Five deleted scenes are comprised mostly of storyboards. Seven documentary shorts range from three to six minutes, covering various aspects of production. One specifically on logo designs used for the world of Cars showcases a lot of details you missed as you watched the film.
“Cine-Explore” is a picture-in-picture feature which runs as you watch the film. It provides a massive bar on the bottom of the screen that cuts into the picture, allowing you to swap between two fun commentary tracks, or watch the extra features during the movie. Since commentaries can be swapped without this mode, and the featurettes are accessible outside of the menu, this is truly a waste of time.
Two of Pixar’s always funny shorts are included here, along with a Carfinder game. Like Cine-Explore, this one runs with the movie and is aimed at the younger set. Pictures of various cars show up on the bottom of the screen, and you need to select which ones are appearing on screen. It’s simple, but enough to keep the kids quiet as they watch the movie for the hundredth time. 
Loads of references are included here to other Pixar movies. The tires used are “Lightyear,” in reference to Toy Story. The number of Lightning McQueen is 95, the year the latter feature was released. Toy Story is even redone in Cars form during the superbly funny closing credits.
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