Impossible to back up a tractor-trailer unit like that. It’s filmed going forward and then the film is reversed.
Very impressive, none the less.
Nope. they drove backwards. Just added the back story.
I thought the same Kate when I watched this yesterday. Best commercial ever. One reason why? Everyone I’ve shown this to reacts to it’s authenticity. It gets people talking. For those of you curious about the music… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfYIMyS_dI
BTW. JCVD is 53 years young.
This is why I drink hooch…
Great ad.
Still a few real men left in the world.
I like the Rob Ford version better, although the center of gravity would have made the stunt more difficult and both trucks leaning inward would have increased the hazard.
dirtman
notice they “move” only the truck on the left hand side, the other truck keeps going straight back. I noticed this because or the synchronizing needed to split using both trucks. Using only one truck simplifies the thing, though I do believe they may have sped the film up a little:-)))
Oh, and trucks are now girly things:-))))
I’ll stick with my Freightliner thank you very much.
…..er, if i had a Freightliner, i would…….(drives coupe, sheepishly backs away from conversation)
The “Ballerina Stunt” Volvo did is pretty cool as well.
I am sure that one foot had to be anchored in the event that the split became extreme. Pretty impressive.
Dirtman, google ‘Volvo Dynamic Steering’ and read up. The system uses sensors mounted on the truck to correct the steering 2,000 times a second for stability and it works in reverse as well. By comparison an F18’s computers correct the controls 40 times a second. Notice the three white lines on the runway, they are guidelines for the sensors. I say it is real.
Between ‘the hook’, ‘the ballerina’ and this video, Volvo’s ad agency is on a roll.
Darned impressive on so many levels. I just with I had the time to train like JCVD.
My last car and my current car are Volvos. They handle soooooo nicely.
I agree that this ad is very impressive.
Peterj is right, the Rob Ford version is also good, and I half expected that this was going to be the clip with a van Dam cover on this thread.
C’est magnifique, mais c’est ne pas truckin’!
That clip was very cool, but I don’t actually need a truck.
I don’t need a Volvo truck, but I have a strong compulsion to go buy one right now. This is the most powerful ad I have ever seen. Wow.
I don’t need a truck either but I’m really motivated to meet M. Van Damme.
And all I could think of was “nice legs, shame about the face”. I hang my head…….
Gives new meaning to breaking your balls
That is the best driving stunt I have ever seen. Driving a truck with trailer in reverse is hard. Two synchronized like that, with one going just slightly faster than the other to keep their reverse speed the same to within a few millimeters per second as they split apart is both astonishing driving ability and great teamwork.
That was an exceedingly impressive stunt.
DrD, have to agree with you about Volvo engineering. Rented a Volvo S80 for my last trip to Alberta and it was one of the rare times when I didn’t want to return the vehicle. Very nice drive, excellent handling on corners and made my high speed drive from S. Central BC to Kananaskis on less than 3/4 of a tank. Handled wonderfully at 160 kph (nice feature of Alberta is those excellent almost empty roads south of Calgary) and the only thing that turned me off about it was the price tag. Decided I like my electronic toys more than luxury vehicles and have to make do with my used Grand Cherokee which gets me around.
One truck backed up in a straight line; the other moved away to the right (left when viewing the screen). It was straight truck that did the manoeuvering. This stunt would have been impossible if two tractor trailers were used.
Was I the only one to notice, truck on the right is a tractor-trailer, stays straight, truck on the left is a “straight truck” or “body job” and is the one that moves out as it is not articulated?
Also I do not believe the sensors are actually doing the alignment utilizing the lines. If they were the driver would be f**ked backing into a dock with no lines. The lines are guides for the drivers (I use them myself backing 40′ gooseneck w/1-ton Dodge). And they put the cross hatching across the lines for speed perspective.
Impossible to back up a tractor-trailer unit like that. It’s filmed going forward and then the film is reversed.
Very impressive, none the less.
Nope. they drove backwards. Just added the back story.
I thought the same Kate when I watched this yesterday. Best commercial ever. One reason why? Everyone I’ve shown this to reacts to it’s authenticity. It gets people talking. For those of you curious about the music…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfYIMyS_dI
BTW. JCVD is 53 years young.
This is why I drink hooch…
Great ad.
Still a few real men left in the world.
I like the Rob Ford version better, although the center of gravity would have made the stunt more difficult and both trucks leaning inward would have increased the hazard.
dirtman
notice they “move” only the truck on the left hand side, the other truck keeps going straight back. I noticed this because or the synchronizing needed to split using both trucks. Using only one truck simplifies the thing, though I do believe they may have sped the film up a little:-)))
Oh, and trucks are now girly things:-))))
I’ll stick with my Freightliner thank you very much.
…..er, if i had a Freightliner, i would…….(drives coupe, sheepishly backs away from conversation)
The “Ballerina Stunt” Volvo did is pretty cool as well.
I am sure that one foot had to be anchored in the event that the split became extreme. Pretty impressive.
Dirtman, google ‘Volvo Dynamic Steering’ and read up. The system uses sensors mounted on the truck to correct the steering 2,000 times a second for stability and it works in reverse as well. By comparison an F18’s computers correct the controls 40 times a second. Notice the three white lines on the runway, they are guidelines for the sensors. I say it is real.
Between ‘the hook’, ‘the ballerina’ and this video, Volvo’s ad agency is on a roll.
Darned impressive on so many levels. I just with I had the time to train like JCVD.
My last car and my current car are Volvos. They handle soooooo nicely.
I agree that this ad is very impressive.
Peterj is right, the Rob Ford version is also good, and I half expected that this was going to be the clip with a van Dam cover on this thread.
C’est magnifique, mais c’est ne pas truckin’!
That clip was very cool, but I don’t actually need a truck.
advertising isn’t dying; it’s evolving…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sxAOkAguqc
I don’t need a Volvo truck, but I have a strong compulsion to go buy one right now. This is the most powerful ad I have ever seen. Wow.
I don’t need a truck either but I’m really motivated to meet M. Van Damme.
And all I could think of was “nice legs, shame about the face”. I hang my head…….
Gives new meaning to breaking your balls
That is the best driving stunt I have ever seen. Driving a truck with trailer in reverse is hard. Two synchronized like that, with one going just slightly faster than the other to keep their reverse speed the same to within a few millimeters per second as they split apart is both astonishing driving ability and great teamwork.
That was an exceedingly impressive stunt.
DrD, have to agree with you about Volvo engineering. Rented a Volvo S80 for my last trip to Alberta and it was one of the rare times when I didn’t want to return the vehicle. Very nice drive, excellent handling on corners and made my high speed drive from S. Central BC to Kananaskis on less than 3/4 of a tank. Handled wonderfully at 160 kph (nice feature of Alberta is those excellent almost empty roads south of Calgary) and the only thing that turned me off about it was the price tag. Decided I like my electronic toys more than luxury vehicles and have to make do with my used Grand Cherokee which gets me around.
One truck backed up in a straight line; the other moved away to the right (left when viewing the screen). It was straight truck that did the manoeuvering. This stunt would have been impossible if two tractor trailers were used.
Was I the only one to notice, truck on the right is a tractor-trailer, stays straight, truck on the left is a “straight truck” or “body job” and is the one that moves out as it is not articulated?
Also I do not believe the sensors are actually doing the alignment utilizing the lines. If they were the driver would be f**ked backing into a dock with no lines. The lines are guides for the drivers (I use them myself backing 40′ gooseneck w/1-ton Dodge). And they put the cross hatching across the lines for speed perspective.