We just unpimped your Auto! (GTI Commercials)
02-24-2006, 05:00 PM
#1
Suzuka Master
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Age: 45
Posts: 7,083
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
We just unpimped your Auto! (GTI Commercials)
02-24-2006, 05:07 PM
#2
The Third Ball
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Los Angeles, Ca
Age: 45
Posts: 49,201
Received 4,852 Likes
on
2,589 Posts
Those are great. I fucking love that actor...he steals just about any scene he's in.
2nd one is the best.
02-24-2006, 05:17 PM
#3
Chloe @ 17mo
Originally Posted by The Sarlacc
Those are great. I fucking love that actor...he steals just about any scene he's in.
2nd one is the best.
02-24-2006, 05:18 PM
#4
The Third Ball
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Los Angeles, Ca
Age: 45
Posts: 49,201
Received 4,852 Likes
on
2,589 Posts
Originally Posted by AsianRage
Peter Stormare pretty much rocks!
I was actually shocked to see him doing a commercial.
02-24-2006, 05:28 PM
#6
The Third Ball
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Los Angeles, Ca
Age: 45
Posts: 49,201
Received 4,852 Likes
on
2,589 Posts
Originally Posted by phirenze
I'm here to fix deine cable
Trending Topics
02-24-2006, 05:32 PM
#8
The Third Ball
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Los Angeles, Ca
Age: 45
Posts: 49,201
Received 4,852 Likes
on
2,589 Posts
I just had to watch the 2nd one again...
"Ve jus drrropped it like its hot. Veeeedub rrrepresenting Deustchland."
"Ve jus drrropped it like its hot. Veeeedub rrrepresenting Deustchland."
02-24-2006, 07:20 PM
#9
Moderator Alumnus
hahaha
the only thing I wish they would do is hit on how all of the mods are completely useless, by like ripping off the wing and or ripping off the air scoop to show the hood doesn't even have a hole.
the only thing I wish they would do is hit on how all of the mods are completely useless, by like ripping off the wing and or ripping off the air scoop to show the hood doesn't even have a hole.
02-25-2006, 04:38 PM
#12
Unpimp your rides! Hilarity!
02-25-2006, 04:53 PM
#13
Burning Brakes
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 1,022
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by phirenze
I'm here to fix deine cable
You have to love the Nihilists!
Bunny Lebowski: Blow on them.
The Dude: You want me to blow on your toes?
Bunny Lebowski: I can't blow that far.
The Dude: Are you sure he won't mind?
Bunny Lebowski: Ulli doesn't care about anything. He's a Nihilist.
The Dude: Ah. Must be exhausting.
02-25-2006, 05:11 PM
#15
101 years of heartache...
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Chicago's North Side/Champaign, IL
Age: 36
Posts: 3,076
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i didnt like the first two, and expected not to like the 3rd either. But that trebuche or whatever they used made me grin, then the "for shizzle" or whatever he said made me laugh.
5/10 overall
5/10 overall
02-25-2006, 08:00 PM
#16
02-26-2006, 12:22 AM
#19
Youse Gots Sacked
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Morristown, NJ
Age: 36
Posts: 2,930
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes
on
4 Posts
Originally Posted by The Sarlacc
Those are great. I fucking love that actor...he steals just about any scene he's in.
2nd one is the best.
02-26-2006, 01:16 AM
#21
Suzuka Master
VW's Quirky Campaign to Revive U.S. Sales
VW's Quirky Campaign to Revive U.S. Sales
By JULIE BOSMAN
VOLKSWAGEN may have retired its unwieldy "Fahrvergnügen" slogan, but a quirky new ad campaign for the struggling carmaker is once again invoking its German heritage.
Along with faux-German catch phrases ("Straight outta da Autobahn" and "Fast as schnell"), the campaign introduces Helga, a blonde in white go-go boots who demonstrates the features of the redesigned Volkswagen GTI Mk V hatchback.
"We're going to celebrate our Germanness," said Kerri Martin, the director of brand innovation for Volkswagen of America in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Revisiting the national origin of a brand is a technique other car companies have used with significant success. Last year, Mitsubishi Motors played up Japanese pop culture in a campaign for its redesigned Eclipse sport coupe.
The Volkswagen campaign also introduces a new slogan, "Make friends with your fast," along with a brand icon called the "fast," a gremlinesque character that issues commands to Volkswagen drivers in a deep, robotic voice.
It is an effort by Volkswagen to increase slumping sales while testing the creative chops of its new agency, Crispin Porter & Bogusky in Miami, a unit of MDC Partners.
It is also a considerable test for Crispin, a midsize agency known for its innovative creative work for Burger King and Mini Cooper; the Volkswagen account is its largest to date.
Crispin acquired the estimated $350 million account in September, when Volkswagen dismissed its previous agency, Arnold Worldwide in Boston, without a review. Arnold, part of Havas, held the account for more than a decade and was responsible for creating the long-running theme "Drivers wanted" and successfully introducing the redesigned Beetle in 1998.
Crispin has proved it can handle car campaigns. It introduced the BMW-owned Mini in the United States, but resigned the account last year to take on Volkswagen.
It has a significant challenge in Volkswagen, which is eager to revive its fading presence in the United States. Sales for the German carmaker have been slumping in the last few years, and Volkswagen announced last week that it would cut up to 20,000 jobs in the next three years in an effort to streamline the company.
The television ads for the campaign began running last week during the Olympics, and the print ads will be introduced in the May issues of magazines. Next week, the commercials will begin to run on cable channels like MTV, VH1 and the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
The target audience for the GTI is undeniably male: Volkswagen chose to unveil the new campaign on Thursday by holding a news conference at the office of Playboy magazine in New York. Print ads for the GTI are scheduled to run in magazines like Maxim, Spin, ESPN, Wired and Autoweek.
Beyond the leggy German-accented Helga in a skintight dress, the other women in the ads are typically portrayed as nagging girlfriends who interfere with the male drivers and their "fasts."
In one television commercial that is running during the Olympics, a female passenger asks the male driver, presumably her boyfriend, to roll up the windows because her hair is getting tangled by the wind.
He responds by saying, "Sweetie, it's really hard for me to enjoy the sound of the engine with all that yakking."
Another commercial depicts a man refusing to let his girlfriend enter his car because he does not want to "carry the extra weight."
It is a point that is not lost on Alex Bogusky, the chief creative officer for Crispin, who said he considered the car and its driving experience masculine.
"There are obviously women who will buy the GTI," he said Thursday, but the main emphasis of the ads was the car's performance.
Another theme of the campaign, "Ünpimp Mein Auto," encourages drivers to strip away excessive detailing on their cars, a phenomenon Mr. Bogusky attributed to Hollywood and movies like "2 Fast 2 Furious."
Crispin also plans nontraditional elements, including a partnership with Google's maps unit that will let users share their favorite spots for driving in the United States.
Crispin is scheduled to open a new office in Boulder, Colo., this summer, and will shift a large part of its creative operations to it.
Mr. Bogusky, the agency's creative director, said he and Andrew Keller, the executive creative director of Crispin, would both move to the Boulder office.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/17/bu...67e9b6&ei=5070
By JULIE BOSMAN
VOLKSWAGEN may have retired its unwieldy "Fahrvergnügen" slogan, but a quirky new ad campaign for the struggling carmaker is once again invoking its German heritage.
Along with faux-German catch phrases ("Straight outta da Autobahn" and "Fast as schnell"), the campaign introduces Helga, a blonde in white go-go boots who demonstrates the features of the redesigned Volkswagen GTI Mk V hatchback.
"We're going to celebrate our Germanness," said Kerri Martin, the director of brand innovation for Volkswagen of America in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Revisiting the national origin of a brand is a technique other car companies have used with significant success. Last year, Mitsubishi Motors played up Japanese pop culture in a campaign for its redesigned Eclipse sport coupe.
The Volkswagen campaign also introduces a new slogan, "Make friends with your fast," along with a brand icon called the "fast," a gremlinesque character that issues commands to Volkswagen drivers in a deep, robotic voice.
It is an effort by Volkswagen to increase slumping sales while testing the creative chops of its new agency, Crispin Porter & Bogusky in Miami, a unit of MDC Partners.
It is also a considerable test for Crispin, a midsize agency known for its innovative creative work for Burger King and Mini Cooper; the Volkswagen account is its largest to date.
Crispin acquired the estimated $350 million account in September, when Volkswagen dismissed its previous agency, Arnold Worldwide in Boston, without a review. Arnold, part of Havas, held the account for more than a decade and was responsible for creating the long-running theme "Drivers wanted" and successfully introducing the redesigned Beetle in 1998.
Crispin has proved it can handle car campaigns. It introduced the BMW-owned Mini in the United States, but resigned the account last year to take on Volkswagen.
It has a significant challenge in Volkswagen, which is eager to revive its fading presence in the United States. Sales for the German carmaker have been slumping in the last few years, and Volkswagen announced last week that it would cut up to 20,000 jobs in the next three years in an effort to streamline the company.
The television ads for the campaign began running last week during the Olympics, and the print ads will be introduced in the May issues of magazines. Next week, the commercials will begin to run on cable channels like MTV, VH1 and the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
The target audience for the GTI is undeniably male: Volkswagen chose to unveil the new campaign on Thursday by holding a news conference at the office of Playboy magazine in New York. Print ads for the GTI are scheduled to run in magazines like Maxim, Spin, ESPN, Wired and Autoweek.
Beyond the leggy German-accented Helga in a skintight dress, the other women in the ads are typically portrayed as nagging girlfriends who interfere with the male drivers and their "fasts."
In one television commercial that is running during the Olympics, a female passenger asks the male driver, presumably her boyfriend, to roll up the windows because her hair is getting tangled by the wind.
He responds by saying, "Sweetie, it's really hard for me to enjoy the sound of the engine with all that yakking."
Another commercial depicts a man refusing to let his girlfriend enter his car because he does not want to "carry the extra weight."
It is a point that is not lost on Alex Bogusky, the chief creative officer for Crispin, who said he considered the car and its driving experience masculine.
"There are obviously women who will buy the GTI," he said Thursday, but the main emphasis of the ads was the car's performance.
Another theme of the campaign, "Ünpimp Mein Auto," encourages drivers to strip away excessive detailing on their cars, a phenomenon Mr. Bogusky attributed to Hollywood and movies like "2 Fast 2 Furious."
Crispin also plans nontraditional elements, including a partnership with Google's maps unit that will let users share their favorite spots for driving in the United States.
Crispin is scheduled to open a new office in Boulder, Colo., this summer, and will shift a large part of its creative operations to it.
Mr. Bogusky, the agency's creative director, said he and Andrew Keller, the executive creative director of Crispin, would both move to the Boulder office.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/17/bu...67e9b6&ei=5070
04-12-2006, 08:58 AM
#29
GTI - Un-pimp your ride commercials
Volkswagen's "Un-pimp My Ride" promos for the new GTI. Pretty funny... especially if you hate rice...
http://paultan.org/archives/2006/02/...imp-your-ride/
http://paultan.org/archives/2006/02/...imp-your-ride/
on this. 
04-12-2006, 09:09 AM
#31
Senior Moderator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Better Neighborhood, Arizona
Posts: 45,640
Received 2,329 Likes
on
1,309 Posts
My girlfriend loves those ads..
IMO, if VW spent as much of their creative effort on engines and quality control as they do on these commercials, they'd give Honda a run for their money.
IMO, if VW spent as much of their creative effort on engines and quality control as they do on these commercials, they'd give Honda a run for their money.
04-15-2006, 07:15 PM
#39
Team Owner
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Fontana, California
Age: 47
Posts: 30,991
Received 582 Likes
on
346 Posts
Originally Posted by Bananaairsoft
Love the Veedub guy, what is his name?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001780/