For my Serbian friend Igor :
Here's a 1988 sales video extolling the mighty and numerous selling points of the Yugo, such as the 1.1-liter engine that roared with 54 horsepower at 5,000 rpm, the 19.5-second quarter-mile time "ensuring safe access to major highways," and "no expensive computer chips to diagnose or replace.
Yes, the Yugo. It can do the quarter in 19.5 seconds. I think Secretariat could do the quarter in 19.5 seconds. Ah, the glories of Socialist auto manufacturing ! !
A fresh coat of Whitening to Autoblog for resurrecting this one.
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That is beyond comprehension.
I mean they almost said, "It's got wheels!!!!"
And I lost the will to live when they noted the "sporty" GBX boasted a 1.3L engine producing the magisterial sum of 65BHP!
I think my washing machine provides more power.
Forget any in depth politico-economic arguments. That advert alone is proof enough that Communism doesn't work.
I mean, that bit where the woman is stroking the carpet in a quite frankly pornographic manner is beyond parody. Also the fact it has interior lighting and that is heralded as a unique feature!
Thanks Allen. That was hilarious. And hats off to the ad agency who at least tried to sell the unsaleable.
I hope Government Motors adopts this as their new slogan "It gives new meaning to the words: 'Basic Transportation'!"
That was hilarious. When I heard that sentence above, I thought this was a joke. Well, it is... but I thought they MEANT to make it funny.
My favorite part was where they wanted you to be impressed that, despite being built by commies, IT HAS A RADIO ! !
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