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Have you seen the pics of what the "General Lee" cars looked like after jumping? Pretty scary.
Look at the Ford Raptor frames, even that HD pickup can't take that sort of abuse.
FFWD to 5:52...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i2m7W1CR3w
2nd jump at 6:15, too.
Here's a jumped General Lee:
Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.
The dancing holographic monkey is hysterical at 0:28.
Both car guy celebs, too. Good job casting.
I like the ad, but...
I don't like the lower bumper on that GS, that's the optional F-sport bumper I think. Reminds me of the M-sport bumper on the 5 series.
The standard bumper on both looks better.
It would have been more exciting for them to run dry a mile from their goal, then have to get out and run! :P
The first hit on the box (with no damage) reminds me of the typical local Lexus driver trying to park :shades:
Early prototype styling mule for the GS:
But seriously, not a hugely memorable ad, but it implies something is dynamic, which is an image the beige L needs desperately.
And yeah, the M bumper is ugly, looks like it wasn't made for the car.
Let's see how consumers respond to the ad, they always measure stuff like that. Plus the ads this year aren't as strong, no lil' Vader this time.
Target market for the GS probably won't see the ad anyway.
Let's see what people who buy new cars think. :P
Oh I am sure it will drive worlds better than the invisible, bland, and numb previous model, but I can guarantee you that in 20 or 30 years nobody will come back and look at it as a design high point.
Buying new cars is a red herring, irrelevant distraction.
I got my 02 Explorer airborne unintentionally at about 80 mph one time.
Had to replace the rear springs a few years later because they had cracked.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
I might not do this, though...
URL if you can't see image above:
http://ford-raptors.info/images/ford_raptor_2.jpg
Great truck, it's just that marketing gets a little carried away...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iuvoSw1TiJ8
Preview of a music video one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9Op9owJiujY
I'm sure young people will get it more than we do.
Totally nonsensical.
Good one. Still think Leno/Seinfeld is better, though.
Maybe you didn't read or comprehend the article I posted.
Marketing carried away?
Subaru is the best example I can think of with the WRX WRX/STI.
Subaru symetrical AWD with a Turbo, it's invinceible, just watch the commercials catering to young drivers.
Locally, after several fatal's killing 3 to 4 kids at a time, everyone has figured out there are limits.
Edit: 7412 Outbacks in January, 921 for the Crosstour.
OUCH, I wasn't kidding!
Toss in 54 of the ZDX.
Double OUCH. Outback sells about 8 times as many as both combined.
Matt Farah owns one - his point was that despite the frame being bent, the truck was still running and made it to the next check point, as opposed to a suspension failure that could leave you stranded. The pre-run and course notes are essential (same with any rally, off road or not).
Subaru doesn't really run many ads for the STI, so I'm not sure why you're picking on them. They do more product placement, viral videos, X Games stuff. I don't think I've ever seen an ad for the STI on television.
What's with the scare tactics, anyway?
Is there any single car with more fatal crashes than the Mustang?
RWD + tons of power + 16 year old inexperience = insanity.
Kid across the street wrapped a bright green one around a telephone pole.
I can't imagine a Crosstour with a 4 being a very good performer...it looks like it weighs about 5000 lbs.
Mainstream TV is not the main venue for promoting the performance of these cars.
X Games, Internet, video games, that's where the invincibility is promoted.
The cars are very capable, just not invincible. No different than the Raptor in that respect.
When your kid gets old enough to drive, you'll see there is a big difference between a 50k Raptor and a 25K Imprezza. Lot's more kids can afford an Imprezza.
When I would ask my kids about it, usually it turned out the parents were divorced and the kid played them against each other.
For Connecticut, I live in a pretty nice area.
When I flew over where ateixeira lives, the nice houses up here look like tool sheds compared to the DC area.
A huge concentration of wealth there. The kids probably have to decide between a 335 or an M3.
And when the princes and princesses wrap it around a tree and maybe take themselves out with it, it's their fault and their parents fault IMO - not the car, whether it be a Mustang or WRX or otherwise. We can just hope no innocents are harmed.
Anyone who buys a kid an M3 should be tarred and feathered. Instead, we give em tax breaks :sick:
As for WRX, compare insurance rates for the Mustang, they're even worse. AWD is less bad than RWD when you have that sort of power.
My vote goes to Chrysler, with Clint Eastwood. Gave me goose bumps. Maybe I'm biased since dad just got one, but that was pretty awesome!
Never mind that they are Fiat owned and they basically wrapped the flag around themselves. It was still by far the memorable ad that we'll all be talking about for the year to come.
Any others?
I thought the Chevy pickup ad was a cheap shot at Ford.
The VW ad with the fat dog was good, but the ad-on Star Wars bar part seemed out of place.
I wanted to see more NSX, less people talking!
Funny. I kinda saw it coming, though.
Chevy pickup ad was a cheap shot at Ford
Agreed, and when you mention a competitor they become the de-facto bench mark.
Star Wars bar part seemed out of place
I think they wanted to link it to last year's Little Vader ad, which was a hit. The family didn't get it, though, I had to explain it to them.
more NSX
Kids don't know Leno/Seinfeld so they may have missed the younger generation. I liked it.
The kids' favorite car ad was the Camaro grad gift, they LOVED it. Laughed out loud for a long time.
Their favorite ad overall was a Doritos one. Funny how effective the ads are, they kept asking for Doritos by name!
Chevrolet had a lot of nerve running that apocalypse ad- especially considering that GM couldn't even survive the free market without a massive government bailout.
My mutt -AKA: Rooney the Wonder Dog- liked the Doritos missing cat spot.
My 17 year old son on the Camaro graduation ad: "I'd be happy too if someone gave me a new Camaro convertible- because I could sell it and buy something I like; either a Boss 302, an E46 M3, or a WRX STi."
Why use Clint Eastwood in an ad and not let him shoot somebody?
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Bingo - that's the one my kids liked, and your comment helped me locate it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ4K-TZXt7E
Yeah, we're dog people.
Why use Clint Eastwood in an ad and not let him shoot somebody?
No need for a gun, he scared 100,000 people in to buying a Chrysler.
My wife was cracking up at the Audi twilight spoof. I was clueless since I never read the books but she does.
The Chrysler ad did nothing for me and I absolutely HATED the Silverado ad.
The Hyundai ads were cute.
Overall it was a disappointing day for ads but a great day for football.
Chevy vs Ford ad was terribly lame and lazy, Chrysler ad was cool just for the voice.
I liked the ad, I know both comedians and how much they are car guys, even if Seinfeld was always a Porsche guy.
I half expected Eastwood to say, "Go ahead, buy an import, make my day..."