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A few months back, Mercedes shot a video of an SLS driving upside down in a tunnel. It was straight out of Hollywood and most probably fake.
Yesterday, the same video popped up again on YouTube, with a slight twist. In a patronising masterstroke, the people at Mercedes have replaced the original driver with their newest recruit, some chap called Schumacher. And they'd like us to believe he was driving it all along.
Except at the time, Schuey was at Ferrari and denying all knowledge of his Mercedes move. Perhaps he was moonlighting, in which case he can expect a fat lawsuit any day now.
We suspect he wasn't. Compare the videos on YouTube and you'll notice that with some clumsy editing, the poor original dude has been completely cut, and some new shots taken of Schuey. Stick with it until the end and prepare to feel slightly sick as Das Stig removes his lid and shoots a cheesy wink at camera. Then post your theories below.
This was Schuey...
Apparently. Re-release of Mercedes SLS stunt has us scratching our heads
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Sam... commented on this article
at 12:20 pm on 28 January 2010
possible - but sooo fake
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DriftKing23 commented on this article
at 12:33 pm on 28 January 2010
wow that was so cool!
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esalor commented on this article
at 12:59 pm on 28 January 2010
That was utterly pointless. Neither the SLS nor Schu needs such a cheesy video. Come to think of it, Schumacher has a whole history of cringe-inducing ads, so nothing new here. That takes away nothing from him as a driver an the SLS as a car, obviously.
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bensmith commented on this article
at 01:10 pm on 28 January 2010
Even with that stupid add, i still want one. Its just so damn sexy!
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ivolkoff commented on this article
at 01:46 pm on 28 January 2010
Oh, das deutsche adwertizing iz zo doof. But this car is so damn beautiful that I would still want it even if Hitler had one.
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