These Are Your Favorite Celebrity Car Commercials

Look, I’m sorry, but the Matthew McConaughey Lincoln commercials were anything BUT memorable. Literally to the point that at the Clio Awards, the best-received joke of the evening was when he was congratulated McConaughey for his Cadillac commercials.

And point of fact, the best celebrity car ad was Smaht Pahk Superbowl commercial.

Ricardo Montalban for the ‘75 Chrysler Cordoba with its “fine Corinthian leather” interior. Did they put his catchphrase on his tombstone?

I remember that this was THE catchphrase for years when visiting friends. “Oh nice couch!” “It’s Rich Corinthian Leather” (Even if it was ratted out tweed)

Favorite celebrity car commercial?

Well, duh.

Jim Carrey’s spoof of McConaughey’s Lincoln commercials was fantastic. Both hold a special place, certainly.

Definitely has to be Peter Stormare in the VW “Unpimp Your Ride” series!

David Leisure as Joe Isuzu. While not a big-name “celebrity,” he would be recognizable to anyone who grew up on a steady diet of television in the 80s and 90s.

Probably the M5 commercials with Madonna and Clive Owen, directed by Guy Ritchie.

My answer is more of a genre: Hollywood stars plugging station wagons built by non-American manufacturers. Bonus points if they’re inexplicably sexy and sensuous. See: Anthony Hopkins & 1999 Honda Avancier, Kyle MacLachlan & 1993 Subaru Impreza 5-door, Catherine Zeta-Jones & 1999 Alfa Rome 156 Sportwagon.

Eugene Leavy.... as EUGENE

I was certain I remembered more North American Nissan ads with Paul Newman, as he was racing them pretty heavily, but all I can find is a seatbelt PSA and probably some print ads (and might also be thinking of Mazda’s ads with James Garner, which are also great), but I’ll take Japanese-market Skyline ads.

Obviously, it’s Eddie Murphy for the Celica!

Eminem’s “Made in Detroit” spot for the unfortunately ho-hum Chrysler 200. Would have been so much better if he drove a Viper, or even a 300 C.