Shu Todoroki

"I will dominate!"

—Shu Todoroki in Cars 2: The Video Game.

Shu_Todoroki_Turntable — 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 other two races. In the Porto Corsa race, he was one of three cars whose engines exploded. 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

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 a 2007 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP prototype. The year 2006 is an allusion to the original Peugeot 908 concept car which was introduced at the 2006 Paris Motor Show.
Shu's LMP model "J8" is following the same naming scheme as the vans built by Peugeot including the J7, J5, and J9.
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.