Jeep dissing Bronco in Super Bowl ad

[HeliPilot]

It’s the old NASCAR model. If it wins on Sunday, it’ll sell on Monday.

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[604Bronco]

@604Bronco, can you confirm?

Fake news...

 

[Fatfireman]

Jeep driver drives by Bronco and gives a head nod, Jeep ad says "freedom is the ability to inspire". There is no shade being thrown. There is no living rent free in Jeeps head. Mike Levine going Kanye West after Jeep giving a thumbs up to Ford and the Bronco seems a bit out of touch.

OK

 

[Way2Fast]

I noticed that. I was wondering how much that add cost at $8mil per 30 seconds

 

[Farm8265]

Anyone catch the Harrison Ford Jeep ad? There was a shot of a Wrangler zooming by a Bronco as the driver smirked.

Just goes to show you, that people are willing to say anything for money

 

[bassist]

Just goes to show you, that people are willing to say anything for money

You mean to say that Harrison Ford doesn’t drive around in a spotless Jeep without ducks?

 

[Sitruc_btb]

4.56 on the 392s, I believe. I'm sure the 392 makes up the difference in gear.

Standing on the gas in my 2-door Rubi with the 2.0T from a stop is pretty zany feeling, the 392 in it would be ridiculous.

And all the torque right off the bat. I think the 2.3 makes max torque at 3400rpm, but that's what the crawl gear is for. Haha.

 

[j_marinelli]

Figured it out! Since Ford had Goodyear remove "Wrangler" from the Sasquatch tires, Jeep got Ford to plug Jeep!

 

[SeptuagenerianSasquatch]

You mean to say that Harrison Ford doesn’t drive around in a spotless Jeep without ducks?

My wife, who follows these things,* says Harrison Ford actually drives a Tesla (Heads up on that, @Kmautah, a fellow Tesla owner!) So his woke endorsement of the Jeep EV is consistent with his actual preferences.

*I think she had a crush on him before she met me.

 

[Nc211]

An Italian company using American patriotism to sell a car. Funny…if the trunk weren’t full of Belgian Budweiser…

 

[bassist]

An Italian company using American patriotism to sell a car. Funny…if the trunk weren’t full of Belgian Budweiser…

Not Italian.

Stellantis is incorporated and headquartered in the Netherlands, but it’s more complicated than that.

Jeep is owned by FCA US LLC, d/b/a Stellantis North America.

FCA US LLC is legally a US company, and this is documented in Stellantis SEC filings.

These are facts. You’re entitled to your opinion and interpretation of these facts, but Jeep is not an Italian company, and legal ownership of Jeep is by an American company.

The ultimate corporate parent really doesn’t matter much in a world in which securities are traded internationally and large institutional investors manage funds on behalf of individuals, companies, etc.

 

[SeptuagenerianSasquatch]

The ultimate corporate parent really doesn’t matter much in a world in which securities are traded internationally and large institutional investors manage funds on behalf of individuals, companies, etc.

Who owns what does get very complicated. I was surprised to learn that the largest American owned and marketed beer company is (drum roll) Boston Beer! maker of Sam Adams, They gain their position because all those "American Beers" e.g. Annhauser Busch are foreign-owned (Dutch InBev). Boston Beer augments their market share with other brands, such as Twisted Tea.

 

[bassist]

Who owns what does get very complicated. I was surprised to learn that the largest American owned and marketed beer company is (drum roll) Boston Beer! maker of Sam Adams, They gain their position because all those "American Beers" e.g. Annhauser Busch are foreign-owned (Dutch InBev). Boston Beer augments their market share with other brands, such as Twisted Tea.

Personally, I’ve been boycotting Bud Lite.

Because it’s lousy.

Frankly, my favorite beers come from Germany and Austria.

Too many American craft brews over hop their beers, much like American restaurants overdo it on the garlic.

 

[Figmo]

Like I told @HoosierDaughter, the irony is that the Bronco would trounce the Jeeps on that type of terrain. Really, most terrain except the gnarliest of rock gardens..

And even the gnarliest of rock gardens the Bronco would prevail - comparing apples to apples with a just-off-the-lot vehicle.

I currently own both. And I've been driving Jeeps offroad all my life. They are VERY capable - when built.

But I'm here to tell you - for a bone stock - just drove it off the showroom floor yesterday - vehicle ....it's not even a contest. A Badlands (or higher trim) is way more capable offroad than a day-old Jeep.

Jeeps gain the edge only AFTER you get them home and spend another $10K building them.

 

[SeptuagenerianSasquatch]

Personally, I’ve been boycotting Bud Lite.

Because it’s lousy.

Frankly, my favorite beers come from Germany and Austria.

Too many American craft brews over hop their beers, much like American restaurants overdo it on the garlic.

I quit decades ago. My joke is, "I fought the battle of the bottle. The bottle won."
If you (or anybody on the forum!) find yourself coming to Boston for some reason, DM me. We'll connect and I'll take you to the original Sam Adams brewery in Jamaica Plain (Boston). They now use it for small, special edition batches, commemorative releases, testing new recipes, etc. It's a fun tour. And you can have my beer!

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