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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[UK auto magazine says this is the best car commercial of all time [w/videos]]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/20/uk-auto-magazine-says-this-is-the-best-car-commercial-of-all-tim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/20/uk-auto-magazine-says-this-is-the-best-car-commercial-of-all-tim/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/20/uk-auto-magazine-says-this-is-the-best-car-commercial-of-all-tim/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/marketing-advertising/" rel="tag">Marketing/Advertising</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/" rel="tag">Honda</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/" rel="tag">Volkswagen</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/peugeot/" rel="tag">Peugeot</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/citroen/" rel="tag">Citroën</a></p><a href="/2012/12/20/uk-auto-magazine-says-this-is-the-best-car-commercial-of-all-tim/#continued"><img alt="Honda Accord " commercial="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/12/honda-cog-commercial.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 628px; height: 341px; " the="" /></a><br />
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There have been many great car commercials over the years, but is it possible to define the best? Well, <em>Ad Week</em> recently took a crack at it by rating the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/14/automakers-score-8-out-of-top-20-most-watched-ads-on-youtube-w/">top commercials of the year</a> by looking at their view counts on YouTube, but <em>Auto Express</em> took a more democratic approach by putting the decision to a vote. Just after Thanksgiving, <em>Auto Express</em> came up with a list of the 20 popular commercials, and it tasked its readers with choosing the winner for the best car ad of all time. The winner? Honda's 2003 commercial for its then-new European <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/accord/">Accord</a> titled "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ve4M4UsJQo&amp;feature=player_embedded">The Cog</a>."<br />
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While the ad never aired in the US, most car people have surely seen the impressive Rube Goldberg-style spot. In fact, the only commercial on this list that we saw on US television was the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/volkswagen/">Volkswagen</a> ad "The Force," but many of the others have become viral videos, including transforming and dancing <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/18/video-new-citroen-c4-actually-a-dancing-robot/">Citro&euml;n</a> C4. Of the 19 other commercials that vied for the title of best ad of all time, only the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/23/video-steve-mcqueen-and-the-ford-puma/">Ford Puma</a> "Steve McQueen" commercial gave <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> a run for its advertising money.<br />
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<a href="/2012/12/20/uk-auto-magazine-says-this-is-the-best-car-commercial-of-all-tim/#continued">Scroll down</a> to watch <em>Auto Express'</em> top five commercial in order and to check out a press release, then let us know some of <em>your</em> favorite car commercials in Comments.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/20/uk-auto-magazine-says-this-is-the-best-car-commercial-of-all-tim/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>UK auto magazine says this is the best car commercial of all time [w/videos]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/20/uk-auto-magazine-says-this-is-the-best-car-commercial-of-all-tim/">UK auto magazine says this is the best car commercial of all time [w/videos]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/20/uk-auto-magazine-says-this-is-the-best-car-commercial-of-all-tim/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20406655/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/20/uk-auto-magazine-says-this-is-the-best-car-commercial-of-all-tim/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>advertising</category><category>best commercials</category><category>car commercial</category><category>car commercials</category><category>citroën</category><category>citroen</category><category>commercials</category><category>ford</category><category>honda</category><category>honda cog</category><category>peugeot</category><category>steve mcqueen</category><category>video</category><category>volkswagen</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeffrey N. Ross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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