A commercial for the Nissan Juke about the Japanese manufacturer’s crossover automobile’s motorcycle-inspired center console is sending a very anti-motorcycle message. The controversial video (look for it after the jump) has the Juke chasing down motorcyclists and running them down in a parking garage.
Automobile manufacturers often tout “motorcycle-inspired” design elements, and the shape of the center console in the Nissan Juke (pictured above) is one example. (We’d post a picture of what the Juke looks like from the outside but we don’t think the Juke needs the promotion; besides, in the words of reviewer Derek Kreindler on our sister site, Autoguide.com: “The Nissan Juke is ugly.”)
But while other manufacturers describe the two-wheeled inspiration in more or less respectful tones, Nissan has taken a different approach, describing the center console as a hunting trophy from the Juke’s run-in with a motorcycle gang.
Here is a very well done and funny AD for Benihana, a chain of restaurants offering teppanyaki style Japanese cooking. The commercial uses their famous tiki mugs, a veggie motorcycle and a big load of shrimp that sets the stage for the big jump over the grill.
Now this has got to be the slickest, coolest and most entertaining scooter gear commercial I have ever seen. If you can believe everything that’s shown in the AD, Armadillo scooterwear can take a licking of extreme measures, from fire to pie throwing clowns you can be confident your fully protected.
Australians are known to have a great sense of humor and here is another good example. Hit the jump and checkout this simple yet very effective AD for Coast 