Zil was originally going to be the main antagonist in Cars 2, but was ultimately dropped in favor of the current villain, Professor Z.
His design is based on the 1951 ZIL 112/1, a race car made in the Soviet Union that performed poorly.
...спасибо, пиксарпедия, я даже не знаю, что сказать.
Нет, запорожцы, это, конечно, тоже здорово, но ЗИЛ.
That would have been epic.
+ random fan fact: моя бабушка работала на ЗИЛе, делала кабриолеты для военных парадов, you know...