The only way this video could have had more freedom in it was if the people were naked and smoking weed. To mark the start of the 124 Spider launch in America, Fiat released a short commercial that tells us the birds are tired of flying and want to ride in a roadster.
Considering this is the first rear-wheel drive Fiat in several decades, we don't blame the eagle in the clip for it. But why didn't this bad boy land in a Mazda Miata already, seeing as it's the same car and has been on sale since last year?
We've got to stop asking stupid questions, or else we'll go cuckoo crazy. Anyway, Fiat has also turned into a victim of technology and even made a 360-degree version of the video from the point of view of the eagle. It's cool, but not as cool as the first Warcraft movie trailer, plus we still haven't got around to buying the official VR gear for the office, so there's no way of enjoying it.
The "director of photography" for this video is called Roi. He's a white-tailed eagle that's very particular about the way he films his videos. He also likes 1.4-liter turbo engines and Italian leather.
Riding with the top down in this stylish, Italian convertible makes it easy to feel as free as a bird. So the bird's-eye view is the best way to show off the 124 Spider. In most of the shots, he doesn't actually land between the roll hoops, but on a specially designed bar stuck to the trunk.
Nowadays, you can buy the latest DJI Phantom drone and tell it to follow the car for a mile without any human intervention. By comparison, it takes several years for a bird to trust his master or land at a specific location. But the outcome is so much more spectacular, wouldn't you agree?
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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