"The Gray Man (Director's Cut)"

2 August 2022

2 mins 45s

No grey area.

With the next James Bond not due for years and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One slated for July 2023, Netflix’s The Gray Man has stepped into the spy film breach. However, those looking for ejector seats, bulletproof glass, and front-mounted machine guns may be disappointed.

Though the protagonist of this Audi commercial is shown cars with drone-style rotors, a jet engine, and an invisibility cloak, his associate—CIA agent Miranda (Ana de Armas)—needs something less try-hard and more "progressive". As luck would have it, there's a Q4 Sportback e-tron in the back.

Petrolheads may balk, but even super-spies and their handlers are expected to join the electric revolution. Each souped-up car is rejected with knowing humour, and the brand's confidence in the alternative is clear for all to see.

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