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"We're here in Victory Lane, awaiting the race results. McQueen, that was quite a risky move, not taking tires."
Kori Turbowitz, Cars

Kori Turbowitz is a Piston Cup reporter. Her only franchise film appearance is in Cars. However, she does make a cameo in the short, Rescue Squad Mater.

Possibly replaced by Shannon Spokes in Cars 3 .

History[]

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Kori reports from the Los Angeles International Speedway.

In Cars, Kori first appears at the Motor Speedway of the South, interviewing Lightning McQueen just before his team quits due to being fed up with his arrogance. She later appears when Mack arrives at the Los Angeles International Speedway, ready to report on McQueen's arrival, though she and the other press members quickly discover McQueen's disappearance, much to their confusion. She also appears towards the end of the film, thanking Doc Hudson for alerting them of Lightning's location.

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Kori in Rescue Squad Mater.

In Rescue Squad Mater, she appears as a nurse. Her Cars Toons die-cast refers to her as "Nurse Kori".

General information[]

Physical description[]

Kori is a 2005 Luxomobile Animatic, a model that is based on a 1997 Ford Puma. She is painted turquoise, with grey rims and a black Press sticker with a Piston Cup icon on it.

Personality and traits[]

Kori is depicted as an upbeat, peppy reporter that is very optimistic. She seems to take her work very seriously.

Official profiles[]

Car Finder Game[]

  • "The smoky-voiced Kori Turbowitz started her career off as a voicemail operator. But her delivery of "You have...THREE new messages" was spoken with such flair, and irreverence that the next thing she knew, she was the number one radio host in the Bay Area, and one of the top Piston Cup reporters on television."

Die-cast Race-O-Rama "Meet My Friend" description[]

  • Live from victory lane! News reporter Kori Turbowitz interviews winning racers and reports the race results to excited fans around the country.

Pixarpedia[]

  • Kori is the racing world's roving reporter and she is at the scene of every major breaking news story. When something is about to happen, Kori gets her wheels in motion.

Cars: Character Encyclopedia[]

  • Kori is a roving reporter for the Racing Sports Network. This model has had no re-releases since 2008.

Gallery[]

Names in other languages[]

  • Croatian: Kora Turbović
  • Greek: Κορι Τουρμποβιτς (transcription: Kori Tourmpovits)
  • Norwegian: Kari Turbowitz
  • Russian: Кори Турбовиц (transcription: Kori Turbovic)

Quotes[]

  • "Are you sorry you didn't have a crew chief out there?" - Cars
  • "That was a very confident Lightning McQueen. Coming to you live from Victory Lane, I'm Kori Turbowitz." - Cars
  • "Hey, are you Doc Hudson? Thanks for the call." - Cars

References[]

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