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Here's the deal behind Shaq's Buick commercials

The Shaq spot seeks to quash the notion that a largish sedan like the LaCrosse must be a gas guzzler -- it gets “36 mpg highway,” Shaq intones.
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By:
Mike Colias
March 04, 2013 05:00 AM

You might have seen the new commercial over the weekend that has Shaquille O'Neal's 7-foot-frame folded into a Buick LaCrosse.

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