If car companies didn’t advertise …

What auto show coverage would be like if automakers weren’t also big advertisers. … P.S.: Worth it for the Chevy Impala segment alone. … P.P.S.: I included that last bit to see if Google will now serve up ads for Chevrolet, whose upcoming full-sized sedan is mocked in the video. You tell me. … Update: Yes, apparently. The unsophistication of Google’s computers has at least partially relieved journalists of the need to suck up to car companies. As long as you have the right search terms, you get the ads anyway. But I’m confident Google will soon be able to detect even subtle ironic scorn (as in the Lincoln MKZ segment of the linked video). Damning with faint praise may be the best we can get away with. …