Audi drops young girl with banana car advert - what were they thinking?

[Kaka Tim]

They can't even spell "brake" correctly

"We hear you and let’s get this straight: We care for children. The Audi RS 4 is a family car with more than thirty driver assistance systems including an emergency break system. That’s why we showcased it with various family members for the campaign. We hoped we could convey these messages, showing that even for the weakest traffic participants it is possible to relaxingly lean on the RS technology. That was a mistake! Audi never intended to hurt anyone’s feelings. We sincerely apologize for this insensitive image and ensure that it will not be used in future. We will also immediately examine internally, how this campaign has been created and if control mechanisms failed in this case."

LOL - Pretending that its just about the questionable road safety aspects.

 

[8ball]

"special member"

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BAN THIS SICK FILTH!

 

[SpookyFrank]

I'm far more disturbed by the thought that there are people out there who think a kid eating a banana is sexually provocative than this ad. The safety aspect I get albeit it's probably overblown. But as for the first the people saying they think it might be considered sexy need rounding up and interrogating.

The sexualisation thing is a red herring, it's having a child leaning on the grille of a car like that in the first place that's fucked up. And then the faux-apology talking about how the car is actually safe for 'weak traffic participants' just compounds it. What's the top speed of that thing? How fast does it accelerate? I bet their concern for the safety of kiddiewinks doesn't extend to reducing either of those numbers does it?

 

[Teaboy]

The sexualisation thing is a red herring, it's having a child leaning on the grille of a car like that in the first place that's fucked up. And then the faux-apology talking about how the car is actually safe for 'weak traffic participants' just compounds it. What's the top speed of that thing? How fast does it accelerate? I bet their concern for the safety of kiddiewinks doesn't extend to reducing either of those numbers does it?

Their concern for the kids didn't extend as far as the air they breath either given their sister company (and almost certainly them as well) decided to cheat the system rather than bother to design a car that met the already pitifully low legal standards set by the EU.

 

[MickiQ]

The sexualisation thing is a red herring, it's having a child leaning on the grille of a car like that in the first place that's fucked up. And then the faux-apology talking about how the car is actually safe for 'weak traffic participants' just compounds it. What's the top speed of that thing? How fast does it accelerate? I bet their concern for the safety of kiddiewinks doesn't extend to reducing either of those numbers does it?

The top speed will be 155mph, Audi's like all german cars are governed down to that (though mine has a little naggy alert that pops up on the dashboard at 80mph to remind me that I'm above the legal limt) Reducing that to 125mph or even 70mph will have absolutely zero impact on reducing pedestrian casualities. Humans are fragile things and any impact above about 40mph will kill us. The way to stop kids being killed by careless drivers is strictly enforced low speed limits (via speed humps and cameras) around schools and other places where pedestrians and especially children are likely to be found.
I'm an Audi driver (feel free to criticise, I won't be offended) but I am also a father and a grandfather and have zero sympathy for anyone who whinges about speed bumps, the things are there for a good reason.

 

[equationgirl]

Still be the engineer, we all know what they're like. Pocket protectors and fetishes.

I have no pocket protectors or fetishes thank you

Or a car for that matter...

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

More names for The List...

It's the third one.

Still be the engineer, we all know what they're like. Pocket protectors and fetishes.

Notice who's liked these posts too, they can be added an'all.

 

[gosub]

With the tag line of let your heart beat faster- the girl should have been getting into the car with a choc ice

 

[Teaboy]

More names for The List...





Notice who's liked these posts too, they can be added an'all.

Tough day eh?

Wake up, have a coffee and a spot of breakfast. Find out the car you drive endorses and enables pedophilia.

 

[Teaboy]

With the tag line of let your heart beat faster- the girl should have been getting into the car with a choc ice

Or a bag of coke. At least that way they would have escaped the nonce bait stuff.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Tough day eh?

Wake up, have a coffee and a spot of breakfast. Find out the car you drive endorses and enables pedophilia.

In England I drive an A6, not a nonce-wagon A4.

But I am in Germany with a BMW 530i, limited to a poxy 240kph.

 

[marshall]

'We put people in front of cars'

 

[editor]

Like most car manufacturers, Audi are a bunch of cheating, lying cunts, happy to put their own self-interest and fat profits ahead of any health and environmental concerns.

Back in June2017, the German transport ministry accused Audi of cheating in emissions tests with its top-line models, the A7 and the A8.

At the time, Audi was asked to recall around 24,000 A7 and A8 models fitted with V6 and V8 cylinder Euro 5 diesels that were built between 2010 and 2013 over irregularities in emissions testing, the German media is reporting.

The affected models were said to pollute between 20 per cent and 100 per cent over the legal limit for nitrogen oxides (NOx) under certain driving conditions.

Audi accused of of emissions cheating | Auto Express

The Audi emissions recall covers the Audi A4, A5, A6, A7, Q5 and Q7 with the majority of vehicles said to be in Germany

www.autoexpress.co.uk

‘A Few Dirty Tricks’: Documents Show Audi’s Role in the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal (Published 2019)

The carmaker’s luxury unit was more deeply involved in cheating pollution rules than previously known.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Teaboy]

In England I drive an A6, not a nonce-wagon A4.

But I am in Germany with a BMW 530i, limited to a poxy 240kph.

Save it for the court etc

 

[8ball]

Like most car manufacturers, Audi are a bunch of cheating, lying cunts, happy to put their own self-interest and fat profits ahead of any health and environmental concerns.

Audi accused of of emissions cheating | Auto Express

The Audi emissions recall covers the Audi A4, A5, A6, A7, Q5 and Q7 with the majority of vehicles said to be in Germany

www.autoexpress.co.uk

‘A Few Dirty Tricks’: Documents Show Audi’s Role in the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal (Published 2019)

The carmaker’s luxury unit was more deeply involved in cheating pollution rules than previously known.

www.nytimes.com

Yeah, this was a lot more worrying than some froth created by bored middle-class homeworkers.
Whole bunch of the manufacturers were at it too, weren't they?

 

[gosub]

Like most car manufacturers, Audi are a bunch of cheating, lying cunts, happy to put their own self-interest and fat profits ahead of any health and environmental concerns.

Audi accused of of emissions cheating | Auto Express

The Audi emissions recall covers the Audi A4, A5, A6, A7, Q5 and Q7 with the majority of vehicles said to be in Germany

www.autoexpress.co.uk

‘A Few Dirty Tricks’: Documents Show Audi’s Role in the Volkswagen Emissions Scandal (Published 2019)

The carmaker’s luxury unit was more deeply involved in cheating pollution rules than previously known.

www.nytimes.com

Part of the VW group

China: 83 major brands implicated in report on forced labour of ethnic minorities from Xinjiang assigned to factories across provinces; Includes company responses - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

www.business-humanrights.org

 

[editor]

Yeah, this was a lot more worrying than some froth created by bored middle-class homeworkers.
Whole bunch of the manufacturers were at it too.

The legal battles are still going on - and that's just for the ones who got caught out. Car manufacturers can be as bad as the old tobacco industry.

1.3 million Renault, Nissan diesels cheat emissions, says UK law firm | Autocar

Harcus Parker launches class action lawsuit claiming 100,000 petrol Qashqais breach emissions limits, alongside 1.3m diesels in UK, but Nissan refutes claims

www.autocar.co.uk

Mercedes-Benz could face legal battle with British drivers over diesel emissions

Law firm claims individual drivers could receive as much as £10,000 in damages, but German parent company Daimler has promised to "vigorously defend" itself against any group action.

www.businessgreen.com

 

[8ball]

The legal battles are still going on - and that's just for the ones who got caught out. Car manufacturers can be as bad as the old tobacco industry.

1.3 million Renault, Nissan diesels cheat emissions, says UK law firm | Autocar

Harcus Parker launches class action lawsuit claiming 100,000 petrol Qashqais breach emissions limits, alongside 1.3m diesels in UK, but Nissan refutes claims

www.autocar.co.uk

Mercedes-Benz could face legal battle with British drivers over diesel emissions

Law firm claims individual drivers could receive as much as £10,000 in damages, but German parent company Daimler has promised to "vigorously defend" itself against any group action.

www.businessgreen.com

Thanks - I never saw a proper resolution to this, but didn't realise the legal stuff was still going on after all this time.

 

[Aladdin]

What the fuck where they thinking?

Audi drops 'insensitive' girl with banana ad

The German carmaker apologises for a tweeted car ad that sparked a furore.

www.bbc.co.uk

This is sick.
In so many ways. And the parenta who push their toddlers into acting are fucking scum too. That child has no idea what she was used for in that ad.

 

[hash tag]

In a slightly different way, I have just seen a pictorial advert in a 1954 film which simply stated "mines a minor" with no pictures or other clues, at least I don't think so. Different times...here's something similar ( with illustration )I found. I really thought it was to do with moggies as well