best car comercial of all time

[weaselnoze]

why 80's imports rock!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3688185030664621355&q=Isuzu+Gemini

[pantablo]

Holy shaZam!! 

That aint no photoshop...
That kicked ass, especially the paired drifting near the end.

[RVertigo]

  That's funny as hell...  I gotta wonder how many cars they totally trashed making that.

[aaronstj]

Are those drifts towards the end for real?  Can yoy really have that much precision in a drift?  And what's with the car doing a stoppie at 0:55?  And how would you do the spin at about 1:07?

The jumping at about 2:02 seems animated, and I'm not sure how you'd accomplish that in "real life".  It looks too weirdly smooth.  And the jumps at 2:10 are highly suspicious.

Either way, it's very cool.  But I'm scratching my head at several of the tricks.

Edit:  If you watch the drifts super closely and pause at just hte right second, you can see the cars are tethered together.  It's hidden by shadows, but I'd bet that the cars are also tethered for the four-car spin.

[weaselnoze]

lol dont ruin the fun!!  either way thats some cool shaZam!.  faked or not haha.  remember this is the 80s so to fake something was a lot harder.

[scratch]

That was awesome!

[pantablo]

Edit: If you watch the drifts super closely and pause at just hte right second, you can see the cars are tethered together. It's hidden by shadows, but I'd bet that the cars are also tethered for the four-car spin.

yeah, I figured something was up-but nice to see they're ACTUALLY doing it, instead of CG it. The jumps on the bridge were simple ramps...most seem like simple stuntman stuff, except teh stoppie of course-but that was probably a real 'stunt'.

[budget speed demon]

That is the best advertising sceme I've ever seen!!!
I have to have one!!!

[pandy]

I can SO see someone making that with GS's! 

[un1261]

Sweet!!!!

[calamari]

That's funny as hell...  I gotta wonder how many cars they totally trashed making that.

good thing they probably sold even more thanks to that 

[Mr.7]

Wow, that makes me glad I was only around for two years of the 80's
that was the most wierd thing I have ever seen.
It was cool though 

[Mr.7]

This one is kind of funny:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5252869118036388920&q=mini+cooper

but it does not compare to that first one

[manofthefield]

Wow, after seeing that i'm torn. Now I don't know if i should get an Isuzu Gemini or
a Dodge Aries

[scratch]

HAHA!!

[budget speed demon]

lol, those both really got me! lol, I like the mini one!

[makenzie71]

that was straight up cool.  Some of the tricks are tethered...the 4 doing spins, and some of the tandem stuff...but I assure you those jumps were real.  The bridge was just simple ramps...hell it was actually all just simple ramps.

And yes...you can get that kind of precision drifting...watch some comps and you'll see some ridiculously impressive stunts.  The drivers in the red and yellow carshave an amazing amount of skill.

[TOMIMOTO]

What about this Saab one?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6449936594158304679&q=

[calamari]

What about this Saab one?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6449936594158304679&q=

you know... is funny because it looks so crappy after watching the isuzu one.

[annguyen1981]

That Mini Cooper clip was funny!