Video: Nelly shows off Ford Explorer audio system, commercial director adds unnecessary zazz

The audio system in the 2011 Ford Explorer was created by Sony and has Dolby Pro Logic II Surround technology pumped by 12 speakers including a subwoofer. Can take the crisp sound system HD radio channels and tag songs so you can buy them later on iTunes. Ford tapped multiple Grammy-winner Nelly to discuss the virtues of this device.

Ford also got a hold of a director who thinks that Nelly and the 2011 Ford Explorer are not enough to make an excellent commercial. He decides to add some pizazz, and Nelly does not feel needed. The premise sounds doubtful but the results are surprisingly funny. Watch the clip itself by passing on the go. Now if you'll excuse us now, we are going to refresh our Country Grammar ...

Chicago 2011: Suzuki is sofa king awesome

Suzuki is proud of this in his motorized sofa "at the Chicago Auto Show. The chugging car appears in its new Kizashi Kicks "advertising campaign, a TV spot comparing the Kizashi sedan, an Audi A4 2.0T and the well-worn sofa. We let them tell you Suzuki before we provide the technical insight:

    The 1970s-era sofa from American Suzuki contract retains its original synthetic fashion in a tan and brown plaid motif ready to trim. The sofa is completely covered with small cracks and frayed seams to be Suzuki overall design intent requirements. The sofa also offers a variety of loose coins, cookie crumbs, and Pocket Lint rests just below the seat cushion. The steering wheel is positioned conveniently in the middle of the sofa, so that entry and exit for passengers looking slightly to accompany the driver on casual travel. The accelerator is clear that it has its own bare foot shape finished in chrome-plated metal with black accents.
The three-person secretary is powered by a single-cylinder Subaru (doh!) "Robin" SP170 engine. With a displacement of only 169 cc, air-cooled four-stroke gas engine overhead cam to a whopping 5.7 hp at 4000 U / min. No word on top speed, but the self-propelled furniture supposedly gets about 40 mpg. Braking is via a hydraulically operated single-achieved on the rear axle and steering rack and pinion. The tires are in accordance with gnarled, size 14.5x7 front, 16x8 rear and hidden beneath tattered fabric skirting. We asked for a test drive of course.

Video: VW releases Darth Vader commercial's deleted scenes, bloopers

There are just two spots from the Super Bowl, that we still talking about two days later. Chrysler is the first two minutes long love letter from Detroit to the rest of the country with rapper Eminem, the other is Darth Vader Volkswagen commercial. Searches on Autoblog for the new Passat, the commercial advertising is happening, jumped 270 percent on the day after they aired.

VW wants to make sure we still talking about his new brand ambassador, six-year-old actor Max Page, a little while, so the company has published this nice video of margins from the commercial and deleted scenes that didn 't the final cut . Follow the jump to see slip and fall Max, are interrupted by a Roomba and finally, to his parents who now understand fully honored its power.

Hyundai shows off two of this year's Super Bowl commercials

Hyundai has bought as many as four 30-second spots during this year's Super Bowl, what we can only imagine is more money than we make in three lifetimes. Two of these spots illuminated sell the Hot-Sonate, while the other two have been reserved to get the word out about new 2011 Hyundai Elantra is.
In fact, the Elantra is part of a much larger marketing campaign kick-off this weekend with new commercials, which aired during the NFL's AFC Championship Game. The thing is, you could not have said these ads are for a Hyundai, because they are not brands, not forgetting the company or even by car.
This, my friends, is how to do viral marketing company (Note: You may not want to tell us that you do something viral, because it is not more viral). Without mentioning the product they are trying to sell are, this broadcast pre-Super Bowl commercials during the AFC Championship Game, with more ads in print and on the Internet, the conspiracy highlight compact car buyers, brainwashing, poor design and accept a lack of innovation in exchange for objectivity and reliability. Then, during the Super Bowl, Hyundai Elantra will show the two in connection with commercials, what was the rest of the non-branded marketing campaign to sell really try. That is, the Elantra. Clever, except for the part where we said before, what are the secret spots are all about.
Check out the Elantra, the two Super Bowl commercials for yourself after the jump.

Video: Behind the scenes with Lexus' 'The Hard Way' spot

Lexus has a new line of commercials that are released to the theme of "the hard way." In such a chain shall contain commercial Lexus LS Cable, a sedan and thrown out of the ground. The idea is to show you how strong is the chassis, because it is his own weight if they can support lifted into the air. As the topic is clearly "the hard way, " the weight of a single LS is not enough and sets out four Lexus vehicles on the LHS and they all throw in the air.

The commercial has to give an excellent job Lexus' solid build quality by visual perception. Is it real though? It is Bet'cha it ... and to show how they did it, Lexus has a behind the scenes video released, and it is hanging around after the jump. We threw a few examples of Lexus' "The Hard Way" campaign for the fun of it. Have fun!