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Super Bowl XLIV Ads – Bridgestone: Your Tires or Your Life
Those wacky ad execs from Bridgestone got us again. In the second of two cliffhanger ads from Bridgestone for Super Bowl XLIV, we see a sports car being chased into a roadblock by a malevolent SUV. Continue reading
Super Bowl XLIV Ads – Bridgestone: Whale of a Tale
1. The ad that garnered the most laughs at the Super Bowl party we attended. Bridgestone has had a pretty consistent run of some of the best car related Super Bowl commercials year after year, and Super Bowl XLIV brings … Continue reading
Super Bowl XLIV Ads – GoDaddy.com in the News
In the second of two Super Bowl XLIV ads from GoDaddy.com, the lovely and fast Ms. Danica Patrick is in a newsroom where she is being questioned about the “hotness” of GoDaddy Super Bowl ads. Continue reading
Super Bowl XLIV Ads – GoDaddy.com Spa
Great things come in threes like fast cars, fast women and great Super Bowl commercials. With race car driver Danica Patrick you get all three. In the first of two ads from GoDaddy.com to appear in Super Bowl XLIV, our favorite racy female is at a spa to get a massage when she is recognized as the GoDaddy girl. Continue reading
Super Bowl Ads – 2011 Kia Sorrento: Road Trip
When Kia introduced the 2011 Sorrento at the 2009 LA Auto Show, we were dying to get our hands on one and take a road trip. Kia’s Super Bowl spot featuring some very unexpected traveling companions has us pining for time behind the wheel through iconic American landscapes even more. Continue reading
Super Bowl XLIV Ads – Honda Accord Crosstour
The Honda Accord Crosstour was unveiled to harsh criticism for its unorthodox looks and prodigious proboscis. With looks only the deisgner’s mother could love, it only makes sense that the ad campaign for Honda’s less than attractive new vehicle feature animation displaying equally unflattering angles and shapes. Continue reading
Super Bowl XLIV Ads – Audi Green Police
When we first heard Cheap Trick was reworking their classic Dream Police track for an Audi commercial our first thought was “sell out.” When we heard the new lyrics were “Green Police” we felt our suspicions were confirmed. Then Audi released a series of mock public service announcements where the Green Police were identifying ways to make the world a greener place and weren’t quite sure who to feel more sorry for, Cheap Trick for hacking up one of our favorite tunes, or Audi for desperately trying to tie the green movement in whole to the naming of the A3 TDI as Green Car of the Year. Continue reading
Super Bowl XLIV Ads – Volkswagen Punch Dub
We’ve been following Sluggy Patterson since he first appeared on the social media scene on January 27th of this year. Sluggy has been featured in a series of segments explaining the history of Punch Buggy, Slug Bug, Slug Buggy or whatever name they call it in your part of the world for the game where you are entitled to punch the person next to you for spotting a Bug. Continue reading
Super Bowl XLIV Automotive Commercials Preview
Super Bowl XLIV is just around the corner, and as we anxiously await, the cold brews, tailgating smorgasbords, and who will be crowned champion, the one thing we don’t have to wait for is the commercials. Here at BrakingForCars.com, our favorite ads are the car related ads, and some of those Super Bowl car commercials have been released before the coin is even tossed. Continue reading
Toyota Suspends Sales of Eight Models
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., located in Torrance, California, announced on January 26, 2010 that it would temporarily halt sales of eight models to address a sticking accelerator problem. Continue reading