- "I will dominate!"
- —Shu Todoroki in Cars 2: The Video Game.
Shu Todoroki Turntable
Shu Todoroki is a character in Cars 2.
Cars 2[]
Shu Todoroki is a Le Mans Prototype (LMP) racer representing Japan and bearing #7 in the World Grand Prix. Shu was raised at the base of the active Mount Asama volcano in Japan, and soon became a champion on the Suzuka Circuit. His sleek design sports a fiery red Ka-Riu dragon, which Shu borrowed from Japanese legend because he relates to the small, yet fierce nature of the dragon. His team legacy is filled with victories – his coach, a Mazda, was the only Japanese car to ever win at Le Mans – and Shu hopes to prove his champion-level skills by racing on the international stage of the World Grand Prix.
He participated in the three World Grand Prix races and in the Radiator Springs Grand Prix. Shu revealed himself to be one of the best racers in the competition. He finished in fourth place in the Tokyo race, and kept that position most of the time in the Porto Corsa GP. In the Porto Corsa race, he was one of three cars whose engines were blown by the Lemons. He violently enters into a collision with Miguel Camino, and Max Schnell hits them both. They eventually hit and pileup. However, he was able to recover and participate in the final race in London. In that race, his pit was between Francesco's and Miguel Camino's.
Specifications[]
Retrieved from Stitch Kingdom via the Web Archive.[1]
- Top Speed: 203 mph
- Zero – 60 mph: 3.0 seconds
- Engine Type: 6.0-liter, naturally aspirated V-12
- Horsepower: 700
- Hometown: Mount Asama, Japan
- Vehicle Type: 2006 Le Motor Prototype J8 Racer
Trivia[]
- Shu Todoroki's coach, mentioned in his backstory, alludes to the Mazda 787B, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991.
- Shu's Mattel diecast of the pit launchers and the rubber tires are shown to not have the black bumper on him, although the singles version of him has the black bumper.
- According to the Meet the Cars book, Shu is a 2006 Le Motor Prototype J8 Racer which is a Pixar in-house design inspired by the 2008 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP prototype. The year 2006 is an allusion to the original 908 HDi FAP concept car that was introduced at the 2006 Paris Motor Show.
- Shu's LMP model "J8" is a fictional model name.
- While the Peugeot 908 HDi has 5.5-liter twin-turbo diesel V12 in real life, Shu is powered by a 6.0-liter naturally aspirated V12 which was used by a few Le Mans Prototype cars including the BMW V12 LMR, the Lola B08/60, and the Lola-Aston Martin DBR1-2.
- Shu Todoroki is voiced by Paul Nakauchi in Cars 2: The Video Game.
- Before it ended, you could buy the Ka-Riu dragon costume in Ramone's House of Body Art in The World of Cars Online.
- His surname means "Thunderous Sound" in Japanese.
- According to a Cars 3 documentary video called "Cars to Die-Cast For", his first name comes from Jay Shuster.
- Shu can be seen as an opponent in the Cars Playset in Disney INFINITY.
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