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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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I thought it was pretty cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_sshN-URJY

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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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I thought it was a bit weird but the car looked fantastic. Also good that it was early on the game. I don't watch commercials much as it is but definitely tune them out as the game goes on.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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another good R8 commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YKH6...eature=related
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 08:52 PM
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I thought it was pretty cool too!
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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i only saw it cuz of the guys screaming, caught me off guard and i ran to see what it was. nice commercial. love the sound of the car.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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LMAO ... the R8 took out the Rolls
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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the commercial was a parody from 1st Godfather movie. It's based on horse-head scene. I liked it is was pretty good.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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I was salivating while watching. Very nice commercial.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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They did a good job with that, but the GS460 that did 10 or so donuts was pretty sweet too
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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That was a cool commercial. The way it took off out of the driveway was money.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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very nice commercial! The scenes where they show the R8 remind me of old NSX commericals.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 12:43 AM
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The R8 looked beautiful in that commercial
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 04:21 AM
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Awesome spot--didn't expect THAT from Audi.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 05:12 AM
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Yes, an interesting commercial (Super Bowl commercials always are; they are probably the most expensive commercials on TV) , but IMO, it failed on two counts. First, the commercial's title.......the so-called "Changing Face of Luxury"...... unfairly suggests that there is something "wrong" or "outdated" with big, heavy, quiet, soft-riding luxury cars like a Rolls Royce. In fact, there is NOT....that is nonsense. Second, it undermines the fact that Rolls-Royce itself is (or was) part of the VW/Audi corporate empire....so they were only making fun of themselves.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 06:24 AM
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A little too weird for me, too, but awesome car.
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