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Hit or miss – car commercials from the Super Bowl
You watched the Super Bowl, everyone did. Here were the car commercials with my unscientific and arbitrary ranking system. Commercials I like get a “Hit” and commercials I don’t get a “Miss.”
Volkswagen “Get in. Get Happy.” – Hit
Some people have called this ad racist, but I call it hilarious. I know a guy who has a mom from Jamaica and he likes it so I feel OK about it and you should too.
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Best vehicles for road trips
Edmunds released a list of the Top 10 Best Road Trip Vehicles in August based on their editors’ selections. Some of their choices like the number one pick, Chevrolet Equinox, or number three pick, Ford Flex, make sense. There are also some anomalies though. Take a look at the breakdown:
- Chevrolet Equinox
- Chevrolet Suburban
- Ford Flex
- Hyundai Genesis
- Mercedes-Benz E350
- Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG
- Porsche 911 Carrera
- Porsche Panamera
- Volkswagen GTI
- Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen TDI
