There is a major storm brewing up about an unauthorized viral advertisement made about the Volkswagen Polo car. Apparently a couple guys at an ad agency created this viral ad as a test reel to make a name for themselves. They came it wasn't ment for public consumption but Volkswagen is howling mad about the whole thing and they have filed criminal charges in Germany. In the advertisement it shows a middle eastern looking individual walking out of a flat and getting in a VW Polo car. It shows him driving the car and it shows a cafe where people are eating. The car pulls up to the cafe and then it shows the guy inside the car pressing down on a detonator (he is strapped with explosives). But a funny thing happens, the explosion is contained within the car. We see the explosion happen inside the car and the windows splatter. The people at the cafe don't see or hear a thing.
Watch the VW Polo video for yourself (warning: graphic) and read the full accounting of video including quotes from Volkswagon, the ad creators, the directory of the video, and others. Source: Snopes.com |