{"id":565342,"date":"2026-08-11T04:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T04:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/565342\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T04:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T04:30:12","slug":"supercheap-auto-delivers-high-octane-zombie-action-in-latest-best-performing-oils-campaign-via-taxi-film-production-and-chimera-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/565342\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercheap Auto delivers high octane zombie action in latest Best Performing Oils campaign via Taxi Film Production and Chimera Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t    August 11 2026, 2:37 pm | BY Ricki Green | <a href=\"#comments\">No Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t    \tLeading automotive retailer Supercheap Auto is encouraging Aussie and Kiwi motorists to \u201cGet More Life From Your Engine\u201d in the latest, and most successful instalment of its stunt-laden Best Performing Oils campaign, created by TAXI Film Production and Chimera Project.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now in its eleventh year, the much-anticipated campaign centres around a seven-and-a-half-minute online film called Redline Delivery. The film features a team of high performance delivery drivers trying to get oil to Supercheap Auto in time for the big oil sale, while evading a horde of oil-craving zombies as they skid, drift and crash among the precariously stacked wrecks at the fictitious Redline Wreckers.<\/p>\n<p>While oil brand parters Nulon, Penrite, Mobil, Gulf Western and Castrol are the true stars, Redline Delivery also features a who\u2019s who of Australian motorsport past and present including Supercars legend Craig Lowndes, Chaz Mostert, Molly Taylor, Matt Mingay, Kai Allen, Thomas Randle and Bayley Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Also back this year are car fan favourites Mighty Car Mods, Turbo Yoda, Grant Denyer, Mad Mates and Nitro Circus star Ryan Williams. Plus popular influencers, Jack and Isaac from Swag On The Beat, making their first appearance in a Best Performing Oils campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Poster.jpg\" alt=\"Supercheap Auto delivers high octane zombie action in latest Best Performing Oils campaign via Taxi Film Production and Chimera Project\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Supercheap Auto Head of Marketing Julia Willcox said this year\u2019s campaign was the most ambitious yet: \u201cEach year the Best Performing Oils just gets bigger and better, and this year\u2019s is no exception. We\u2019re super grateful to our trade partners for making it possible, it\u2019s great that their trust has been rewarded with the results we\u2019re seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having created their sixth Best Performing Oils campaign, Chimera Project Executive Creative Directors Jonathan Drapes and Brendan Greaney are thrilled to be part of the campaign\u2019s ongoing success: \u201cUsing the best motor oil and filters in your vehicle means you get more performance, protection and efficiency from your engine \u2013 more life,\u201d Drapes said. \u201cWhat better place to tell this story than a car graveyard. And everyone knows what you find in graveyards \u2013 zombies!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Produced by TAXI Film Production, Redline Delivery featured over 100 cast and crew and was filmed over four days in and around Willawong Wreckers, led by Senior Producer Imogen Dick and directed by Miles Murphy.<\/p>\n<p>Says Murphy: \u201cYou can\u2019t make a film like this without an obsessive amount of preparation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adds Dick: \u201cThis was especially necessary as this year\u2019s location was the most challenging yet, combining high-performance stunts within a high-risk shooting environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since launch, Redline Delivery has amassed over 1.7 million views across multiple channels, plus thousands of positive comments, likes and shares \u2013 making it the most successful Best Performing Oils campaign yet.<\/p>\n<p>View the full behind-the-scenes interviews and footage below:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<\/p>\n<p>Campaign partners:<br \/>Castrol<br \/>Gulf Western<br \/>Mobil<br \/>Nulon<br \/>Penrite<br \/>Ryco<br \/>K&amp;N<\/p>\n<p>Client: Supercheap Auto<br \/>Managing Director: Ben McConnell<br \/>General Manager, eCommerce &amp; Marketing: Andre Korte<br \/>Head of Marketing: Emma Halasz \/ Julia Willcox<br \/>Sponsorship &amp; Content Manager: Justin Murray<br \/>Sponsorship and Content Specialist: Kira Greenough<\/p>\n<p>Creative Agency: Chimera Project<br \/>Executive Creative Directors: Jonathan Drapes and Brendan Greaney<\/p>\n<p>Production Company: TAXI Film Production<br \/>Executive Producer: Andrew Wareham<br \/>Senior Producer: Imogen Dick<br \/>Director: Miles Murphy<br \/>DOP: Adam Clark<br \/>Driver\/Vehicle Co-ordinator: Rob Whyte<br \/>Sound Design: Rosco Audio<br \/>Composer: Ack Kinmonth<br \/>Photographer\/Designer: Justin Overell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"August 11 2026, 2:37 pm | BY Ricki Green | No Comments Leading automotive retailer Supercheap Auto is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565343,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-565342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}