[jacknews]

'car' is a bit of a stretch, but it's a cool compact go-kart.

Is the ad character inspired by, or the inspiration for, Mr Bean?

[burnt-resistor]

I think it was a fun PR joke that was cool and funny itself and showed they didn't take themselves too seriously.

PS: What I miss from growing up - being awoken about 7:35 am to my next door neighbor's Solar Gold LS Wankel rev shifting from 1st->2nd as he commuted to Spectra-Physics.