great commercial, but no Audi

[Rave Racer 2000]

----- Original Message -----
From: Livolsi, Stephane <Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com>
To: Audi Quattro List <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 10:15 PM
Subject: great commercial, but no Audi


> Just saw the BMW M5 commercial where at first all you see is one of the
> world land speed record cars screaming across the salt flats.  It is
obvious
> that the vehicle holding the camera that is filming this is keeping up to
> and in fact going faster than the car.  You don't get to see it till the
> end, but it is a BMW M5.  Well done to BMW for an attention getting
> commercial BUT, isn't it a bit disappointing what advertisers can get away
> with these days.  I mean, clearly there is no way the bimmer can keep up
to
> the other car but they imply it anyway.  I know, I know, sometimes I
> nit-pick.
>
        Reminds me of an older commercial for BMW where a penguin slides
down an icy hill and can't get back up it, then he gets into his Bimmer and
goes up the hill,  gets out and slips and falls back down the hill again.
Or the one for Goodyear tires where the A6 races a downhill skier through a
slalom course.  Then bakc up the hill.  Possible?  I think not.
                                                            RR