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Video: Ford F-150’s Dirty Jobs Commercial “Leaf Springs”

March 4, 2007 10:21am

Ford has posted its new “Dirty Jobs” commercials for its 2007 F-150 pickup. The commercials feature Mke Rowe, the star of Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs.”
This one is called “Leaf Springs” and Ford attributes the load capacity of the F-150 to its “big honkin’” leaf springs.
And yes, “honkin’” is a technical term.
Video after the jump.
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Video: Ford F-150 Dirty Jobs Commercial “Box Frame”

March 4, 2007 10:10am

Ford has posted its new “Dirty Jobs” commercials for its 2007 F-150 pickup. The commercials feature Mike Rowe, the star of Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs.”
The first one is called “Boxed Frame” stating that the F-150 can an 11,000 pound trailer, which Ford attributes to its fully-boxed frame. Whether or not other automaker’s use “un-boxed” frames […]

Host of “Dirty Jobs” to help sell Ford F-150

March 3, 2007 10:53pm

Ford has announced that Mike Rowe, creator and star of Discovery Channel’s highly rated show “Dirty Jobs” will join the automaker’s ‘Built Ford Tough’ team. For those of you that don’t know, ‘Dirty Jobs’ puts Mike Rowe in grueling, dirty jobs and celebrates those that do the jobs that make civilized life possible, including jobs […]

Video: Nissan Qashqai skateboard

March 1, 2007 3:43pm

Nissan’s latest commercial for its Qashqai compact crossover, builds on the Qashqai Cargames extreme sports viral videos. Instead of performing extreme stunts while driving the compact crossover, this time the Qashqai is used as a skateboard for a giant.
Video after the jump.

Video: Volkswagen’s “Jumper” commercial

February 25, 2007 4:02pm

Earlier this month, after complaints from suicide prevention advocates, Volkswagen decided to pull its suicide-themed “Jumper” commerical. The VW ad features a man on the verge of jumping from a high ledge. A stranger convinces the man not to jump by telling him it’s possible to own a VW vehicle for less than $17,000.
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GM revises suicidal robot ad

February 25, 2007 3:55pm

General Motors has completed edits on its controversial “Robot” commericial that was broadcast during Super Bowl XLI. Gone is the ending suicide scene that led to complaints from suicide prevention groups. Also gone is any trace of humor, and any reason for watching the less appealing commercial.
Let’s just say we’ll be skipping thru this commerical […]

Video: Honda Accord “COG” commercial

February 24, 2007 6:47pm

We came across the classic Honda “COG” commercial on YouTube. While it surprise you, there were no animated tricks used in its production, everything that you see is a real-time creation that took seven months of preparation, Every complex event took place in a single, uninterrupted two-minute sequence, which means it took 606 video takes. […]

Video: 2008 Honda Crossroad promo vid

February 24, 2007 6:34pm

Back in December, we wondered what this car was, and then once we know we wondered by Honda brought a JDM car and a film crew to the States.
Thanks to Carscoop, we have the promotional video that Honda shot when it was in L.A. This is likely the last time we will talk about the […]

Saab ices 9-3 Convertible at Sweden’s ICEHOTEL

February 22, 2007 3:26pm

Saab has ‘iced’ its 9-3 Convertible, encasing it in a garage made of ice at Sweden’s world famous ICEHOTEL. Saab customers, VIP guests and dealers will be greeted by the ‘iced’ 9-3 when they arrive for the Saab Ice Experience event, which is held at the famous hotel, 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. […]

Are Mazda’s 5 people movers crossover overkill?

February 21, 2007 4:08pm

AutoWeek thinks Mazda has a marketing problem on it hands, with a lineup that includes five different people movers that it says are “all about the same size and all within a relatively narrow price band.” Mazda’s lineup includes the Mazda5, a six-seat compact minivan; the Mazda6 five-seat sport wagon; the Tribute, a five-seat car-based […]


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