Kimura Takuya once appeared in a Corolla commercial, but every time I saw it, I couldn\u2019t help thinking:<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no way Kimutaku drives a Corolla in real life.<\/p>\n
I imagine he\u2019d be more likely to drive something like a Mercedes-Benz GL (just going by his image)<\/span>. TOKIO appeared in commercials for Suzuki\u2019s Solio, too, but I can\u2019t picture any of the band members driving a kei car. And Ken Watanabe appeared in an ad for Suzuki\u2019s new Wagon R. At his level, I figured, fuel economy probably isn\u2019t high on his list of priorities\u2014so it didn\u2019t feel very believable. (But when I looked it up, I found out that Ken Watanabe had actually bought a Wagon R.)<\/span><\/p>\n I understand that car companies want to give their vehicles a more appealing image, but I often find myself thinking, \u201cWhy not choose a celebrity who actually seems like they\u2019d drive the car?\u201d<\/strong> There may be all sorts of behind-the-scenes reasons why celebrities whose personal cars are public knowledge aren\u2019t easy to cast, though.<\/p>\n If the commercial is focused on the car\u2019s performance, there\u2019s no need for a big-name celebrity. But if the goal is to improve the car\u2019s image, a famous face might be just what the automaker needs. It\u2019s probably not a simple decision.<\/p>\n On that note, tennis player Kei Nishikori is well known for driving a Jaguar in his personal life. He\u2019s also appeared in Jaguar commercials, which felt like a perfect fit\u2014and looked cool, too. Nishikori must be thrilled to star in an ad for a car he actually drives.<\/p>\n Then again, he\u2019s certainly earned it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Celebrities in Car Commercials Kimura Takuya once appeared in a Corolla commercial, but every time I saw it, I couldn\u2019t help thinking: There\u2019s no way Kimutaku drives a Corolla in real life. I imagine he\u2019d be more likely to drive something like a Mercedes-Benz GL (just going by his image). TOKIO appeared in commercials for Suzuki\u2019s Solio, too, but I can\u2019t picture any of the band members driving a kei car. And Ken Watanabe appeared...","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/www.panamera-life.com\/?p=73","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nocar-nolife","en-US"],"yoast_head":"Tennis Star Kei Nishikori<\/h3>\n