Ford teams up with American Idol on one-off, karaoke-equipped, special edition Fusion
Click above for a hi-res gallery of the American Idol Edition Ford Fusion Hybrid
Some of use here at Autoblog gave up on American Idol a long time ago, but we're obviously the exception, because the talent show still pulls down monster ratings on a weekly basis. In this regard, AI's been a better showcase for Ford (whose involvement dates back to season 1) than say... Knight Rider.
Ford's sponsorship now includes a sweepstakes that will ultimately net someone a new car. Each week, the Idols are featured in some cringe-inducingly terrible music video that makes one long for the understated sophistication that was The Brady Bunch Variety Hour. Anyhow, these videos are posted on the American Idol website, where visitors can register to enter the Ford Music Video Challenge for a shot at the grand prize of a trip to the show's finale and a one-off American Idol Edition Ford Fusion Hybrid fitted with headrest-mounted backseat video screens, an in-car karaoke rig, AI floormats, and an AI trunk decal that would fall victim to a heat gun if it were up to us.
You can watch this week's video here if you dare. It's briefly encouraging in that it momentarily seems as if a Fusion Hybrid is going to mow down the intensely earnest and annoying final five Idols like black-clad bowling pins, but it swerves at the last minute to turn desert into grass, with pink trees sprouting in its multicolored electrical wake. You probably think that we're kidding, but no.
[Source: American Idol / Ford]
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NA2R 2:55PM (5/02/2009)
WTFBBQ
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Michael Flux 7:02PM (5/02/2009)
mmmmm... delicious grilled wtf...
James 12:02PM (5/03/2009)
What...no wireless mic option?!
Spartan 2:56PM (5/02/2009)
That is utterly horrific. Seriously, what whurr you thinking?
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Randy 8:33PM (5/02/2009)
I agree! People should pay attention to the road! Imagine the ill-minded person that wants to sing along with something from a move that has someone standing on a hood or roof while someone else is driving....There are people that don't think before they act...
Ugh... Maybe we can use taxpayer dollars to make a Sing A Long lane...
Next up! Nintendo Wii's in cars with bonus helmets for the Wii controllers getting tossed at the drivers had by accident.... ;)
Aprime 2:59PM (5/02/2009)
Finally, some bad Ford-related news! Things seemed to great to be true for some time. :P
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Mazda FTW! 3:01PM (5/02/2009)
I want those American Idol floor-mats so I can wipe my feet on that everytime I get in from the backyard.
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DUN 3:05PM (5/02/2009)
It pretty much sums up what ford has been doing during the past 10 years...
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tankd0g 3:09PM (5/02/2009)
As long as it's only a one-off....
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chconline 3:09PM (5/02/2009)
Dot dot dot ...
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Aloysius Vampa 3:16PM (5/02/2009)
Hahahaha.
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tuxchown 3:34PM (5/02/2009)
Wow. Love the fusion but this is really lame.
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Serge K. 4:33PM (5/02/2009)
HAaaHAAhahaaHAA
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Judy Zik 5:05PM (5/02/2009)
The really frightening part is that people in South East Asia would love to buy a vehicle with this package.
I really wish the sheeple would move on. American Idol is as tired as Paul's career.
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homunculus 5:09PM (5/02/2009)
I challenge anyone to find a stupider automotive cross-promotion than this.
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mikecanada 5:46PM (5/02/2009)
I totally agree with you, but it gets to the youth audience, and that's why they do it.
why not the LS2LS7? 6:17PM (5/02/2009)
I can't imagine youth care about American Idol or about the Ford Fusion. American Idol is music for old folks, judged by old folks and the Fusion is a larger, more expensive car than most young people want.
giggles123 6:38PM (5/02/2009)
wait until the special edition bison-proof fusion comes out
dUN 7:52PM (5/02/2009)
Oh, my brain hurts...
Aloysius Vampa 8:09PM (5/02/2009)
@LS2LS7
Plenty of young folks watch American Idol.