Holley Shiftwell

Holley Shiftwell is a major character in 's 12th full-length feature film , the second installment in the film series.
She is a British secret agent who, alongside her fellow secret agent partner Finn McMissile, were inspecting the terroristic incidents which were happening during the World Grand Prix, hosted by Sir Miles Axlerod. She is also Mater's girlfriend.
She is voiced by who also voiced Sophie Hatter in Howl's Moving Castle. In the Japanese dub from the movie, she is voiced by Romi Park.
==Personality==
Holley is happy, serious and focused in her missions. But also shown to be a Strong -Willed, Brave and Independent 
She is very good with technology, as shown when she uses an onboard computer to check on anything important, along with other gadgets that allow her to progress. She can be serious and motivated, but also sometimes naïve, such as when Finn reminded her about the saying that a spy will get whatever they find and try to escape before they can be found out when she was confused about why Mater could not tell from the photo of the lemons' mastermind. She also has uncompromising loyalty, especially towards Mater and Finn.
Holley is also very intelligent, telling by the fact that she was able to film the lemons driving through Porto Corsa by reprogramming the town's red traffic lights to scan them recognizably, as well as when she put a picture of Mater onto a screen showing the filming of the lemons so to give an idea of Mater going into the lemons' meeting in disguise.
== Physical appearance ==
Holley has a high resemblance to a Jaguar XJR-15. According to the Meet the Cars book, she is also a 2008 MT-R Mark II. Her license plate reads "HS1006", which has her initials as well as a reference to the birthday of her voice actress Emily Mortimer (October 6).
She is painted magenta-purple and has chrome rims and decals and jade green eyes. Soon at the end of Cars 2, she receives a dent on her left side after helping Mater defeat a couple of lemons. However, the dent is absent in the video games that follow the film, despite Holley claiming that she will keep it.
==Biography==
=== Cars 2 ===
Holley is a young British desk agent turned spy-in-training who is stationed in Tokyo. Well-educated and sharp, she knows every trick in the book (or rather, she relies on every trick in the spy manual). She is armed with all of the latest state-of-the-art spy equipment imaginable, from hidden cameras and concealed weapons to a telescoping utility arm and a holographic pop-up display. Holley is a highly motivated agent, but is fresh out of the academy, so her experience is based on lessons learned in school rather than real-life situations. When Finn McMissile requires Holley's technical expertise for his latest top-secret field operation, she finds herself pursuing a rendezvous with the most unlikely candidate—Mater, an innocent tow truck caught up in the intrigue, who is mesmerized by the beauty of his newest friend.
At the end at the movie, she says she is Mater's girlfriend and says to Mater that he still owes her a first date.
== Video games ==
=== Cars 2: The Video Game ===
Holley Shiftwell is one of the playable characters in the game, unlocked from the start, and helps the player in training levels perform tricks and receive boosts. She is one of the characters who have medium weight and works at C.H.R.O.M.E. with Finn throughout the story to have Mater, McQueen, and their friends trained by taking part in simulations, competing in normal and battles races, and attacking enemies on a race track or arena. Eventually, most of them pass, with Holley noting that they would have to win every race to pass.
The player will unlock a Racer Holley customization by earning the "Agent - Second Class" crest. A Cherry Blossom Holley customization can also be downloaded for the PlayStation and Xbox 360 versions.
=== Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure ===
Holley makes her first appearance in the end scene of Fancy Drivin', saying that the player would be perfect for being a racer as well as a spy. She later teams up with the player in the Bomb Squad level to find a bomb planted somewhere in Tokyo, soon finding out that it has been put on Francesco Bernoulli, who is unaware about it. Eventually, they catch up to him and deactivate the bomb, before picking it up to be analyzed. She then congratulates the player for doing such a brilliant job.
Additionally, after the player unlocks retractable wings for their character, Holley is heard talking to the player about ramps up ahead in the levels.
=== Disney Infinity ===
Holley is a playable character in the Disney Infinity game series. Her figure is available with McQueen's figure and the piece for the Cars Play Set. She can be used in the play set, along with the Toy Box of all games. In the Cars Play Set, the residents of Radiator Springs are preparing for a racing competition, and Mater is planning to arrange his date with Holley. After Chick Hicks is taken by Ramone and Flo to be painted like McQueen, Holley tells Mater that they can hang out at Flo's V8 Café.
Her exclusive Toy Box Adventure in the first game is Holley's C.H.R.O.M.E. Course, where the player has to defeat a number of enemies to get a medal.
=== Cars: Fast as Lightning ===
Holley appears in the mobile game, being one of the playable characters. She is unlocked after completing all of Raoul ÇaRoule's races, also unlocking her track and hideout.
== Powers and Abilities ==
Holley has several gadgets, such as an on-board computer, projection lamps, dual mounted trackball platforms, headlight cameras, digital read-outs, retractable wings for flight, concealed guns, an electroshock device, and a telescoping utility arm.
=== Specifications ===
* Top Speed: 160 mph
* 0-60 mph: 5.5 seconds
* Engine Type: 3.5-liter turbocharged V6
* Horsepower: 275
* Hometown: London, England
=== Weaponry and Gadgets ===
Holley can go up to 160 mph, and from zero to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds. Her engine type is a 3.5-liter turbocharged V-6, and she has a horsepower of 275. She also has several gadgets:
* On-board computer: Holley is able to get a holographic screen displayed on her front by her hood to show spy data, and she uses dual trackball platforms as a mouse.
* Projection lamps: These show the display of a hologram above her headlights. Located above her headlights, they emit the hologram heads-up display.
* Dual mounted trackball platforms: These are used to control her heads-up display, by using her wheels. They draw up in her undercarriage, and are like a computer mouse.
* Headlight cameras: They send images to her on-board computer, being invisible.
* Digital read-outs: She can get transmissions from other secret agents as well as seeing an environment's map with the screen, which is located on her left wing mirror.
* Retractable wings for flight: They allow Holley to fly through the air. Wings come out from her rocker panels, and her rear deck lid turns into a T-tail, along with her exhaust using afterburners.
Additionally, she has several gadgets and weapons equipped in her front wheels:
* Concealed guns: They are used to shoot bad guys. She has one in each wheel.
* Electroshock device: This is used to give people an electroshock, looking similar to a taser, and has a long cord.
* Telescoping utility arm: Holley can use this to press a control panel's buttons and carry devices that are small, such as the one carrying a photo of the lemons' mastermind's engine.
== Descriptions on LEGO.COM ==
This beautiful young desk agent may not have had a lot of mission experience yet, but she knows every trick in the secret agent manual and she’s ready to put her skills into practice saving the world!
It's time for Mater's next big spy mission, and it's up to Holley to make sure the rookie secret agent is all geared up and ready. Good thing she has her computerized info screen to give her all the data she needs!
As a super secret agent and spy, Holley is full of surprises. Sprouting a set of wings, she takes off into the air in jet mode to save the day from the forces of automotive evil!
==Trivia==
*Some Lego Cars 2 sets include Holley. However, that version of her is a little bit more pinkish (in the film and other media, however, Holley is purple).
*Her license plate is HS1201, which includes her initials. The number 1201 is Emily Mortimer's birthday (December 1).
* Holley's name is a reference to Holley Performance Products, a manufacturer of high-performance carburetors and fuel systems located in Bowling Green, KY.
* For most of the film, Finn McMissile doesn't seem to know his partner Holley is flight-capable.
* Holley's design has a close resemblance to the Jaguar XJR-15.
* Her design resembles a car by the British company TVR which specializes in creating sport cars
* Holley's license plate reads HS1006. The number 1006 is her voice actress Emily Mortimer's birthday (October 6).
* In some LEGO Cars 2 sets, it includes Holley. However, that version of her is a little bit more pink than purple.
* It is unknown why Holley did not appear in Cars 3, but it is possible that the nature of her work meant that she was busy with her job around the time of the third film.
* Holley's model initially was intended to be a Porsche, but was changed due to Sally Carrera already being a Porsche.
** Coincidentally, both female characters have their respective love interests (Mater for Holley; Lightning for Sally).
* She is currently the only leading female character of the Cars film series to not be primarily associated with Lightning McQueen (although, she did helped him survive from being victimized by the Lemons), as she is instead heavily linked to his best friend Mater.
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