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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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I wonder how many professional drivers were needed to make this one?
answer? one for pro driver it's never problem doing stunts like that. getting the right angle and what not could be

i just showed this commercial to my wife. granted she's pretty biased to lexus i guess (haha), she saw the audi commercial and wasn't impressed by it at all. but she just wow over this commercial big time. so classy, so nice, so powerful.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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so classy, so nice, so powerful.
so...lexus. lol. i think we found the tagline for the next commercial
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 04:06 AM
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Lexus needs to pay this ad company a big bonus. They have perfectly hit the sweet spot between being confident about the product and condescending. Audi's ad merely demonstrated their own corporate unease and fear--this was a PERFECT comeback.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Iceman
Lexus needs to pay this ad company a big bonus. They have perfectly hit the sweet spot between being confident about the product and condescending. Audi's ad merely demonstrated their own corporate unease and fear--this was a PERFECT comeback.
And they did it without directly referencing Audi.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 06:45 AM
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man, how did they get that car right between the garbage dumpster (Audi A4)
and a brick wall. Thats crazy man
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Koma
And they did it without directly referencing Audi.
Well, the thing is that the rebuttal was not for Audi alone.

It's for all those fanbois and magazines that think Lexus is mellow (albeit it truly is).

It's a matter of practicality. The 5% of the population that are sport performance enthusiasts want it; the 95% of the population that drive a car "normally" couldn't care less.

"Just because you can (5%), doesn't mean that you should (95%)"
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 08:15 AM
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"While other companies may encourage such behaviors...we believe just because u can do something...doesn’t mean u should" hahah that was priceless
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by yemilipede
man, how did they get that car right between the garbage dumpster (Audi A4)
and a brick wall. Thats crazy man
pro drivers can do it all day long

gosh, still love this commercial so much
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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Audi has a new commercial out for its R8, saying it is the slowest car they ever put into production. Wonder what Lexus will come up with.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 11:06 AM
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i cant wait for the second installment of the commercial which comes out like today...or tmrw.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
The commercial's music is from Mozart's opera "Nozze de Figaro" (with subtitles)

Voi Che Sapete -- Music Performed

Storyline: Cherubino (a female disguised as a male page) arrives and sings the Countess a love song that he supposedly wrote for her ("Voi che sapete che cosa è amor").
ah yes, i remember that opera
one of my fav of mozart's

anyways, is the video link not working or is it just me?
edit: nvm working now after a long time of loading

that is a fun commercial, lexus has done it again, they've made a masterpiece that i will remember for quite some time
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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I still enjoy the LS460 self park one. With the champagne glasses, pays tribute to the original LS and flaunts new technology.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 12:12 PM
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That's a pretty clever commercial.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JessePS
Audi has a new commercial out for its R8, saying it is the slowest car they ever put into production. Wonder what Lexus will come up with.
The GS460 with 342 hp
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