As odd as the following statement might seem, given this digital space, the onset of online advertising thoroughly failed to kill flashy and clever print spreads in the 2000s. At least not in Car and Driver. Instead, the biggest shift in the automotive advertising gracing our pages seemed to be an expansion of target demographics—or simply an extra dose of political correctness. Flip through issues from the early 2000s, and you’ll still find sex-sells ads with filled with enticed-looking women or spots using the lure of finding or impressing a mate. Fast-forward to the 2014s and 2015s, and that sort of thing is largely gone. Progress!
-Otherwise, www.______.com and digital references increasingly permeated ads in the 2000s and 2010s, and the last 15 years saw spots from rising stars like Kia and now-dead duds like Hummer, not to mention the births of high-performance SUVs, crossovers, and the like. Fans of this website also will enjoy a couple of our earliest caranddriver.com ads. Oh, the internet. (Click or tap any of the ads to enlarge.)
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Ford – January 2000
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Chevrolet – January 2001
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Volkswagen – January 2001
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Buick (with actual CD-ROM) – January 2001
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AOL – January 2001
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Driven – January 2001
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BFGoodrich – March 2001
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Bosch – March 2001
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Honda – March 2001
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Car and Driver – April 2001
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BMW – April 2001
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Buick – May 2001
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Volkswagen – July 2001
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OnStar – July 2001
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Nissan – October 2001
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Porsche – January 2002
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Toyota – March 2002
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Wendy’s – July 2002
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Yamaha – July 2002
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Dodge – July 2002
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Lincoln – July 2002
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Yamaha– July 2002
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Samsung– December 2002
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Hankook – January 2003
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Hummer – February 2003
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Speed Channel – March 2003
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Porsche – November 2003
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Jeep – January 2006
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Honda – January 2006
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Honda – March 2006
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Mazda – July 2006
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Hertz – July 2007
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Superchips – July 2007
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Pontiac – August 2007
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Car and Driver – August 2007
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Jeep – September 2007
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Honda – September 2007
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Mustang Cologne – December 2007
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Porsche – March 2008
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Cessna – May 2008
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BMW – June 2008
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Kia – October 2008
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Amoco / BP – January 2009
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Subaru – April 2009
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Kia – July 2009
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Mitchum– September 2009
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Honda – September 2009
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Shell – October 2009
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Ford – July 2010
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Dodge – September 2010
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Nissan – September 2010
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Acura – March 2011
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Mini – November 2011
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Honda – February 2013
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Jaguar – June 2013
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Porsche – June 2013
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Audi – July 2013
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Nissan – August 2013
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BMW – February 2014
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Chevrolet – March 2014
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Honda – March 2014
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SRT – May 2014
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Volkswagen – August 2014
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