Sunday Ads: Mercedes E-class is good for cheaters
Mercedes isn’t known for its hilarious ad campaigns. The German car manufacturer communicates typically the luxury and safety of its vehicles. In this ad, based on the fact that without a Mercedes E-class no one would be able to get anywhere in the snow, it helps people cheating on each other.. with a twist. Nice! That’s pretty far from the brand’s conservative image. Read More
Sunday Ads: Audi “Keychains” commercial
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/04/20/sunday-ads-audi-keychains-commercial/'; Updated: now with the video! (oops…) A really good and funny take on the Audi logo! It’s interesting also to see what the brand recognized as the key (no pun intended) feature behind each of its competitor: Alfa= Design, Mercedes= Comfort, Volvo= Security, BMW= Sportness Watch the clip after the jump. Read More Read More
Across Paris in 8min: C’était un rendez-vous (1976)
digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL'; Long before Fast and Furious, the Ghost Rider and other YouTube’s overabundant homemade videos of insane street driving, Oscar-winning director, Claude Lelouch, shot C’etait un rendez-vous (It Was an Appointment), a 9 min short. The only point of view is from the front bumper of a car, crossing Paris at very high speed, taking one way streets in reverse and running red lights. Only at the end do we understand why the driver was in... 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 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
