Samantha’s car ad too hot for New Zealand

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The Nissan commercial above, with Kim Cattrall, comes from Australia, judging by the URL at the end. But a racier version has reportedly been pulled in New Zealand. In the banned ad, Cattrall tells a car salesman, “Why didn’t you tell me it was so big? I just wasn’t prepared for it. … Ah! That was amazing. Absolutely fabulous! I mean the great body and the way you moved it.” What else do they expect Samantha to say?

—Posted by Tim Nudd

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