- Dates: February 2012 - May 2012
- Type: Television Commercial
This commercial begins with a Mini Coupe speeding down a city street. It squeals around a corner and continues on. The narrator tells us that the man driving is the winner of their contest to tell the Mini company what their version of the best test drive ever would be in 6 words. The man driving is the winner, and we see him smiling while enjoying the drive. Unexpectedly, someone rises up from the passenger seat. She is dressed like an airline stewardess, and give the driver the customary-style speech one would get on an airplane just as the man reaches a gigantic ramp. They fly up into the air, and come down on the desert salt flats where a helicopter joins them and skydivers jump out of a plane and set up in a line when they land. The man drives between them like a human obstacle course. They continue on through the desert and fly through a "sushi restaurant" with mannequin customers. Even though they don't stop, they somehow pick up some sushi as they speed through, and the stewardess feeds the man with chopsticks while he continues driving. He speeds up to over 100 miles per hour, but comes to a stop where a stage is set up and the Swedish heavy metal band, "Falconer" is putting on a concert just for him. We learn that his six words were: Stewardess, Salt Flats, Paratroopers, Sushi, Falconer. To launch the new Mini Coupe, we asked people to describe their version of "the best test drive ever, period." in six words. We received thousands of entries. This is our winner, Mathew Foster, and this is his test drive. Thank you for choosing to fly Mini Air. Our cruising altitude today will be 10,000 feet. Buckle up, tiger. The best test drive ever. Period. Mathew Foster Portland, Oregon This way Mathew Falconer Mini Six Words: Stewardess, Salt Flats, Paratroopers, Sushi, Falconer Matthew Foster