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advertisement show are dead-on and funny as hell, we're forgetting one stereotype. You know, that Audi drivers are self-righteous assholes who think they have the right to judge everyone else. Come to think of it, the viral vid appears to be totally spot on. [MeetTheBeckers]
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Honda Fit Runs For Life From Gas-Guzzling 'Merican Mecha Mosquitoes
Mechanical, car-shaped, giant mecha mosquitoes are attacking! What will the little 2009 Honda Fit do to protect itself from their fuel hungry proboscises plunging into its gas tank? Well, luckily they're stereotypical stand-ins for the stereotype of American gas guzzling whales. Luckily, these monstrosities aren't very smart, as they're passing on 9000 gallons of tanker truck fuel for the 10.6 gallons in the Fit, but hey, they're just mindless fuel pests like the stereotype of the companies that spawned them, so what do they know? [Youtube]
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Citroen Subtly Blends French Cars, Disco and Transformers
Before Michael "Awesome" Bay brought Transformers to life on the big screen, Citroen had a series of advertisements with similar transforming robo-cars. This ad for the new Citroen C4 continues where the old ads left off, but now the robo-car has come to New York City and has apparently developed a taste for disco-era Bee Gees music. Of course, Citroen doesn't sell their cars in the US, but that doesn't mean they can't come over here to dance in the streets.
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Even Ford Thinks Knight Rider Has Too Much Ford
The Detroit Free Press tells a tale of product placement gone slightly awry in the new Knight Rider. We know KITT is a Shelby GT500KR, but apparently KITT is also able to transform into any of a variety of other Ford models, like the F-150, ostensibly for stealth purposes. In other words, KITT is a GT500KR when Michael Knight needs to look cool, and a Fusion or Escape when he's trolling for hookers. But how many Ford vehicles is too many? Apparently the movie provided a clue: "Even Ford said it was way too much in the two-hour (movie)," said executive producer Gary Scott Thompson. "But unfortunately, it's a show about a car." Wow, with a plug like that, we can't wait to set the DVR. [Freep]
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GM Drops Super Bowl TV Advertising
Ad afficonados praying for a follow-up to "robot committing suicide" or "chromed Escalade" will have to wait another year, as The Detroit News reports that GM dropped plans for television advertising in this year's Super Bowl. GM had earlier announced plans to curtail sponsorships and ad spending; combined with a lack of new product launching around the first of the year, the General's decision doesn't come as a big surprise. Still, the marks a big turnaround for the company who has traditionally been the third largest Super Bowl advertiser, behind only Anheuser-Busch and Pepsi. So does this move mean GM and the NFL are on the outs? Not exactly. More »
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Aston Martins Look Lame In New James Bond-Flavored Coke Zero Commercial
With everyone looking forward to the new James Bond movie, Quantum Of Solace, there isn't a brand out there that doesn't want a slice of juicy cross-promotion. We can't imagine Bond to be the type that would prefer a sugar-free cola over a normal Coke, but that doesn't matter right now. We're just let down by how cheesy the CG Aston Martins look in this otherwise cool, stylized opening-credits-like ad. [via CarDomain]
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