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VIDEO: Another Pontiac G8 ad that goes after our childhood
Click above to view the video after the jump.
If the ad campaign is any indication, those of us born in the late 1970s are the demographic Pontiac's aiming at with the G8. First, there was the Spy Hunter themed TV spot, and now this one, which pays homage to the seminal car-guy experience of zooming around on a carpet in 1/64 scale. Hey, we're cool with that. The G8 GT does induce heart palpitations in many of us who still cling to our battle-scarred collection of now-vintage Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars with our initials etched into the underside. Like many of the other tiny cars we racked up miles on, a miniature G8 would have made us wish for either a shrink-ray, or a personal fortune by the time we hit 16 so we could buy a real one. Video embedded after the jump.
[Source: AdGabber]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
PiCASSO 7:41PM (5/16/2008)
Brilliant! I hope that this car will do well for GM and spur more RWD derivatives.
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M 9:44PM (5/16/2008)
I completely agree, I hope this works out well for GM, it's a pontiac that is actually "driving excitement"!
Duders 7:45PM (5/16/2008)
I know a lot of people have said that the styling is kind of meh and the other variants sold in different markets have a better front fascia, but honestly I love the way this thing looks. And I really do like the pontiac version front grille and fascia better then any of the other market models. Anyways, I love this car and I hope Pontiacs marketing strategy for this works, so I can look at them more often. And hopefully pick one up for not too much on the used market.
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Matthew Cooper 7:46PM (5/16/2008)
This Ad is great.
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geo.stewart 11:12AM (5/17/2008)
I want to be Ben
Diego 7:50PM (5/16/2008)
can i have my name written on the bottom of mine as well?
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Andy 12:02AM (5/17/2008)
All you need is a can of red spray paint...
almost Dr. G.. 7:52PM (5/16/2008)
love it!
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Karl 8:04PM (5/16/2008)
Although I do enjoy this commercial more than most car commercials, it is quite old news, especially for autoblog. I remember complaining about seeing this too frequently during the NCAA tournament...
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Joe K. 8:15PM (5/16/2008)
I was just going to say, clearly Autoblog's writers have no idea that the Kansas Jayhawks won the tournament...
This ad was on every single commercial break for the entire NCAA's (and the hockey one too)
why not the LS2LS7? 12:48AM (5/17/2008)
Wow, Kansas has a team named the Jayhawks?
cxvargas 8:12PM (5/16/2008)
Back in the 70s my mom had a Grand LeMans coupe and this is the car I remember the most from my childhood. On top of that when the Smokey and the Bandit movies hit the movie theaters with the black Firebird helped me treasure the brand. It is so sad that over the years Pontiac built so many lame cars and the ones that could have done something, Fiero, were not supported by GM. The G8 looks like a winner but with fuel prices so high this car came to market too late and I have to say that Pontiac days may be numbered.
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Torrent 8:27PM (5/16/2008)
want.....
more.....
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Torrent 9:37PM (5/16/2008)
If they can make a RWD G8, they can make a RWD Impala and other derivatives.
DarkSi 8:45PM (5/16/2008)
I am a huge fan of this car. With that said, it's a shame they're not selling many of them... I stopped at the dealer to look at one last week, and without more than a greeting, the salesman took $2k off of sticker. That's great for me and all, but it doesn't bode well for the lifecycle of the car.
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B 8:55PM (5/16/2008)
Yea, thats cool
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carlbolt 10:07PM (5/16/2008)
Whenever the American make a car they are bound to make it too big and too heavy. Should the G8 be one foot shorter then it will be in better shape.
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RSR 10:12PM (5/16/2008)
Except it's designed by Holden in Australia.
And Germans don't make cars as large, but just as heavy.
elprogramer 2:38AM (5/17/2008)
"I don't know what I'm talking about but I'll make a general statement anyway!"
Bang up job there, genius.
aa[ro]n 10:24PM (5/16/2008)
didn't dodge use the " most powerful car under $30,000" for the Magnum when it first came out?
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