Volvo Driving Hamster Goes Viral

2 minute stunt clip generates 4.5 million views

It's often said that YouTube is just a bunch of dogs on skateboards videos. But this past week, it was actually more accurately all about hamsters driving Volvos.

Indeed, a two-minute spot featuring a hamster chasing a carrot while indirectly steering a Volvo truck across a treacherous mountain course racked up nearly 4.5 million views, according to the latest data from VidIQ. Otherwise, smartphones once again dominated the VideoWatch/VidIQ branded video ranking, including two spots from Apple as well as the still popular Moto X Lazy Phone clip (15 million views and counting).

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