The Simpsons - Canyonero
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN invokes it as a joke whenever large SUVs, trucks or the Cybertruck come up.
What it is
The Canyonero song from The Simpsons episode The Last Temptation of Krust, a jingle parodying oversized SUV marketing.
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What Hacker News said
Cites 0xcde4c3db · 2023-05 · on “Carmakers are pushing electric SUVs, but smaller is better when it comes to EVs”
As far as I know, actual features are mostly mentioned as points of differentiation from other SUVs. The overall marketing slant has primarily been emotionally-driven stuff about being bigger, tougher, more independent/adventurous, etc. than people who drive conventional passenger cars (e.g. notice the general shift in tone and emphasis in the compilation at [1]). It was a big enough trend that The Simpsons lampooned it in 1998, complete with a jingle sung by Hank Williams Jr. [2]. [1] [LINK] [2] [this video]