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]
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Tommy
#1 – 6:50 AM March 14, 2008
Fun commercial!
Test drove a Pontiac once. Drove like a brick.
se7a7n7
#2 – 8:54 AM March 14, 2008
Great commercial.
mdhatter
#3 – 9:24 AM March 14, 2008
@ #1 - How well did the smokescreen and the tacks work?
Listener
#4 – 11:04 AM March 14, 2008
Perhaps a tie-in to the new Spy Hunter movie?
raybot
#5 – 12:50 PM March 14, 2008
I LOVED SPY HUNTER. months of my childhood playing that game. damned the no save game feature!
Not a Doktor
#6 – 5:04 PM March 14, 2008
I'm glad GM is giving pontiac it's 'edge' back, instead of trying to spread it across all the car line
dculberson
#7 – 1:35 PM March 15, 2008
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.
Irreal
#8 – 6:52 PM March 16, 2008
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)
Anonymous Anonymous
#9 – 8:46 AM March 17, 2008
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.