April Fools’ Day joke roundup [w/videos]
Before the advent of the Internet, big days for automotive news were almost exclusively centered on auto shows and motorsports events. Today, of course, the news cycle is practically never ending. That means that automakers, parts suppliers, and media outlets are constantly looking for ways to compete for your attention. Which, in turn, means that April 1 has become kind of a thing… if you hadn’t noticed already.
Every year the pace with which the April Fool’s Day tips come in seems to increase, and generally the jokes seem to get better and more sophisticated – though as you’ll see here, you don’t need a big budget to pull off a witty prank.
The list of April Fool’s jokes you’ll find below is far from comprehensive; instead it’s a list of notable companies and/or gags that we thought were particularly successful. (Yes, Audi Japan’s Quattro Sushi scores on both counts.) Enjoy browsing the list of laugh below, and tell us in Comments about pranks you liked that we didn’t catalog here. Oh, and don’t miss the Petrolicious video towards the bottom, it’s “America’s masterpiece.”
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