Peugeot’s 205 GTI wasn’t a bad car all around. It had pretty decent power for it’s size (at best, 126 horsepower in a super-mini class car), could handle fairly well, had a solid rally connection with the 205 T16 Group B car, and had a rabid fan base in Europe. Peugeot was even considering bringing the car to North America for a short bit of time before their fortunes flamed out here, but in Europe the 205 was credited for bolstering the brand’s pocketbooks. Ok, that’s well and good, but that doesn’t explain why a bright red 205 GTI is hauling ass across a frozen lake with a C-130 Hercules in hot pursuit, does it? I’ve seen some strange car ads…a Trans Am that burps up parts of the import it just ate, the Toyota ad featuring a gorilla and dancing businessmen, even that abomination that was a Plymouth Turismo Duster ad from the 1980s…look only if you are comfortable with your masochistic side. As far as this ad goes, we have no idea what an F-4 Phantom, an explosive parachute, cluster bombs and a more have to do with a hot-hatch French mighty mouse. We have no idea what our intrepid driver is saying, but we doubt it has anything to do with the hot fudge sundae that appeared in his pants when he noticed the A-team trying to take out his car.
(Thanks to Joe Haber for the tip!)
That’s certainly one of the most deranged and over the top car ads of all time. Almost enough to make me see what it would take to import a 205 GTI.
OK, maybe that’s quarantine boredom talking; I’ve also thought about buying a sketchy electric-powered aluminum foundry on Amazon lately. What could possibly go wrong?
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