Unless you've been living in some oddball world where the internet doesn't exist - in which case, you wouldn�t be reading this anyway (�), you�ve undoubtedly seen Volkswagen�s much praised Super Bowl commercial starring a pint-sized Darth Vader who uses the Force when he discovers the new, North American-spec 2012 Passat.
Having garnered close to 40 million views on Youtube on VW USA�s channel alone, the German company decided to bring the TV spot to Europe, and specifically to the UK to promote the seventh generation of the Passat that went on sale in the country in January. Not surprisingly, the only thing the advertising agency changed in the ad was the car. The campaign aired on UK television today and will run for six weeks.
