Toyota Promotes RAV4 in Super Bowl Ads

<p>Toyota Motor North America &lpar;TMNA&rpar; returns to the Super Bowl this year with two 30-second commercials airing during the Big Game between Seattle and New England&comma; reinforcing the brand&&num;8217&semi;s belief that while destinations may change&comma; the people beside us are what truly matter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The two ads&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Superhero Belt&&num;8221&semi; and &&num;8220&semi;Where Dreams Began&comma;&&num;8221&semi; bring Toyota&&num;8217&semi;s long-standing human-centric storytelling to life spotlighting moments&comma; relationships and dreams that shape who we become along the way&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The film &&num;8220&semi;Superhero Belt&&num;8221&semi; explores the connection between a doting grandfather and grandson&comma; and how their relationship only grows stronger with time&period; The story begins when the grandfather takes his grandson for a ride in his 1997 Toyota RAV4&period; The moment proves to be such a core memory&comma; the grandson proudly recreates it for his grandfather almost 30 years later&comma; this time in his all-new 2026 RAV4 with the roles reversed&period; The seating arrangements may have changed&comma; but the love—and the inside jokes—never will&period; &&num;8220&semi;Superhero Belt&&num;8221&semi; was created by Saatchi &amp&semi; Saatchi and directed by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;edge&period;prnewswire&period;com&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4612365-1&amp&semi;h&equals;2047328385&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;pulsefilms&period;com&percnt;2Fdirector&percnt;2Frodrigo-saavedra&percnt;2Fcommercials&amp&semi;a&equals;Rodrigo&plus;Saavedra&plus;at&plus;Pulse&plus;Films" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Rodrigo Saavedra at Pulse Films<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;As the Official Automotive Partner of the NFL&comma; the Super Bowl gives Toyota an unmatched stage to tell stories that connect with fans&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Dedra DeLilli&comma; vice president&comma; marketing communications&comma; Toyota Motor North America&period; &&num;8220&semi;Whether it&&num;8217&semi;s the nostalgia of a ride in a grandfather&&num;8217&semi;s RAV4 or the unflinching determination of a Team Toyota athletes&&num;8217&semi; lifelong journey&comma; the origin shapes the destination for us all&period; Together&comma; these stories reflect Toyota&&num;8217&semi;s belief that while where we&&num;8217&semi;re going matters&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s the moments and people along the way that truly define the journey&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In &&num;8220&semi;Where Dreams Began&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the spot imagines what greatness looked like from day one&period; Featuring Team Toyota athletes – NFL wide receiver Puka Nacua&comma; U&period;S&period; Paralympian Oksana Masters and NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace – the spot rewinds the clock to a time before trophies and the glory&comma; when every champion was just a kid with a dream&period; Training alongside their pint-sized younger selves&semi; mini coaches who push&comma; motivate and remind the world-class athletes why they started&period; Every great destination has a beginning and Toyota celebrates those committed to the journey&period; &&num;8220&semi;Where Dreams Began&&num;8221&semi; was created by Unverified&comma; produced by Sweatpants Media and directed by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;edge&period;prnewswire&period;com&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4612365-1&amp&semi;h&equals;831130276&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;sweatpantsmedia&period;com&percnt;2Fdirectors&percnt;2Falberto-blanco&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;Alberto&plus;Blanco" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">Alberto Blanco<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Click <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;edge&period;prnewswire&period;com&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4612365-1&amp&semi;h&equals;2503395780&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;youtube&period;com&percnt;2Fwatch&percnt;3Fv&percnt;3DXWuFLNZ6Sso&amp&semi;a&equals;here" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">here<&sol;a> to view the 30-second spot&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Superhero Belt&&num;8221&semi; and <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;edge&period;prnewswire&period;com&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4612365-1&amp&semi;h&equals;1295304962&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;youtube&period;com&percnt;2Fwatch&percnt;3Fv&percnt;3DqdK9PkvTC&lowbar;c&amp&semi;a&equals;here" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">here<&sol;a> to view the 30-second spot&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Where Dreams Began&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"pull-right inline-gallery-container col-md-8 col-sm-7 col-xs-12">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"gallery inline-gallery">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"row"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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