Grand Touring Sports SS-E Racer, a Pixar in-house design that draws inspiration from various vehicles but is primarily based on a 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10-ACR. While this particular Viper hasn't been seen at European endurance races, it's track-focused variant, the Viper SRT-10 ACR-X, has been used in racing leagues such as the Dodge Viper Cup Series and the Trans Am Championship. The character also bears resemblance to the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe GT3 and the Chrysler Viper GTS-R GT1.
*While Vipers are typically powered by V10 engines, Miguel is powered by a DOHC V8 with 570 HP. Though there are various LMGT1 and LMGT2 cars with a DOHC V8, Miguel's engine sounds very similar to the one used in the Nissan GT-R GT1.
*A vintage poster for Cars 2 showing Miguel, Raoul ÇaRoule and Francesco Bernoulli can be seen in Dusty Crophopper's garage from Planes.
*His name is a pun on the Chevrolet El Camino. Funnily and interestingly enough, his "road" in Spanish, and such thing didn't officially exist in the universe until Andrew Vrooman from Cars 3. 
** In addition, the "SS" term from his vehicle model name "SS-E" stands for 'Super Sport', a performance option package offered by Chevrolet for car models such as the Chevy El Camino.
*His Polish name, "Miguel Alcantara", is a reference to the city Alcántara in Spain, in the province of Cáceres.
*Based on an older concept design, there was a originally a Ferrari GT2 based on the Ferrari F430 racecar, similar to Michael Schumacher. However, this character was scrapped and was replaced by the Spanish GT2 champion, Miguel Camino.
*His Para España, ICE and Neon paint jobs in Cars: Fast as Lightning are all based on the Silver Racers, Neon Racers and Ice Racers lines from the 1:55 scale die-cast line.
*In Lamp Life and Toy Story: That Time Forgot, there is a toy car similar to Miguel and Fernando Alonso.
**Multiple appear in Toy Story: That Time Forgot, along with toys that resemble Shu Todoroki and Rip Clutchgoneski.
*In the Rally Racers event of the Transcontinental Race of Champions, Miguel Camino was sponsored by gasOline in The Official Magazine.
==References==
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