Volkswagen was known to be underpowered. When this ad appeared in town, I was driving a 1960 Volkswagen with a 35 horsepower engine. Top speed was 72 mph. Once I coasted down the east hill of Ygnacio Valley Rd. in my town and got my bug up to 80 mph. I had to slow it down before I could reengage the clutch. Anyhow, Volkswagen also had a great ad campaign back then of making fun of themselves. See the other Volkswagen commercial in this category, titled “Best Commercial Ever.” In 1968, they managed to beef up those little engines to about 53 horsepower. This was the ad they ran.