Andy
01-30-2009, 03:56 AM
pimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/superbowl_top11.jpg" width="804" height="703" style="display:block;float:none;" /We love cars and we love the a class="autolink" rel="nofollow" title="Click here to read more posts tagged SUPER BOWL" href="http://jalopnik.com/tag/super-bowl/"Super Bowl/a. It stands to reason we especially love a href="http://jalopnik.com/tag/super-bowl-ad-watch/"Super Bowl car commercials/a. Below is our list of the 11 a class="autolink" rel="nofollow" title="Click here to read more posts tagged BEST SUPER BOWL CAR COMMERCIALS" href="http://jalopnik.com/tag/best-super-bowl-car-commercials/"best Super Bowl car commercials/a of all time./p h1strong11.) "HI"/strong/h1 pobject width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo embeddedVideo"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qhMO5EAU8t0hl=enfs=1fmt=22" param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qhMO5EAU8t0hl=enfs=1fmt=22" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo"/objectimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/qhMO5EAU8t0_01.jpg" style="display: none;" class="embeddedVideoThumbnail"br strongVehicle:/strong Plymouth Neonbr strongYear:/strong Super Bowl XXVIII (1994)br strongWhy It Rocks:/strong There's rarely been so large, dramatic and expensive a build up to an ultimately tiny, uninspiring and cheap car. Chrysler flooded the air with these commercials in the build up to the car's reveal, building excitement which quickly failed when people actually drove one./p pbr clear="all"/p h1strong10.) That's My Spot/strong/h1 pobject width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo embeddedVideo"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_jW8hSjHh94hl=enfs=1fmt=22" param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_jW8hSjHh94hl=enfs=1fmt=22" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo"/objectimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/_jW8hSjHh94_01.jpg" style="display: none;" class="embeddedVideoThumbnail"br strongVehicle:/strong Cadillac Escalade EXTbr strongYear:/strong Super Bowl XL (2006)br strongWhy It Rocks:/strong It wasn't exactly clear why someone would need a luxury SUV capable of turning into a luxury truck until they saw this commercial. While parking another car in your trunk isn't something you're likely to experience every day it's clearly pretty awesome./p pbr clear="all"/p h1strong9.) emTop Gun/em Pigeon Spoof/strong/h1 pobject width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo embeddedVideo"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OnZhPtpibSkhl=enfs=1fmt=22" param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OnZhPtpibSkhl=enfs=1fmt=22" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo"/objectimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/OnZhPtpibSk_01.jpg" style="display: none;" class="embeddedVideoThumbnail"br strongVehicle:/strong Nissan Maximabr strongYear:/strong Super Bowl XXXI (1997)br strongWhy It Rocks:/strong Nissan is truly the master of the Super Bowl TV spot and the "Pigeons" spoof is a great example of the company putting out simple, hilarious and compelling narrative spots. The concept is completely relatable, the animation is hilarious and it makes the Maxima look great./p pbr clear="all"/p h1strong8.) Suicidal Robot Dream/strong/h1 pobject width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo embeddedVideo"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UQKk3PI-DW8hl=enfs=1fmt=22" param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UQKk3PI-DW8hl=enfs=1fmt=22" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo"/objectimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/UQKk3PI-DW8_01.jpg" style="display: none;" class="embeddedVideoThumbnail"br strongVehicle:/strong Cadillac/GMbr strongYear:/strong Super Bowl (2007)br strongWhy It Rocks:/strong The concept of an assembly robot being thrown out by GM, forced into a meaningless existence and eventually committing suicide, even in a dream, is fairly bleak. This is especially troublesome given how many people GM would soon layoff. Still, the ad generated a lot of controversy and free advertising for the company./p pbr clear="all"/p h1strong7.) Nissan's Hottest Hardbodies/strong/h1 pobject width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo embeddedVideo"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bnhd9QRPJAwhl=enfs=1fmt=22" param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bnhd9QRPJAwhl=enfs=1fmt=22" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo"/objectimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/Bnhd9QRPJAw_01.jpg" style="display: none;" class="embeddedVideoThumbnail"br strongVehicle:/strong Nissan Hardbody Truckbr strongYear:/strong Super Bowl XX (1986)br strongWhy It Rocks:/strong When you've got a truck called the "hardbody" there's not a lot you need to do to be suggestive. This didn't stop Nissan from making an eyebrow-raising Village People ad. Look at the shot they use when they say "biggest cargo box" and try not to giggle./p pbr clear="all"/p h1strong6.) Turned On By Your Caddy/strong/h1 pobject width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo embeddedVideo"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LglHvoxPgwEhl=enfs=1fmt=22" param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LglHvoxPgwEhl=enfs=1fmt=22" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo"/objectimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/LglHvoxPgwE_01.jpg" style="display: none;" class="embeddedVideoThumbnail"br strongVehicle:/strong Cadillac CTSbr strongYear:/strong Super Bowl XLII (2008)br strongWhy It Rocks:/strong In an advertisement now part of our cultural history, Kate Walsh asks viewers if their car gets them all hot and bothered. Her voice is so deep it almost becomes androgynous but, we suspect, some may like it all the better./p pbr clear="all"/p h1strong5.) Raised By Wolves/strong/h1 pobject width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo embeddedVideo"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5vDK8nZZ7rwhl=enfs=1fmt=22" param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5vDK8nZZ7rwhl=enfs=1fmt=22" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo"/objectimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/5vDK8nZZ7rw_01.jpg" style="display: none;" class="embeddedVideoThumbnail"br strongVehicle:/strong Honda Pilotbr strongYear:/strong Super Bowl XXXVIII (2004)br strongWhy It Rocks:/strong Most a class="autolink" rel="nofollow" title="Click here to read more posts tagged CAR ADS" href="http://jalopnik.com/tag/car-ads/"car ads/a are about the car and not the driver, which makes this commercial for the Honda Pilot stand out. Rather than merely showing their car in the woods, they showed a driver who belonged in a woods. Actor Scott Adsit pulls off the benign wolf man perfectly. Hornberger!/p h1strong4.) Turbocharged Dream/strong/h1 pobject width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo embeddedVideo"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OEnJOIH1l5Ahl=enfs=1fmt=22" param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OEnJOIH1l5Ahl=enfs=1fmt=22" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo"/objectimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/OEnJOIH1l5A_01.jpg" style="display: none;" class="embeddedVideoThumbnail"br strongVehicle:/strong Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbobr strongYear:/strong Super Bowl XXIV (1991)br strongWhy It Rocks:/strong Directed by Ridley Scott, this commercial is almost as good as emBlade Runner/em and arguably better than emGladiator/em. The camera work, the voice over and the concept all stand the test of time, though the video was only aired once./p pbr clear="all"/p h1strong3.) Big Day/strong/h1 pobject width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo embeddedVideo"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lSEnzs8AocYhl=enfs=1fmt=22" param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lSEnzs8AocYhl=enfs=1fmt=22" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo"/objectimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/lSEnzs8AocY_01.jpg" style="display: none;" class="embeddedVideoThumbnail"br strongVehicle:/strong Volkswagen Jetta VR6br strongYear:/strong Super Bowl XXXV (2001)br strongWhy It Rocks:/strong Perhaps the most beautiful Super Bowl car advertisement ever, the commercial builds the excitement without saying a word. If there's one thing that works better than the dramatic song, it's the dramatic twist at the end./p pbr clear="all"/p h1strong2.) Truth In Engineering/strong/h1 pobject width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo embeddedVideo"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0_sshN-URJYhl=enfs=1fmt=22" param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0_sshN-URJYhl=enfs=1fmt=22" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo"/objectimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/0_sshN-URJY_01.jpg" style="display: none;" class="embeddedVideoThumbnail"br strongVehicle:/strong Audi R8br strongYear:/strong Super Bowl XLII (2008)br strongWhy It Rocks:/strong Audi decides to take out the competition in an ad spoofing the decapitated horse scene in emThe Godfather/em. The commercial caused a href="http://jalopnik.com/352035/audi-godfather-super-bowl-commercial-puts-old-luxury-on-notice-with-the-r8"quite a stir/a. But that's to be expected with an advertisement so exceedingly clever./p pbr clear="all"/p h1strong1.) Toys/strong/h1 pobject width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo embeddedVideo"param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O74x86Jlr54hl=enfs=1fmt=22" param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O74x86Jlr54hl=enfs=1fmt=22" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="506" height="311" class="left gawkerVideo"/objectimg src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/01/O74x86Jlr54_01.jpg" style="display: none;" class="embeddedVideoThumbnail"br strongVehicle:/strong Nissan 300ZX Turbobr strongYear:/strong Super Bowl XXIX (1995)br strongWhy It Rocks:/strong This ad, depicting a G.I. Joe-esque character picking up a Barbie-esque character, was so good Mattel sued to take it off the air. The score's a cover of The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" by Van Halen and the stop-motion animation is perfect. It's not only the best car commercial to ever air during the Super Bowl, it's one of the best a class="autolink" rel="nofollow" title="Click here to read more posts tagged CAR COMMERCIALS" href="http://jalopnik.com/tag/car-commercials/"car commercials/a ever. Period./p pemWe'll obviously be covering all the ads this upcoming weekend, so remember to bookmark the a href="http://jalopnik.com/tag/super-bowl-ad-watch/"Super Bowl Ad Watch/a tag to watch our big game car commercials as they happen./em/p p[For video of nearly every Super Bowl ad ever check out a href="http://commercial-archive.com"Commercial-Archive.com/a]/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/OMmQkwDI7uNeNZhwZyxixgOXwA4/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/OMmQkwDI7uNeNZhwZyxixgOXwA4/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~f/jalopnik/full?a=zeceF2T4"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/jalopnik/full?d=120" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~f/jalopnik/full?a=H3RUvm1Z"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/jalopnik/full?d=41" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~f/jalopnik/full?a=XJjinIFG"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/jalopnik/full?i=XJjinIFG" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~f/jalopnik/full?a=VpZJC0BD"img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~f/jalopnik/full?i=VpZJC0BD" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/jalopnik/full/~4/2_UfqHfNUAI" height="1" width="1"/
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