Super Bowl LII Pre-Game Commercial Round-up

Chris Tonn
by Chris Tonn
super bowl lii pre game commercial round up

The day is upon us. The Big Game. And I’m not talking about my daughter’s basketball game from which I’ll be rushing home.

It’s the Super Bowl of big games — also known as The Super Bowl. The one time per year when marketers shake off the rust and bring out the big guns for 30 seconds of expensive glory.

This year, perhaps slowed by a football matchup between two Northeastern teams, there have been few commercials revealed — at least so far — in the lead-up to the game. As I’ve done in years past, I’ll be live(ish) blogging all of the automotive commercials throughout the game, but below I’ll share, in alphabetical order, the ones that have already made their way to Youtube.

Hyundai

Hyundai has released a pair of teasers. If you recall, last year the company filmed a commercial during Super Bowl LI where it brought three deployed service members to the game, virtually. This year, according to Adweek, the automaker is focused on bringing attention to the Hyundai Hope on Wheels foundation, which raises funds to fight pediatric cancer.

Hyundai has also enlisted the second-worst youth soccer referee in the world to rush kids off the field, just so he can get in his Hyundai Kona and head towards a big screen. Problem is, at least in these parts, ain’t no outdoor soccer being played this time of the year.

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  • Ajla Ajla on Feb 02, 2018

    I don't mind the Super Bowl. I get to make KC *and* Memphis style ribs plus white queso kettle chip nachos.

  • " I CANT STAND THE NFL AND ALL THAT IT STANDS FOR!" "OH DID YOU SEE THAT COMMERCIAL DURING THE SUPER BOWL!" Die, in a fire, soon. THX.

  • Tassos Government cheese for millionaires, while idiot Joe biden adds trillions to the debt.What a country (IT ONCE WAS!)
  • Tassos screw the fat cat incompetents. Let them rot. No deal.
  • MaintenanceCosts I think if there's one thing we can be sure of given Toyota's recent decisions it's that the strongest version of the next Camry will be a hybrid. Sadly, the buttery V6 is toast.A Camry with the Highlander/Sienna PSD powertrain would be basically competitive in the sedan market, with the slow death of V6 and big-turbo options. But for whatever reason it seems like that powertrain is capacity challenged. Not sure why, as there's nothing exotic in it.A Camry with the Hybrid Max powertrain would be bonkers, easily the fastest thing in segment. It would likewise be easy to build; again, there's nothing exotic in the Hybrid Max powertrain. (And Hybrid Max products don't seem to be all that constrained, so far.)
  • Analoggrotto The readers of TTAC deserve better than a bunch of Kia shills posing as journalists.
  • Lou_BC How do they work covered in snow, ice, mud, dust and water? Vibration?
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