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Old 05-19-2009, 08:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Renault Crash Test Commercial

I hope this isnt old news... this video is a hoot!


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Old 05-20-2009, 02:28 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Nice. Looks like what I see in Warsaw during morning rush hours...
At the beginning, I thought this was an eco-ad for mirror chopping
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That's a FANTASTIC commercial.

I wonder if it's a play on the famous SAAB precision driving video, also set to classical music. The joke being this Renault one is "real world" and the cars occasionally bash into one another.

Here's the SAAB one it reminded me of:



There's a much longer version of this vid out there if you search around.
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Between seconds 40 and 50: aero-friendly tailgating.
After 60 seconds: riding on two wheels, reducing rolling resistance.
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That Saab one is cool!!! Impressive driving, I love the slalom sections. Genius! I am not sure that I would consider the one tire fire action in reverse "precision driving" but its still great entertainment.
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that commercial came on tv in europe quite a few years ago if i remember correctly, there was also this one with ford cars being thrown out of an aircraft landing on their nose.

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