To disenfranchised voters, sitting through the first of the presidential debates tonight will be akin to laying back in a 19th century dentist’s chair. Open wide.
Politics (mostly) aside, Audi saw the potential viewership and wasn’t about to let a TV audience of that size pass it by. In its new spot for the Audi RS7, the automaker stages a John Woo-worthy valet battle that should provide some viewer relief.
According to Ad Age, Audi bought time during all three debates for the ad. Who needs the Superbowl? In it (which you can view here, avoiding tonight’s potential pain), a male and female valet, both of them much younger and spry than the actual candidates, clobber each other for the keys to the fastback four-door.
The ad ends with a message: “Beautiful things are worth fighting for. Choose the next driver wisely.” See what they did there? A far as political commentary goes, this counts as extremely subtle.
While the Audi’s attributes get short thrift in the ad, it’s worth noting that the 2017 RS7 makes a total of 605 German horses (in Performance guise) from its twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8.
That is pure genius.
Exactly who are the “disenfranchised voters” in this election? I’m confused.
The ones that can’t afford an RS7.
@notwhoyouthink…
trollololololol
I thought there weren’t supposed to be any commercials in the ‘debate’ tonight.
(Let’s face it, they’re not exactly debates – more like 90 minute live-action infommercials.)
During the debates there will be no commercials, but the talking heads will be on before the debate to tell us what to look for, and after the debate to tell us what we heard. If we’re lucky, we’ll see more commercials than talking heads.
Trust Germans to key in on a demographic that responds well to contemporary ludicrous violence which honors the current conceit of female physical parity in the service of getting to show a woman being smacked around some.
Are you not familiar with millennials? The men are fat and bearded and easily winded. The women are tough as nails.
Don’t get out to Flyover much?
Having watched my 5’2″ 130 lb girlfriend pummel a much larger male aggressor nearly into unconsciousness in a very real fight I’m quite willing to accept the conceit of female physical parity (or even preeminence) on an individual basis.
Uh oh. Somebody forgot the first rule of Fight Club.
It’s wrong to covet another mans’ woman, can report I’m jealous.
Appreciating is not coveting….
-Nate
Tell that to the jealous spouse.
“Tell that to the jealous spouse.”
Being where I live and that I like to look, I have to do just that on a regular basis .
One of these days I’ll get shot .
If, one of my wayward Teenaged Foster boys doesn’t kill me first .
-Nate
Ah, comparing America to RS7 and remarking they’re both beautiful. Nice.
I think you meant the Audi’s attributes get “short shrift.”
Cute .
I always chuckle when some boob gets his butt handed to him on a platter by ” some dumb chick ” .
=8-)
” Don’t get out to Flyover much?”
Apparently not .
-Nate