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Feb 24

Spectacular German Mercedes-Benz G-Class ad. Now THAT is torque!

Feb 22

1985 Plymouth Duster commercial…My self-imposed #80s week continues

Feb 20

Pontiac Firebird commercial, 1982 #80s

So. Much. Win.

Feb 17

A mesmerizing ad for Mercedes-Benz oil

I love the use of CGI. Well, how else could you do it?

Feb 4

'Live Every Litre' with the Honda CR-Z

"Live Every Litre" is a collaborative project between Honda and Swiss filmmaker Claudio Von Planta.  Von Planta, the man behind Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman's Long Way Round motorcycle series, wants to put real people behind the wheel of the CR-Z on their own road trip.

Cameras, mounted around the car, will record the entire trip.  The footage will then be edited into a feature-length film.  The trip will take place in May, shortly before the CR-Z European market launch.

A very, very interesting idea. For the record, though, Claudio is more of a cameraman than a "filmmaker," at least the last time I saw him with Ewan and Charlie.

Jan 21

GM Marketing Manager Behind Awful Volt Dance Is Reassigned

…and is now the head of Chevrolet truck advertising. This can't end well. via greencarreports!

"Like a Rock, rock!
R-O-C-K
R is for really,
O is for orny,
C is for cousins,
K is for knup-tu-als,
(But we won't talk about that)"

Jan 19

Classic Pontiac dealer commercials will be missed…

Jan 15

Hall & Oates on the hood of a Pontiac Fiero

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I apologize in advance for bringing the "Vintage Ad Browser" to your attention. It's very addicting.

Jan 8

Is the fake viral Aston Martin Cygnet parkour video worse than the #volt dance?

Aston Martin owners better not see this; these are the type of kids who leap over bushes and nick ming vases.

Jan 6

I love the Audi suicide ad…

Then again, I am a little off. Auto marketing is generally completely derivative, and it's nice to see the brand push the envelope in terms of featuring their cars in situations cars are actually used for.

Next? I want to see this man in a sweater vest ghostride an Audi A6 with adaptive cruise control!

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