The last stripes at each end of the repaved road are shaped like lightning bolts.New models were created for the Xbox 360 and Wii versions of the game.The Xbox 360 version does not have music playing in the cut-scenes while other versions do.Naming your profile CHMPION will make the game harder.Clouds in the shape of tire treads appear in the sky.
The PSP version has its own story in which Lightning challenges the Delinquent Road Hazards to a series of races in which they would have to leave Radiator Springs if they lose.The DS version offers a variety of mini-games to play, as well as a few Piston Cup races.The handheld versions are different from the console version:.On the Xbox 360 version, all but 5 of the racers, Rusty Cornfuel, Aiken Axler, James Cleanair, Johnny Blamer, and Claude Scruggs, have the same numbers as the respective racers carrying the same sponsor. One notable difference is their racing numbers. The Piston Cup racers in this game are different from the ones in the film, despite being nearly identical in appearance.According to Dan Scanlon and Steve Purcell, a lot of the new characters introduced in the game were taken from ideas Pixar had for the movie but never got passed.