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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: matchboy on 02 June 2013, 14:10

Title: TV Ad
Post by: matchboy on 02 June 2013, 14:10
Is nice to see the new GTI ad appearing on he tele this weekend, but it's not helping with this wait!! Great to see it on the big screen though!  :cool:
Title: Re: TV Ad
Post by: master_hayabusa on 02 June 2013, 14:20
Is nice to see the new GTI ad appearing on he tele this weekend, but it's not helping with this wait!! Great to see it on the big screen though!  :cool:

Haven't seen it. Is it he Vegas one?
Title: Re: TV Ad
Post by: matchboy on 02 June 2013, 14:45
Yeah half of it anyway, it's called 'My Way'
Title: Re: TV Ad
Post by: Hawaii-Five-O on 02 June 2013, 21:31
Just seen it aired on ITV1 at half time between the Brazil v England friendly.

Nice ad but you don't see enough if the car. Vegas concept is a bit tenuous too.
Title: Re: TV Ad
Post by: Exonian on 02 June 2013, 21:52
Seen it twice now (I hardly ever watch tv so must be watching the more popular programs this weekend.

The other ones show a lot more driving stunt style which I think falls foul of uk regulations.
Catchy though.
Title: Re: TV Ad
Post by: Gryzor on 03 June 2013, 07:46
Personally I find the ad very dull and boring.  Way too much padding before you even see the car, then you don't see much of it!
Title: Re: TV Ad
Post by: Gung-Ho on 03 June 2013, 07:59
Judging by the number of complaints received for the Toyota GT 86 advert earlier this year, they probably had to 'tone' it down a lot.  Driving around a car park doing handbrake turns could be construed as “irresponsible” & "dangerous" by the advertising watchdog..... Shame cos I rather liked the full length original!
Title: Re: TV Ad
Post by: CraigW on 03 June 2013, 08:03
Judging by the number of complaints received for the Toyota GT 86 advert earlier this year, they probably had to 'tone' it down a lot.  Driving around a car park doing handbrake turns could be construed as “irresponsible” & "dangerous" by the advertising watchdog..... Shame cos I rather liked the full length original!

I'm pretty sure that car manufacturers are not permitted to show their cars appearing to be speeding. The R8 advert is a very clever way of getting round it
Title: Re: TV Ad
Post by: monkeyhanger on 03 June 2013, 08:13
Judging by the number of complaints received for the Toyota GT 86 advert earlier this year, they probably had to 'tone' it down a lot.  Driving around a car park doing handbrake turns could be construed as “irresponsible” & "dangerous" by the advertising watchdog..... Shame cos I rather liked the full length original!

I wonder whether tyre manufacturers are held to those rules. There's a continental advert less than 2 years old where a car is on the top of a skyscraper and it's being hurtled towards the edge and hand-brake turned at the last second to demonstrate that Continentals have great grip. It's a pity some people can't tell the difference between a flashy advert and what you can lawfully do in reality on the open road and the ASA have to stop them watching so they don't get any ideas.
Title: Re: TV Ad
Post by: matchboy on 03 June 2013, 08:40
Too many jobsworths around who have nothing better to do than complain about TV ads!

I think the ad is great, typical GTI ad, no need to show a lot of the car as it keeps the audience wanting more. A la the mk 5 'singing in the rain' classic ad.

The R8 ad is v clever I agree!