PC requirements

Cars 2 System Requirements

Cars 2 needs at least Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+ or equivalent processor, 2 GB RAM and 256 MB DirectX 9.0c-compatible, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X800 or better dedicated video card supporting Shaders Model 3 graphics.

Verified Sources: Steam store listing
Cars 2 minimum and recommended PC specifications
Component Minimum
Operating system Microsoft Windows XP SP3/ Windows 7
Processor Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3500+ or equivalent processor
Memory 2 GB RAM
Graphics 256 MB DirectX 9.0c-compatible, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X800 or better dedicated video card supporting Shaders Model 3
Storage 3 GB available space
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Other platforms

Cars 2 is also available on these systems, where hardware is fixed and no per-PC check is needed:

Quick answers

Running Cars 2 on PC

Can my PC run Cars 2?
Compare your CPU, GPU and RAM against the minimum column below. If your parts match or beat every minimum row, the game will launch — though you may need to lower settings. Matching the recommended column is what gets you 60fps at 1080p.
How much storage does Cars 2 need?
3 GB available space