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Apr13
Rabbit Redux
After a few years of sobering sales, Volkswagen is trying to regain its unique German rabbit.jpgcharm. But their new commercials for the Jetta are a fine way to insult the intelligence of everyone from German engineers to mouth-breathing Gen Y types who are in fact brighter than advertisers believe. The new Beetle was a hit when released in 1998, so Volkswagen decided to get smart and resurrect the Rabbit. The Rabbit vanished from the US in 1984, when it was indistinguishable from countless other econo-hatchbacks. But Rabbit Redux promises to be sportier, because it is secretly just a Golf hatchback with a new moniker. This car is a monster hit in Europe because the same basic model is available bare bones, or goosed to the moon. Let’s hope for more intelligent advertising. The Detroit News has more. Photo Credit: Volkswagen

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VERY interesting. I don't watch TV so have not seen the commercials, but can imagine! Everyone is big into VW at the moment, in my neck of the woods we are into diesel VW's. We put kits in them so they can run on Waste Veggie oil, with the price of gas going up and up this is a GREAT alternative, and VW diesels are the way to go.
Michelle

Makes me wonder how often we shut down each others' intelligence, Rich. Think I'll write a blog at www.BrainBasedBusiness.com to show what happens biologically inside the brain when we do so. Your blog triggered this new insight -- thanks!

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