Score one for the American-made SUVs

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The ad shown here, from Saatchi in the U.K., wants you to believe the Toyota Hilux is one tough son of a bitch, wrecking-ball-like in its sturdiness. But the Hilux might be a little embarrassed the next time it runs into a Ford Explorer at a party. Nancy Batista drove her Explorer into a giant sinkhole in Brooklyn yesterday, and by all accounts the SUV fared quite well. It “looked pretty good, considering it had just plunged into a big hole,” says The New York Times.

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