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"Our cupholders are tournament sized"
the one with the balls falling from the sky... not that good...
I hate to love that Kia one where the guy is like, "Honey, whose car is that in the driveway?" I always imitate it when it's like "IT ISSSSSS ISSSSN'T IT"
The best though is the Hyundai one when the wife sees her husband (implied) on the road and she has some guy she's (we're assuming) having an affair with in the passenger seat, so she reclines his seat all the way down. She pulls up to her husband who looks surprised so she holds up dry cleaning and he mouths, "Ohh OK". Then she drives off looking smug and reclines the passenger seat back up. Then you see another hand reach for the reclining lever and this young hunky guy with a cowboy hat comes up next to the husband. Then it says "The Smarter Choice". Classic! LOL
BTW, I haven't seen the ones where the guy explains that the shape of the Beetle is very strong. I wonder how well the Beetle did in crash tests.... I guess I should check it out
Excellent, excellent, good, good
IIHS offset
Good, BEST PICK
Bumpers:
Good
Head restraints:
Good
Standard safety equipment:
Front seatbelts with pretensioners and load limiters
Rear outboard seatbelts with load limiters
4 head restraints
Front dual-stage airbags and side impact airbags for the front seat
Very safe car indeed
The ads that crack me up are the Chevy ads with that dork who's in love with the new Impala, the one like his dad used to have (not really). They've actually pulled (or at least I haven't seen them in quite awhile) the early versions of that ad, where the saleslady comes up to him, asks him if he wants to test-drive it, and he just says flat out, "Nope. This is my car. I'm buying this car." What kind of completely brainless twit buys a car off the lot without even test-driving it?!?!? That ad must be every car salesman's fantasy. Chevy's subliminal message: when buying a car, be completely sentimental and leave the left side of your brain at home, that will make it much easier for our salesmen to clear the lots with your hasty impulse buys. Please!
The Vue with the bunnies is playful, I can get that. The ants though? Brother.
I like simple ads, show the car. The engine is the music. The WRX ads are cool. The RSX ads sort of copied the same idea, but were also cool.
I actually like the new Cadillac ad with the CTS. They are passionate, and show their new direction effectively. The CTS looks much better next to the Escalade EXT and XLR, you understand the new look better seeing the whole family.
-juice
I CANNOT STAND the recent Chrysler commercials with their sexual innuendoes, although I do like that PT Cruiser ad in which the woman steals the keys. The "Drive = Love" campaign is lame and needs to go. I think Chrysler should try to presents itself as a premium brand with serious ads to help distance itself from Dodge.
In the 1970's, there was a commercial for a Ford Granada, comparing it to a M-B. I think E-class. It would have a split screen with one on top of the other, and ask, can you tell the difference? The only thing similar between the two cars was the silver paint!
Huh?:
That Nissan commercial with the radio controlled 300ZX and the Van Halen tune aired after they pulled the Z-car from the lineup. Too bad they couldn't think it up when they had the Z.
Best:
My favorite car commercial was the Audi spot with the A6 pulling the wake boarder.
Non CM plugs:
Why spend money advertising a sporty car when you can lease your badge to Grand Tourismo or other driving games? I'm sure that's sold more than just a car or two.
Mission Impossible-2 probably had a positive impact on Audi TT sales. I don't know if the James Bond movies have had the desired impact for BMW, but I like the bmwfilms.com series.
video games are a great tool for product advertisement, especially toward the 18-25 young male crowd...
Maybe it's just me, but that strikes me as saying an ugly car doesn't look so bad when it's next to a REALLY ugly car. Which is probably the case here.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
That is funny!! :-)
Which brand is that anyway? Even though they play it 3 times an hour during the Olympics, I block it out.
About 20 some years ago, a person would jump off the ground(in front of a Toyota) arms in the air, and click their heels to the above lyrics.
Just thought I'd mention it. Was different for awhile.
"Oh What A Feeling" is still the slogan for Toyota Motor Australia. I was on their website the other day comparing their Corolla to ours, and I noticed that antiquated slogan. I liked the "Everyday People" ads they ran around 1997 or so. But that song gets in your head!
-Andrew L
But the ad basically says sometimes you want to be reliable, other times you just want to drive. So it's like they present an alternative - get a Maytag appliance (reliable), or drive a Chevy (not reliable). It's subtle, but I find it rather hilarious.
Drive = Love is a stupid tag line. The Chrysler ad was actually a Concorde, the girl was named Savannah, after the city where she was supposedly conceived. She asks why, her little brother is named Concorde, and in the original she realizes what it meant and says yuck. It was so controversial that they softened it up, now the mom says its after Concorde, Mass.
Greg: beauty is in the eye of the beholder, ugly is all over the place, eh? ;-)
I saw yet another version of that Vue ad. It's still model toy-sized. They are really pushing the playfullness, but will people take it seriously?
-juice
If I hear that song "I'm Your Vehicle Baby" one more time, I'm going to throw up.
Most Hated Commericals:
Pontiac: The Aztek, proof that God doesn't exist, or at least doesn't care.
Pontiac: "What would you do if you were given the keys to a Pontiac for a week" Why do all the people go straight to Las Vegas or goof off. For one thing, don't they have jobs? Secondly, why on earth would you ever get psyched about getting a car for a week? A Sunfire isn't a 911.
Pontiac (yet again): Following the Chicago Auto Show. Concerning the Grand Prix: "It's like a high end sports car. I've always aspired to own this car (or something like that)." Look,let's not kid ourselves here. Nobody is going to mistake your Grand Prix for a Ferrari or a Porsche. And a Grand Prix is not a car you aspire to own. People aspire to own Lexuses, BMW's, Benz's, Ferrari's, Aston Martin's, etc. and maybe even Lincoln and Caddy's. Oh yeah, one other thing that annoys the heck out of me: The couple that talks about the Aztek being hip, cool and stylish. How much did Pontiac pay you again?
The irony is that the timeslot, olympic tie in and athlete endorsements probably cost a ton of money!
I cannot stand the goofy Chevy duo that puts the badges on people's backs, and keeps showing the bow tie. They even put out the olympic flame for one ad, which is sacreligious.
If I got a Sunfire for a week, my response would be "do I HAVE to drive it?"
-juice
Of course it could all have been staged, with paid actors, etc (although I doubt it). The candid-camera realism of the commercial sets it apart from other car ads. Very effective, very entertaining.
-juice