Super Bowl XLV's car commercials
In this screen shot provided by Volkswagen, Darth Vader uses the Force on a 2012 Volkswagen Passat, in an ad for the 2011 Super Bowl XLV. Credit: AP
The Green Bay Packer's Super Bowl win over the Pittsburgh Steelers was watched by an average of 111 million people -- making it the most watched TV show in American history and for the automakers, a lot of potential new car buyers.
The runaway hit this year was Volkswagen's ad for the 2012 Passat. The commercial shows a boy, dressed like Darth Vader, trying to use The Force on the family dog, household items, and his dad's shiny new Passat. The video raked up more than 16 million hits by yesterday afternoon.
But there were some other notable ads. Automobilemag.com rounded up the best of the Super Bowl car commercials by automakers. Take a look at them below.
Audi
BMW
Chevy
Chrysler
Ford
Hyundai
Kia
Mercedes-Benz
Mini
Suzuki
Volkswagen
