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Volkswagen Group Sverige AB, Södertälje Municipality, Sweden
Hantverksvägen 9, Södertälje, Sweden
Heh, it's there.
If there's one thing we can say about European car makers, it's that most of them seem to have a great sense of humor. Nowhere is this more apparent than on a trip past Volkswagen's Swedish headquarters in Google Street View, where rival auto brand Fiat took the liberty of parking its flagship 500 model right in front of the company's entrance.
Fiat's Swedish base of operations is just 45 minutes away from the VW building, so the prank wouldn't have taken very long to pull off, but just how Fiat knew that Google Street View was in the area is a mystery. But judging by past pre-planned Street View gags, it's clear that once someone spots the car, word travels fast.
Of course, some people are suggesting that the sighting is a rather humorous coincidence, since dozens of vehicles likely roll past Volkswagen's front door every day. However, if you continue following the Street View trail as it makes its way past the building, the Fiat driver clearly has the Google car in his sights, pulling away from the building and following the vehicle for several more shots until abruptly disappearing.
Whatever the case, Volkswagen will have to deal with its new role as a virtual Fiat showroom for at least a year, as that's typically how often Google updates its Street View images. What do you think: Was it an epic prank, or a mere coincidence?
[via Jalopnik]
This article originally appeared on Tecca
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technolo...164409656.html
Volkswagen Group Sverige AB, Södertälje Municipality, Sweden
Hantverksvägen 9, Södertälje, Sweden
Heh, it's there.
The Fiat 500 line has to be the worst car brand ever made. Not even Pontiac was this bad.
I guess its an inside joke.
In the 60’s it was considered funny to get a bunch of guys & pick up a small car like a VW or Fiat & put it on the sidewalk…Putting it up on steps was also done…Perhaps this is the joke?
When I was in elementary school a VW was parked in our dodge ball court & us six graders all grabbed a piece of it & moved it away…Just mangled the bumpers & fenders…
Not necessarily true. I'll bet that Volkswagen will ask Google to blank/blur out the car, or digitally replace it with a VW.
They can certainly ask, but I dont think they are obligated to respond to the request.
If you go to street view before the entrance, the Fiat driver probably dropped someone off. It was clearly in front of the Google map vehicle. My guess it they are an employee that owns a Fiat, it appears to me likely it turned into the parking lot across the street.Of course, some people are suggesting that the sighting is a rather humorous coincidence, since dozens of vehicles likely roll past Volkswagen's front door every day. However, if you continue following the Street View trail as it makes its way past the building, the Fiat driver clearly has the Google car in his sights, pulling away from the building and following the vehicle for several more shots until abruptly disappearing.
Whatever the case, Volkswagen will have to deal with its new role as a virtual Fiat showroom for at least a year, as that's typically how often Google updates its Street View images. What do you think: Was it an epic prank, or a mere coincidence?
The Google car took a right turn, and the Fiat went strait. Not following.
The Yugo says hi!
(Although to be fair it was based on a Fiat design...)
Free advertising. Brilliant. God bless
Heh, I have a good story about my buddy's exploding Yugo.... remind me about that if you ever get back to Texas.The Yugo says hi!
(Although to be fair it was based on a Fiat design...)
I am surprised by the horrible styling of the 500…Fiat made great looking sports cars in the 70’s…Problem was they fell apart @ 40k miles…Hence the term
Fix It Again Tony…
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