Audi R8 Iron Man Limited Edition
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/03/05/audi-r8-iron-man-edition/'; Just like Tony Stark needs his “hot rod red” armor to gain superpowers, his Audi R8 needs a special suit to become a superhero of its own. Based on the Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans, currently presented at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, we concocted the Iron Man Edition. The two tone paint matches the Mark III armor built by Stark to fight evildoers, and the added protection, aerodynamic elements... Read More
On our watch list: Iron Man (2008)
A sophisticated comic adaptation digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/03/04/on-our-watch-list-iron-man-2008/'; To tell you the truth, it’s not often that we get excited about movies based on a comic book. Their quality is very uneven, and they tend to not cater enough to grown-ups, notably with hype commercial rock bands for soundtracks. But use AC/DC and Black Sabbath, hire a great actor such as Robert Downey Jr. for your lead character, write some good dialogues... Read More
Rinspeed sQuba: The Spy Who Still Loves Me
Click on the image to see it big. digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/26/rinspeed-squba-the-spy-who-still-loves-me/'; What would you do if you were a devoted fan of The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), had plenty of money and a car convertion/fabrication company to promote? Well, you would come up with the sQuba, a heavily modified Lotus Elise, capable of diving under water. With no damage whatsoever to the car itself that is. Dream car “…demonstrated impressively... Read More
Sunday ads: Audi R8 “Godfather” ‘08 Super Bowl commercial
digg_url = \\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/03/sunday-ads-audi-r8-godfather-08-super-bowl-commercial/\\\\'; “Old luxury just got put on notice.” Audi, struggling with its own image being always one notch below BMW and Mercedes, has decided to put them down once and for all, at least in its commercial. In its remake of the famous “horse head” scene from The Godfather, the R8 is the hitman who just made the old mogul an offer he can not... Read More
Sunday ads: Garmin “Napoleon” ‘08 Super Bowl commercial
digg_url = \\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/03/sunday-ads-garmin-napoleon-08-super-bowl-commercial/\\\\\\\';Napoleon drives a Panhard PL17, navigating to his troups with the help of a Garmin GPS. Very well done, with a cool song and a car unknown to the American audience, but unmistakable. Read More
Sunday Ads special: it’s Super Bowl time!
digg_url = \'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/03/sunday-ads-special-its-super-bowl-time/\';Today is the Super Bowl XLII, and as you might know, Super Bowl means uber expensive, never-seen-before ads. It’s very important for a lot of brands and especially for car manufacturers.As revealed by Autoblog, this year Toyota, Hyundai, Audi and Chevrolet are the four car brands who will take the financial and creative challenge. Cars.com and Garmin will also be there. Watch... Read More
Sunday ads: Peugeot 205 GTI, Bond style
digg_url = \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/01/27/sunday-ads-peugeot-205-gti/\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\; Today we introduce a new section: Sunday ads. Every sunday we will present a new commercial, vintage or contemporary, good or bad… The only rule: it must have a cinematic quality or make a reference to a movie. To kick things out, one of my favorites growing up in France: the Bond flavored commercial for the Peugeot 205 GTI. The compact hatchback was a hot ticket... Read More
Audi R8 commercial
Update: for the Audi R8 “Godfather” Super Bowl commercial, read our coverage and watch the video right here. digg_url = \\\\\\\'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/01/20/audi-r8-commercial/\\\\\\\'; When a commercial is based on a good idea, well directed, well shot and has good photography, it can reach the quality of a movie. For a lot of directors, shooting a sucessful commercial is a step towards shooting movies. The new Audi commercial for the R8 is based on a... Read More
