Hyundai launches new EV, Coors books first Super Bowl ad slot in over 30 years

Yahoo Finance anchors discuss notable news stories around the Hyundai Ioniq 6 EV and a Coors Super Bowl ad.

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BRIAN SOZZI: It's time for a cut for time, two stories, one minute each. We start with this. Hyundai launching the, I guess it's Ioniq 6, the newest model of its electric crossover, as it aims to accelerate-- I see what our team did there-- its transition to electric vehicles. Hyundai's head of design calls the vehicle a personal mobile studio. It has a center console designed for remote work. And it is streamed-- it has a streamlined design actually that makes it more energy efficient.

To me, this thing looks like a giant mouse/Tesla. A little bit of-- maybe a little bit of Porsche. I'm not surprised that Hyundai is potentially copying off other designs. That taillight in the back is very Porsche-like. Those lights in front of the car, I would think, are a little Tesla-like. Overall, it looks like a mouse.

JULIE HYMAN: Yeah, it's kind of cool-looking. Somebody else said it looked like an Airstream trailer with the silver. But, you know, what's interesting to me also is that Hyundai is sort of sneakily, quietly, the second largest electric vehicle seller in the United States. And so part of it is it has this suite of vehicles, right? And that's how it's appealed to people. Obviously, some of them are at a lower price point as well, versus looking at a Tesla--

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--this is-- oh, we're out of time. I was going to talk about the AAA survey.

BRIAN SOZZI: I heard this car comes with four wheels, so that's good.

JULIE HYMAN: All right. For the first time in over 30 years, beer Molson Coors is purchasing in-game ad space for the Super Bowl. The move comes after its rival, Anheuser-Busch InBev, ended its 33-year exclusivity deal with the National Football League. So all the beer ads in the Super Bowl had been Anheuser-Busch [INAUDIBLE]?

BRIAN SOZZI: It's for years, it's been about Budweiser, Bud Light, Budweiser, Clydesdale horses running up and down the street in these ads. But good for Molson Coors. This comes at a critical time for the company as they broaden out their portfolio. In a perfect scenario, Molson Coors, which is also distributing the Rock's drink, Zoa, they come up with an alcoholic Zoa and then put that on the Super Bowl. Rock's on the field, bringing in the game. I'm excited. I hope they do it. I hope they do it.

JULIE HYMAN: Zoa?

BRIAN SOZZI: Zoa, energy drink by the Rock. Molson Coors distributes it. I hope they put--

JULIE HYMAN: Energy and alcoholic?

BRIAN SOZZI: Yes, that's the new thing. That's the new thing.

JULIE HYMAN: Ugh.

BRIAN SOZZI: Ready-to-made alcoholic drinks. Look, we just talked to Coca-Cola. They're coming out with Jack and Coke in a can.

JULIE HYMAN: But is that--

BRIAN SOZZI: You're excited about--

JULIE HYMAN: Does that qualify as an energy drink?

BRIAN SOZZI: You're excited about the Super Bowl, right?

JULIE HYMAN: You-- come on.

BRIAN SOZZI: [LAUGHS]

JULIE HYMAN: How long have we known each other?