Photo: Kia During Super Bowl LIV in February, Kia decided against a traditional advertisement and instead promoted “Yards Against Homelessness” with NFL rookie Josh Jacobs. Through that campaign, the automaker ended up donating $1 million to three charities designated to help homeless youth across the country. Now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kia has donated…
This year, Honda is using its Super Bowl commercial to honor the 20th anniversary of its bestselling CR-V. And to celebrate two decades of the popular SUV, the automaker has created a clever ad that spotlights some of the world’s biggest stars, as they looked before they were stars. Here’s the one-minute ad, titled “Yearbooks,”…
Walken with his sock puppet sidekick Last week, Kia announced that its Super Bowl commercial will star Christopher Walken—and now the Korean carmaker is giving us a glimpse of the commercial. While Kia’s sneak peek isn’t much to go on—it’s merely two pictures and a tiny little paragraph of text—we do know a few things….
The new Envision commercial was first broadcasted during the U.S. Open golf tournament It’s been an interesting year for Buick when it comes to its advertising. Not only did GM’s entry-level luxury brand run its first ever Super Bowl commercial earlier this year, but the brand has also been publishing web-only videos to its YouTube…
Some people watch the Super Bowl for the game itself. Others hang around for the commercials. If you fall into the latter camp, you probably noticed the overabundance of ads last night featuring families—dads in particular—and wondered if it was a requisite for those who wanted to advertise. Automakers were all over the dad theme,…
Remember that slick looking car that surprised everybody during Nissan’s “With Dad” Super Bowl commercial? That car was the 2016 Nissan Maxima, and it just showed its face to the world for the first time at the New York International Auto Show. Nissan is calling it their “4 Door Sports Car”, as it packs a…
Pierce Brosnan’s Super Bowl commercial showed the James Bond actor making “the perfect getaway,” although not the kind one might expect from the action star. Instead of escaping the clutches of a megalomaniacal supervillain in an Aston Martin, Brosnan’s “getaway” involved driving a Sorento SUV to a secluded cabin for a relaxing weekend. Kia is…
2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO After a big reveal of the 2016 Nissan Titan in Detroit last month, Nissan shifted gears to the 2015 Chicago Auto Show with a focus on the NISMO performance division. Nissan brought out the Nissan GT-R NISMO LM P1 Race Car that was revealed during the “With Dad” Super Bowl…
As we all remember quite well, the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander boasted its incredible safety during Super Bowl XLIX by helping a Boston pizza delivery driver protect over 200 pizzas during the industry’s busiest day of the year, and that incredible feat is now backed up by the coveted IIHS Top Safety Pick+ rating, proving that…
The Jeep “Portraits” commercial topped the YouTube AdBlitz Poll in the automotive category Every year, the YouTube AdBlitz announces the leading Super Bowl commercials. This year, the leading automotive commercial award was given to Jeep’s emotional “Portraits” spot. The spot was also the sixth overall commercial out of the 74 total commercials that were voted…
The Android Auto update couldn’t come soon enough for Android users Photo: © General Motors The last six months have been an exciting time for Buick enthusiasts, as the American automotive brand premiered its popular Avista concept in Detroit, aired its first ever Super Bowl commercial, and now the long-awaited Android Auto update has finally…
Malcolm Butler imitates the end zone interception that earned him this 2015 Chevy Colorado ©GM The long, strange saga of the Super Bowl XLIX MVP truck has finally come to an end. Just to recap: Chevrolet originally presented a 2015 Colorado pickup to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in recognition of his being named…
Nissan surprised us at the Super Bowl with the appearance of the 2016 Nissan Maxima in the 90 second “With Dad” commercial, and it looks pretty damn good. We must say, though, that it looks enormous in the commercial, especially in the frame where the guy is sitting in the driver’s seat. We think the…
Nissan revealed its newest race car, the GT-R LM NISMO, during the #WithDad Super Bowl commercial on Sunday. According to Nissan, we’ll be able to see it in person at the Chicago Auto Show next weekend! The GT-R LM NISMO is a unique car in its class due to the fact that the engine is front-mid…
In case you were too busy lamenting the Broncos’ embarrassing gameplay or too busy celebrating the widely unexpected victory of the Seahawks, we’ve gathered the deets on Honda’s big Super Bowl ad, which featured Bruce Willis (but he wasn’t dead at the end) and Fred Armisen (of SNL and Portlandia fame). The Honda “Hug Fest”…
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