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Audi Commercial Pits Spock Versus Spock

By TechTaffy Desk

Audi_commercialHow do you get the better of Spock? Get another Spock, of course.

In a cleverly crafted commercial, vehicle-maker Audi has Leonard Nemoy and Zachary Quinto fighting it out in a battle of smarts.  The battle between Mercedes Benz and Audi has never looked better! 

Watch the vid to see the old Spock cursing, The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins, three-dimensional chess, a self-driving car…

I think my next car is going to be an Audi.

[Image/Video courtesy: Audi]

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