Except the ad's not really about the ELR, which most of you can't seem to figure out. (And which is confirmed by the linked article, which states that the ELR was a last minute addition.) It's about America and Cadillac in general.

Except landing on the moon wasn't a cliche...

Like what, Ikea furniture? Doesn't really top landing on the moon.

I think it's a bit nitpicky to call it a copy when the Volt and the ELR are both GM products. Would you have this same attitude about Camaros and Firebirds, Chevelles and GTOs? This is what GM does, this is what all large car companies do. It doesn't mean the product is bad.

Like what, Ikea furniture? I don't think that tops landing on the moon...

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Why can't you promote American innovation when the car being advertised is, in fact, American and innovative? How does rebadging it (along with a lot of other engineering) cancel the aforementioned qualities? And would the irrational hate this ad receives really have not reared its ugly head if they'd put a CTS in the…

The nearly daily hate this ad gets from the Jalopnik staff is turning me off to this site. I, and many others, loved the ad, and the staff looks pretty ridiculous when it's constantly trying to convince us of how terrible it allegedly is.

It's been a while since I've played through it, but it was certainly great during it's time.

+1 for the "... fantastic Hell's Highway." Such an underappreciated game.

That book was the first thing that popped into my mind when this all started, and things got really eerie when news of the refinery fire broke. I really, really hope that's not the road we're headed down.

Sorry to see you go, Owen. I've long regarded you as Kotaku's best writer and reporter, even though most of what you covered - sports games - were of little interest to me. I have no doubt you'll be one of the top writers wherever it is you're off to next.

If he ever makes a Gatherer's Garden from Bioshock I might just be a buyer.

I live in one of the most affluent areas in the country. Your naive if you don't think that stuff happens in upscale neighborhoods.

If I know that you have a dog I might then be able to figure out when you take him for walks, and where to, and for how long, and then mug you or rob your house. That might sound far fetched, but burglary rings do exactly that to find houses to hit.

Best show ever? You apparently haven't seen Friday Night Lights.

It's a long way from what you'd see on the Disney Channel.

I actually know people who say LOL as if it were a word...

Probably because he's from the '80s...

I like the ad and I'm not really sure where you're getting the whole "underdog" angle from. This is all about being bold and brash and not apologizing for it. It's about not being ashamed of being an American and driving an American car.