This short clip from the Top Gear team features The Stig in a white Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series and a Google’s Maps car (an Opel Astra) blasting around the Top Gear test track at Dunsford Aerodrome.
You can view the track on Google Maps and Street View – with the AMG Merc driving along side you.
Street View – Top Gear Track
If you were undecided about buying an 199 mph, £165,000 Mercedes then this film might tempt you. GM also have a bite at the viral marketing cherry with their car also featuring in the video.
The video was uploaded to Top Gear’s YouTube account on January 23rd 2014 – Let’s see how many hits the video gets in the next 24 hours.
Update: 24th January 2014 – Over half a million YouTube views in one day.
Stats showing how this YouTube video has been seen and shared across the web.
Stats provided by the VidIQ plug-in for Chrome show the reach of the video after being online for one day. The G+ figures are similar to the combined Facebook Likes and Shares.
Not everyone can enlist the help of the a world leading TV show to give their marketing a boost but you can use the VidIQ service to analyse engagement with your own YouTube campaigns.
As fun as always with top gear. It never gets old does it?
I was hoping to see the tyre smoke on Street View but it’s not there 🙁