Video: Pontiac Ad Gives Nod to Classic Spy Hunter

I wasn't entirely sure Pontiac was still around as a car company—and there's no way the original Spy Hunter car was a Pontiac—but hey, nice commercial! I look forward to more slightly obscure videogame references in car commercials, with Frogger shilling for Hummer and R/C Pro Am pushing the Honda Fit. [via Pontiac]

[#1 posted by Tommy , March 14, 2008 6:50 AM]

Fun commercial!

Test drove a Pontiac once. Drove like a brick.

[#2 posted by se7a7n7 , March 14, 2008 8:54 AM]

Great commercial.

[#3 posted by mdhatter , March 14, 2008 9:24 AM]

@ #1 - How well did the smokescreen and the tacks work?

[#4 posted by Listener , March 14, 2008 11:04 AM]

Perhaps a tie-in to the new Spy Hunter movie?

[#5 posted by raybot , March 14, 2008 12:50 PM]

I LOVED SPY HUNTER. months of my childhood playing that game. damned the no save game feature!

[#6 posted by Not a Doktor , March 14, 2008 5:04 PM]

I'm glad GM is giving pontiac it's 'edge' back, instead of trying to spread it across all the car line

[#7 posted by dculberson , March 15, 2008 1:35 PM]

I must confess to being slightly stoked about their return to rear wheel drive.. the G8 should be a bitchin' car, especially with a 6-speed manual.

[#8 posted by Irreal , March 16, 2008 6:52 PM]

Sounds like it's been a bit dulled down since the SS Commodore it's based on. Hopefully this ad gets it some notice.
What you guys think of the 'Sports Truck' versions. (We call it a ute)

[#9 posted by Anonymous , March 17, 2008 8:46 AM]

I wish I remembered the brand - but I spotted a car commercial the other day (think it was one of the CBS.com video commercials) that was a nod to Tron's light cycle racing. Definitely appealed to the geek in me - as did this.