The Saudi Arabian motoring community is back to entertain us once again. This time, there’s no singing, just a few crazy stunts. You have to ask though, in a country with strict alcohol and drug policies, where on earth did these guys get the gear they must have been on to carry out this stunt!
[via Jalopnik]
You may have already heard that Mark Webber bought himself a Porsche GT2 RS late last year. He’s just one of the lucky 500 to get their hands on the limited-run 620hp supercar. However, always willing to share the love, Webber has teamed up with Porsche UK to offer a few joy rides to a handful of competition winners. Here’s the video; enjoy the ride!
Just in case we had forgotten Chris Harris spent a bit of time piloting a factory Porsche GT3 around the Nürburgring last year he is back wearing a team jacket to tell us how the Citroën DS3 Racing compares against its hot hatch rivals; namely the MINI John Cooper Works, Renaultsport Clio 200 Cup, Vaxhaull Corsa VXR and Volkswagen Polo GTI.
The clip gives quite a good introduction to each of the cars, even if the script pretty much follows expectations. Check it out after the break.
Here is a very watchable clip of the Red Bull Racing RB7 filmed at last week’s Jerez test session. There’s no sound, which is a shame, but the use of super slow motion technology makes the four and a half minute clip well worth watching. Take the jump and see for yourself.
[Thanks to Glenn for the tip]
Mercedes-Benz used their Super Bowl spot to remind us of their 125 year anniversary. Nothing wrong with that. They also used it to promote their latest range of cars with a “welcome to the family” theme. Nothing wrong with that, either.
But, watch this ad from 2009 made by 60-year-old upstarts Porsche and see if you can tell what might be wrong with Mercedes’ approach here. Worse, the Porsche ad is better.
MINI has come up with this innuendo-riddled ad for its four-door Countryman to entertain Super Bowl viewers. It’s not quite from the same playbook as Benny Hill, but the creators probably only needed one more round of drinks to match some of Hill’s finest work.
Kia has joined in the Super Bowl XLV fun with this ad promoting their new and quite stylish looking Optima. It’s a little over the top, it must be said, so no doubt the target audience will love it!
BMW USA has teamed up with David Bowie for Super Bowl XLV to remind us that diesel technology is no longer the stinking, rattling and unrefined experience we were once used to.
Audi of America has probably just managed to save itself with the punchline to its Release the hounds ad, which aired during Super Bowl XLV. It turns out the prequel, released on the weekend, played the perfect, if slightly oddball, straight man role. This one minute commercial is tighter than the three minute prequel and captures the old luxury angle really well.
Volkswagen has added to its Star Wars-themed Super Bowl ad by creating a YouTube microsite to promote the new New Beetle. Click on the image above to watch the ad in full.
Earlier in the year Audi of America took on the highly regarded Mercedes-Benz S Class to advertise its A8 saloon. It was an unconvincing effort at best.
Undeterred, though, Audi is back at it again continuing its esoteric attacks on Mercedes and BMW. There is moderate comedy value in this longer approach and it remains to be seen if the punch line, to be aired during Super Bowl XLV, will land a knock out blow.
Volkswagen US is advertising its version of the new Passat by showing the darker side of the car’s Remote Start functionality. What do you think, will this ad have the Passat (imperially) marching out of Volkswagen showrooms?