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Super Bowl LVII car commercial roundup: Watch them all here

Fewer automakers than usual spent money advertising during Super Bowl LVII. In total, there were only five traditional ad spots from three big OEMs. A number of car-adjacent ads aired during the Big Game, too, and we’ll bring you those ads in this roundup alongside the more obvious ones. WeÂ’ve compiled all of the automotive-related commercials for you here in this post so you donÂ’t have to go searching for them elsewhere. Read on below to see what aired as the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles. Ram's Super Bowl spot offers a cure for 'Premature Electrification' This commercial revealed the new electric Ram Rev pickup, and itÂ’s themed like a prescription ad for an antidote to "Premature Electrification.” A concerned narrator in the Ram spot asks if you're afraid that going electric too soon will mean "you might not be able to last as long as you like," and there's a guy on a pier who's going to need some new equipment if he wants to catch fish. We're also told there are "options being designed to extend range in satisfying ways," so if this truck isn't right for you, you have choices. All the commercial's missing is a silly medical marketing name and six seconds of speed-reading gibberish about side effects like intestinal bleeding and death. Which are two more good things. Jeep 4xe Super Bowl commercial highlights modern version of 'Electric Boogie' JeepÂ’s “Electric Boogie” commercial follows the Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe in a variety of simulated off-road situations. Though fun, the soundtrack is the real star of the show. The songÂ’s original artist, Marcia Griffiths, was joined by Grammy winner Shaggy, Jamila Falak, Amber Lee, and Moyann on the track. The modernized re-recording celebrates 40 years since GriffithsÂ’ original track, and Jeep says the track is available for streaming now. Kia returns to the Super Bowl with the tale of 'Binky Dad' This year, Kia follows the adventure of "Binky Dad" in his quest to fetch his daughter's lost pacifier, which naturally takes him over just about every bit of terrain you might encounter upon leaving the civilized confines of Southern California for the not-so-civilized mountains of ... probably also California. It features the refreshed 2023 Kia Telluride, which probably doesnÂ’t need much advertising to see these days, but Kia went for it with the strong three-row SUV anyway.

Kia recalls over 50k new Soul compacts over steering issue

Kia is recalling certain 2014 models of its adorable Soul due to a bad adhesive used in the steering system. According to the bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the "thread-locking adhesive" that attaches the plug between the pinion gear and steering gear assembly could come loose.
Should that happen, the condition could lead to a "loss of steering," which, of course increases the likelihood of a crash. The 51,641 affected cars were built between July 21, 2013 and January 17, 2014. There have been no reported accidents, let alone injuries or deaths due to this issue.
Kia is in the process of notifying owners of the affected vehicles as well as dealers in possession of the faulty Souls.

2021 Kia Telluride Infotainment Driveway Test | New year, same great tech

We're big fans of the Kia Telluride crossover here at Autoblog, and we're especially enthused with its integrated tech features. In fact, we love Kia's electronic gizmos so much that we gave some of them our 2020 Technology of the Year award.  But as well-executed as Kia's driver safety suite may be, that's not what we're interested in today. That honor goes to the infotainment system, and while the two technologies branches intersect, our focus is going to be on navigating the touchscreen and cluster menus with which you'll interact on a daily basis. The Telluride comes standard with an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system and 3.5-inch TFT cluster display, but the 2021 SX model we're testing here has the upgraded, 10.25-inch touchscreen unit and 7-inch, full-color cluster display. The controls for both variants are essentially the same, though the menus will appear different, and some options discussed here will not be present on lower trims.  As it turns out, Kia's infotainment tech is just as robust and useful as its embedded safety systems. The hardware behind this suite is more than powerful enough for a crisp, responsive experience, and Kia lets you do some some customization on top of an already versatile default setup. This infotainment system is also compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, both of which are controlled via the touchscreen interface.  One of the best features of this system is fully realized with the 10.25-inch touchscreen we have here, and that's the widescreen real estate. This allows you to have as many as three widgets open simultaneously (nav directions, audio and weather by default). It also affords you the flexibility of expanding one of those core apps and keeping a second tile open in the remaining 1/3rd of the screen.  This lets you make use of the more advanced controls inside whichever app needs your urgent attention without completely dismissing another item that might be handy. Say you're navigating to a strange place, but your co-driver wants to find a new song or podcast to listen to. As you can see in the above right view, this keeps your map up just in case you need to glance at it, but allows your passenger to dive deep into the satellite radio menu. Crucially, it also lets you keep up Apple CarPlay or Android Auto while still keeping tabs on native systems like navigation or the audio controls. Going back and forth is often a point of frustration in other cars.