Raoul ÇaRoule

Raoul ÇaRoule is a French rally car from Alsace, France. He competes in the Global Rally Car (GRC) with the number 06. In 2011 he competed in the World Grand Prix representing France.
==History==
===Cars 2===
In Cars 2, Raoul ÇaRoule first appeared on TV during the Mel Dorado Show when all the racers were forming the World Grand Prix logo. At the Tokyo welcoming party,in the french version,he is physically seen for the first time early where he and Lewis Hamilton greet Lightning McQueen when he arrives and raoul later points at mater talking to zen master,however his role is given to other characters in other versions of the film, during the driver introduction, Miles Axelrod introduces him at the moment when Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell get on the canapés. He is physically seen for the first time(second time in the french version)when Mater drives by screaming after accidentally eating too much wasabi which he mistook for pistachio ice cream because of the color and texture). He is parked next to Max Schnell and Miguel Camino and appears surprised by the situation. He is seen again with the other racers a little later when McQueen turns around after Mater drinks from the water wall fountain. When McQueen takes Mater aside to tell him to go to the restroom, Miguel Camino seems to be talking to Raoul. 
During the Tokyo Grand Prix, his pit stop is number 7, behind Jeff Gorvette and in front of Shu Todoroki. During the warm-up lap, as the camera follows Raoul, the commentator Brent Mustangburger declares, "French rally car Raoul ÇaRoule is counting on a big boost headed through there". Like the other drivers, Raoul weaves to warm up his tires. He appears focused, determined, but also seems to be enjoying the excitement of the race's beginning. Once the warm-up lap is completed, Raoul is seen in the first position on the starting grid. Thanks to a strong acceleration, Raoul takes the lead. Miguel Camino seems eager to pass him quickly but fails. Eventually, Max Schnell succeeds in passing Raoul on the left, followed by Carla Veloso on the right a few seconds later. Bernoulli and McQueen, in their remarkable comeback, pass him a little later on the long straightaway. In the first corner, Raoul ÇaRoule is in seventh place. Around the turn near the Tokyo Imperial Palace, Raoul is fifth behind Carla Veloso before being overtaken by Max Schnell just before the dirt section. While most of the drivers in front of him lose speed, Raoul takes the opportunity to shift to the left and pass both Max Schnell and Carla Veloso, and then Shu Todoroki shortly after. As Francesco encounters difficulties and skids, McQueen passes him on the outside of the turn, sliding, and Raoul does the same with great ease. He takes advantage of this section to make up for his slight delay and doesn't hesitate to soar over the bumps, much like McQueen. Upon exiting the dirt section, Raoul stays on the left side of the track and is overtaken by all the competitors. He makes up some ground in the following turns, passing Jeff Gorvette and Miguel Camino, but ends up at the back on the Rainbow Bridge. In the subsequent laps, this pattern likely repeats, with Raoul gaining positions in the corners but forced to remain at the back on the straightaways due to his lower top speed. Raoul ultimately finishes eighth in the race due to the engine failures and retirements of the drivers Miguel Camino, Rip Clutchgoneski, and Max Schnell.
During the Porto Corsa Grand Prix, Raoul initially occupies the eleventh and last position at the end of the warm-up lap. He gets off to a good start and sticks close to the driver Rip Clutchgoneski but remains in that position. In turn number 38's hairpin, he moves up to the ninth position, ahead of Miguel Camino and Rip, and maintains this position on the Casino Bridge. Later in the race, the gaps between the competitors become significantly wider. After the accidents involving Carla Veloso and Nigel Gearsley, Shu Todoroki blew his engine on lap 60. Miguel Camino and Max Schnell crashed into the Japanese driver in the middle of the bridge. Traveling at full speed, Raoul ÇaRoule, then in sixth place, brakes as hard as possible but skids and collides with Max on his right side. Rip Clutchgoneski, who was closely following Raoul, collides with his left side, lifting him up, and Raoul ends up facing the wrong way. Jeff Gorvette and Lewis Hamilton manage to stop before hitting the other competitors. Raoul appears dazed but sustains minimal damage given the severity of the crash. However, due to the force of the braking, smoke emanates from his brake discs. As a result, Raoul did not finish the race and, like the other victims, is attended to by multiple ambulances.
In Mater's hallucination, we can see Raoul laughing loudly and making fun of Mater, just like the other racers. However, this scene is the product of Mater's imagination during his sleep because in reality, Raoul and most of the other drivers were simply shocked and surprised by the situation.
During the final race, the London Grand Prix, Raoul occupies the twelfth and last pit stall and also starts from the last position. As the race begins, Raoul grimaces, possibly indicating his dissatisfaction with his start. However, he quickly overtakes Rip Clutchgoneski before reaching the Buckingham Palace turn and maintains this position for a significant portion of the race. By the time Mater enters the track, Raoul is in the eighth position or better, considering that Miguel Camino, Carla Veloso, and Lewis Hamilton are at the back. The race is later canceled, and it's impossible to determine Raoul's position at the time of the cancellation.
Raoul CaRoule takes part in the Radiator Springs Grand Prix, the fourth unofficial race. Following the scandal that unfolded, and like the other racers, Raoul does not display any Allinol logos on his livery for this race. At the end of the warm-up lap, Raoul is positioned in seventh place, alongside Rip Clutchgoneski. He greets the audience and appears happy to be part of the race. At the start, drivers Nigel Gearsley and Lewis Hamilton have a somewhat poor start, while Rip Clutchgoneski gets a good jump. Raoul takes advantage of this and immediately shifts to the left, allowing him to navigate the first turn more effectively. He rapidly gains several positions by driving off the track onto the dirt. He seemed to enjoy riding fast on the dirt, while Rip Clutchgoneski, Miguel Camino, Lewis Hamilton and Max Schnell looked on with amusement. He alternates between the third and fourth positions, keeping pace with Carla Veloso. On the Willy's Butte, he manages to stay very much on the inside of the turn, but Shu Todoroki overtakes him. When Mater arrives with his rockets, Raoul is on the track this time, in the third position, but he gets passed by Carla Veloso a few seconds later. In the final scene of the film, he is in the fourth position, very close to Carla Veloso on his left and just behind Francesco Bernoulli.
===Cars 2: The Video Game===
In Cars 2: The Video Game, Raoul is a playable character that is unlocked at the beginning of the game. He is a light weight that focuses on speed more than power.
===Planes===
In Planes, Raoul makes a brief cameo with Francesco Bernoulli and Miguel Camino via a Porto Corsa vintage poster on Dusty's wall in his garage.
===Disney Infinity===
Raoul makes a cameo in Disney Infinity, on a picture in Ramone's House of Body Art.
===Cars: Fast as Lightning===
In Cars: Fast as Lightning, Raoul is an unlockable playable character, unlocked once all of his stickers are earned by Shu Todoroki. His building, Raoul's Pit, is also unlocked at the same point he is. Raoul also has three additional paint jobs, Vive le France, French Flag, and ICE, all of which can be unlocked by earning the appropriate amount of stickers.
Raoul's races take place on Raoul's Track, and his opponents include Fillmore, Neon DJ, Flo, Jet-Black SnotRod, Mater the Greater, Spanish Flag Miguel Camino, Carnaval Carla Veloso, and Holley Shiftwell.
==General information==
===Physical appearance===
thumb|right|200px|Raoul's model.
Raoul is a 2006 Global Rally Car Racer according to Meet the Cars. It is a Pixar in-house influenced by various rally cars, with the Citroën C4 WRC being his primary inspiration. His model year, 2006, is a reference to this car first being introduced at a 2006 car show before making its first debut race in 2007. His spoiler resembles the one from the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRC2008. During the production of the film, Citroën contacted Pixar complaining Raoul looked too much like their hatchback. Character art director Jay Shuster had to make a diagram of the character pointing out all the differences, and how the cars weren't the same. He is powered by a 1.6-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder with 300 HP. With his all-wheel drive (AWD), he can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 124.3 mph. He is painted in the French national colors, blue, white and red, with the letters "GRC", an allusion to the WRC, the World Rally Championship, written in blue across the white column.
Raoul ÇaRoule - Citroën C4 WRC comparison (front).png|Front.
Raoul ÇaRoule - Citroën C4 WRC comparison (side).png|Side.
Raoul ÇaRoule - Citroën C4 WRC comparison (rear).png|Rear.
Written on his tires is the phrase "Rouler Vite", which translates to "Roll Fast" in French, or more in context, "Drive Fast". A smaller inscription indicates the tire's ISO code: P210/70R18 99S. This code defines certain tire parameters. The "P" denotes that it is a passenger vehicle tire, "210" represents the tire's inflated width, measured from one sidewall to the other (in millimeters), "70" indicates the sidewall height in relation to the tire's width, expressed as a percentage (here, 147 mm), "R" specifies the tire's construction type (in this case, radial), "18" stands for the rim diameter in inches, "99" is the load-carrying capacity index (here, equal to 775 kg), and "S" denotes the maximum speed the tire can handle (here, equal to 180 km/h). It is clear that these parameters do not align with Raoul's tires, perhaps this code is simply an advertisement for a different, more commercial type of tire.
===Personality and traits===
Raoul is humble and confident out on the track, and remains friendly to other racers and cars off the track, even his fans, While he races, Raoul has an enthusiastic attitude, often shouting words of accomplishment out loud.
===Powers and abilities===
Raoul is one of the most talented French rally cars in the world, and as such, was invited to the World Grand Prix to compete against ten of the other greatest champions around the globe. Cars 2: The Video Game reveals that he is a lightweight racer, and has little physical power, but he makes up for that with his incredible speed.
== Behind the scenes ==
=== Creation and development ===
File:Sebastion (Raoul ÇaRoule) concept art.jpg
==Official profiles and statistics==
===Cars 2===
==== Bio====
*Raoul ÇaRoule, also known as the World's Greatest Rally Car, was born in Alsace, France. A restless soul, Raoul joined the famous Cirque du Voiture French circus where he learned Gymkhana – a graceful, drift-filled motorsport that taught him pinpoint timing and an unparalleled ability to navigate tricky courses with ease. He's the first car to ever win nine consecutive rallies. Raoul is confident he can use his rally experience to pull ahead of his fellow World Grand Prix racers during the three courses' touchy dirt sections, especially with his fans in the stands waving banners that read, "ÇaRoule Ca-Rules!
===Cars 2: The Video Game ===
====Bio ====
*Known as the "World's Greatest Rally Car", Raoul was born in Alsace, France. While touring with the French circus he learned Gymkhana - a graceful, dirt-filled motorsport that taught him pinpoint timing and unparalleled ability on the track curves.
====Stats====
**Weight class: Light
** Speed: 75
**Power: 25
**Torque: 4
**Nitro: 40
===Cars 2: The Essential Guide===
====Bio====
*Raoul used to be in the French circus His natural gracefulness has helped him win many races!
====Stats====
**Country: France
**Hometown: Alsace
**Type: Rally
**Top Speed: 200 mph/322 km/h
**Honors: French rally circuit
**Racing Strength: Flexibility
===The Official Magazine (Swedish) ===
====Bio====
*En rastlös själ med en makalös förmåga att lätt ta sig fram på svåra banor. Raoul är den första bil som har vunnit nio rallytävlingar i rad. Han har en toppfart på 200 km/tim och accelererar från 0 till 110 på 5,5 sekunder.
====Characteristics====
*Han har förstklassiga stötdämpare och är lackerad i Frankrikes fl aggas färger - blått, vitt och rött. Texten på hans däck, Rouler Vite, är franska för ”Rulla snabbt”.
==Appearances==
*Cars 2 
*Planes (cameo)
*Cars 2: The Video Game
*Disney Infinity(cameo)
*Cars: Fast as Lightning
*Cars Daredevil Garage
==Gallery==
:For this subject's image gallery, see Raoul ÇaRoule/Gallery.
==Names in other languages==
*Croatian: Rolan Volan 
*Greek: Ραουλ Καρουλ (transcription: Raoul Karoul)
*Japanese: ラウール・サルール
*Lithuanian: Raulis Karulis
*Polish: Raoul Farafura
*Portuguese: Raul Ligerrô
*Russian: Рауль Заруль (transcription: Raul' Zarul')
*Ukrainian: Рауль Без-руля (transcription: Raulʹ Bez-rulya)
==Trivia==
thumb|200px|Raoul Caroule in the French version of Cars 2. 
*In the French version, Raoul ÇaRoule replaces Jeff Gorvette as the car Lightning McQueen meets at the World Grand Prix welcome party along with Lewis Hamilton.
* The French rally racer character in Cars 2 (that ended as Raoul ÇaRoule in the final film) was first supposed to be a female car, named Michèle, in allusion to Michèle Mouton, that finished second in 1982 in WRC. After the character was changed to a Sebastien Loeb-inspired racer, he was first named Sebastien Citroën.
*Raoul Caroule is the only background World Grand Prix racer to not have his engine blown by the lemon's Camera
*Raoul Caroule is the slowest World Grand Prix racer, with the top speed of 124 mph (200 km/h) as mentioned, as he's usually shown in the back of the pack. Despite that he's usually seen ahead of Rip Clutchgoneski and was seen in front of Miguel Camino during the Porto Corsa race. At the start of the Tokyo race, he was seen in the 4th or 5th positions. However, despite his slow speed, he is incredibly fast on dirt.
* In the DS version of Cars 2: The Video Game, Raoul's engine is exploded by Grem at the Germany race.
*The essential guide for Cars 2 claims Raoul's top speed is 200 mph/322 km/h, but as mentioned above, Raoul's actual top speed is 124 mph/200 km/h.
*Although Raoul is based on the Citroën C4 WRC, which has a 2.0-liter turbocharged I4 with 315 HP, he has a 1.6-liter turbocharged I4 engine with 300 HP which suggest that he also takes influence from the 2011 WRC cars unveiled in 2010, either the Citroën DS3 WRC or Ford Fiesta RS WRC. He also happens to be a bit more compact than the actual car, which may be why he is a light weight in Cars 2: The Video Game.
*Raoul's last name, ÇaRoule, literally means in French "it rolls", which could be translated more in context as "all good" or "to go fast."
*It is unknown Why Raoul CaRoule and the other WGP racers other than Jeff never made an appearance in Cars 3 nor Cars on the Road season 1, but it is possible that he and the other World Grand Prix racers were busy with a lot of stuff in their countries during the entire Cars 3 movie and Cars on the Road season 1.
*His hauler is named Andre, who never appeared in the movie, but instead it has been released as a Stunt Racers playset.
*According to The Art of Cars 2 concept art, Raoul ÇaRoule was originally going to be sponsored by Vitoline.
*In the Rally Racers event of the Transcontinental Race of Champions, Raoul ÇaRoule was sponsored by RevNew in The Official Magazine.
==Quote ==
*"All systems go!" - Cars 2: The Video Game, Cars: Fast as Lightning 
*"Hé McQueen, t'as vu un peu cette soirée ca va toi ? - Cars 2(French Version)
*"Regarder le l'autre avec son troy" - Cars 2(French Version)
*“Ha Ha. I will try soccers around some more! - Cars 2: The Video Game, Cars Fast As Lightning 
*"I am the most agile car here, so, I must win." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Arrêtez! Arrêtez! Stop! Stop!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"My speed is frightening! I know!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"ÇaRoule ÇaRules! Ha-ha-haaaaa!" - Cars 2: The Video Game, Cars: Fast as Lightning
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