# Pitch the rival against the bestseller's flaw

A cars format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/cars/pitch-the-rival-against-the-bestseller-s-flaw

Anchor a lesser-known car to the market's best-selling default, and call out that bestseller's biggest complaint. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 9x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Talking head.

## Why it works

The bestseller's huge audience of owners and shoppers is already paying attention. Pointing at its weak spot makes the alternative feel like a smart upgrade.

## How to make it

1. Name the dominant bestseller in the first line
2. Call out its most complained-about flaw
3. Present your car as the fix and compare price or comfort

## Hook formula

If you just bought/wanted the [bestseller], but you need [what it lacks], here's [alternative].

## Examples

- @thatcarnerd (4K followers, TikTok talking head): 19x their usual views. Hook: “3 SUVs I'd Recommend over the Toyota Grand Highlander” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@thatcarnerd/video/7694820215229549838)
- @carguyjaredig (7K followers, Instagram talking head): 9.1x their usual views. Hook: “If you just bought a Toyota RAV4, Hyundai might have just given you the biggest reason ever to ask for your money back.” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd92gBOhPSF/)
- @carguyjared (18K followers, TikTok talking head): 4.9x their usual views. Hook: “If you really wanted the new Toyota RAV4, but you need an interior that doesn't feel like a Tonka...” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@carguyjared/video/7697640492082793759)

More cars formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/cars.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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