(Above) In pursuit of a red Prius, a helicopter flies past Marina City in this television spot for Toyota that aired during the Super Bowl on Sunday. Nike’s “floating gym” can be seen docked between State Street and Wabash Avenue, so this scene was filmed during the week of December 7, 2015. (Click on images to view larger versions.)

February 8, 2016 – Marketing experts at Northwestern University have a favorite Super Bowl ad and it is the one filmed in the Loop last year.

Toyota led strategic rankings at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management with The Longest Chase, a spot about polite bank robbers who steal a Prius on LaSalle Street and take it on a cross-country getaway. The spot was created by Saatchi & Saatchi, an advertising agency in Los Angeles.

The Kellogg School Super Bowl Advertising Review liked the spot over ads for Audi, Budweiser, Doritos, T-Mobile, and TurboTax.

“Toyota’s Prius was a clear winner in this year’s Super Bowl because it kept our attention, had strong linkage to the brand, and showcased its benefits,” said Derek Rucker, Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies in Marketing at Kellogg.

The Prius spot was shot on Dearborn Street, Lake Street, LaSalle Street, Van Buren Street, and Wacker Drive.

(Above) Federal Plaza and Calder’s Flamingo, the red sculpture in background, are glimpsed in this frame from The Longest Chase.