I am no fan of VW, but I will give it to them for making a commercial that is very different from the same other crap we are so used to seeing from the other car manufacturers.

 

Driving the streets and tracks of the world...

 

I give VW props. As for people saying "Oh they're not super fast," remember that brute power is not what the general public wants and this IS a 14 second car. If people wanted a fast car over everything else the F-body would still be alive; but it's not.

 

How IS it a 14 second car? I have yet to see a timeslip for it, and unless there was some serious underrating down on VW's part, this car does not carry a very substantial power-to-weight ratio, let alone a decent set of drive wheels to launch on.

 

It has the same motor as my A4 but is 350 pounds lighter.

Ir has flat 207tq from 1800 to 5-something thousand.

 

Ok. That still doesn't chance the fact it is a FWD 3300lb box trying to move itself with 200hp at the crank. Maybe some of the good drivers will crack the 14s, but I don't see it happening regularly.

 

Road and Tracks lastest compro put it up against the Si and Mini S. They got a 14.8 out of it. With a chip and exhaust, low 14's should be easy, especially with some sticky tires. It'll probably take a turbo upgrade to get it much faster than that. They said a big factor in its speed was the DSG transmission and its quick shifts.

 

how about the R32? anybody know the pricing for these? I saw one at a local event (CCPR) and it was extremely competent in a roadcourse. I would imagine the next generation R32 with the new 3.2 engine will be a blast to drive.

 

Are these the same guy who keeps saying "V-dub" and sounds terribly stupid? If so, I think they are the dumbest commercials to come around. I don't mind them smashing ridiculously ugly ricer cars but the whole thing is pretty stupid otherwise.

 

Don't watch too much TV, but I just saw my 1st three "Unpimp mein auto" commercials.

These are the funniest car commercials since that SSR commercial involving kids sucking on bars of soap.

 

Yeah funny stuff...enjoyed them alot

 

But does "funny" equate to sales? Could these commercials be any more gay?

I want to know what the car will do and what it offers that the competition doesn't...I also don't want a car that looks like it came from the trash can at an abortion clinic....

I'll get my laughs from Beavis & Butthead.....

 

Oh come on Doug.

I haven't driven a VW in a long time, but I'd bet the new GTI is a blast.

 

your right, funny commercials suck ***.

all commercials should be a sales man standing there, preferably wearing something boring that you'll never remember after the fact. that trusted car sales man, because you know how car sales men are all trustworthy, should stand there with a posterboard and explain in detail the differences between the car in question and its closest competition. all cars should also look exactly the same, with the design inspired by the "standard automobile shape" which is based on a colbolt, because thats the posterchild of coolness.

i totally agree, funny and interesting commercials suck, i expect BORDOM when i'm watching tv. the people who make superbowl commercials have it all wrong.

 

Riiiight... I can't tell you how many people I've heard in the work and social environment talking about those commercials. You know how much buzz and chatter VW is developing with these ads and the 'my fast' ads? That's worth its weight in gold.

How much did a spooky stalker guy with a King mask on have to do with BK's product selection? OK, now how much buzz did it generate?

What about the budweiser frogs? Geeze man... I bet if you took a random survey, 4/5ths of the most memorable ad campaigns out there had absolutely no objective connection to the product they sold; but people still remember the ad, talked about it, and remembered the product it was associated with.