Here are my top 15 most cringy car ads – they’re so bad, they’re good!
2.6× channel medianLong-form19:49EducationPublished May 30, 2026, 4:00 PM · 4mo ago
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Description
In this episode I provide my list of the top 15 cringy car ads that are so bad, that like a fine wine, they've actually improved with age! I also include some honorable mentions that are so bad, they cross into offensive territory.
See my part 2 episode here when it goes live on July 11, 2026: https://youtu.be/A_QxCB74U64
00:00 Start
01:04 Ford Grenada vs Mercedes Benz
01:53 Yugo One Lap of America
02:46 Toyota Corolla and the Everyday Smoothie
03:42 The Caddy That Zigs
04:32 Toyota Camry Grounded to the Ground
05:05 Eddie Murphy and the Toyota Celica
05:50 That’s a Buick?
06:27 Datsun Black Gold
07:07 Chrysler 200 Imported From Detroit
08:20 The Alien Abduction of the Chevy Corsica
10:43 Toyota Swagger Wagon
11:59 Nissan Frontier Saves a Crippled Airplane
13:09 Toyota Corolla - Coffee
14:36 Lincoln and Matthew McConaughey
16:02 Honorable Mentions
17:56 Chevrolet Real People Not Actors
Details
- Published
- May 30, 2026, 4:00 PM
- Length
- 19:49 (1,189 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- Education
- Audio language
- EN-US
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Video ID
- -4lLsG8PeJw
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