Even at the age of 53, Jean-Claude Van Damme has it in him. The Belgian actor and martial art veteran is as impressive in his art as he must have been earlier in his life. Watch the new viral video wherein Jean-Claude Van Damme shows off his skills with a crazy split for a new Volvo Trucks Ad.

This TV ad demonstrates stability of the new steering system of Volvo Trucks and has gone viral on YouTube due to this astonishing split performed by the Jean-Claude between the two Volvo Trucks.

The viral video titled "Volvo Trucks- The Epic Split feat. Van Damme" was posted on Volvo's Youtube channel on Nov. 13, 2013 and since then it has been viewed more than 21, 600,000 times. It has also received nearly 50,000 comments by now.

"I've had my ups and downs, my fair share of bumpy roads & heavy winds. That's what made me what I am today. Now I stand here before you. What you see is a body crafted to perfection, a pair of legs engineered to defy the laws of physics and a mindset to master the most epic of splits," says Jean-Claude Van Damme when the video starts.

Focusing on the martial artist's facial expressions one can sense the calm that he maintains while performing the "epic split." With his arms crossed he has each of his foot balancing on each of the Volvo trucks as he stands between the two. As the camera pans we can see the two trucks start to separate and an "epic split" takes its shape with a composed expression on Van Damme's face. By the look at his face it seems as if even at this age the split comes effortlessly. Supporting the video that has gone massively viral is the song "Only Time" by Enya.

Some of the reactions on Twitter read:

A twitter user @Pirje1 commented "Can we just talk about how freaking incredible this is for a minute?'Nothing Will Ever Top This Volvo Commercial"

"Makes me want to sell my house & buy a Volvo truck" --> Advertisers Should Just Quit. Nothing Will Top This Volvo ad" said another Twitter user.

How They Did it?-Volvo Trucks-The Epic Split feat. Van Damme(Live Test 6)

Since the time people have watched this video, they are wondering how they did it. While speaking to Wall Street Journal Anders Vihelmsson, who is the public relations manager for Volvo Trucks said that the stunt is real and is performed in just one take. Though they had many rehearsals round before he performed it finally.

"Van Damme's feet [weren't] secured to the mirrors, but we had him rigged [with a wire] so that if he would fall off he wouldn't die, obviously. We didn't want to be responsible for killing the Muscles from Brussels." reported Andreas Nilsson the video director to The Wall Street Journal.

"The film you see is the first take. But obviously we had tons of rehearsals. The tension was really high. I saw a tough stunt coordinator swell up after we nailed it. That might actually be the nicest memory from the shoot," added Andreas Nilsson.

To witness this "epic split" watch the Jean-Claude Van Damme's in viral video, "Volvo Trucks-The Epic Split feat. Van Damme(Live Test 6)" below.

Viral Video: Volvo Trucks-The Epic Split feat. Van Damme(Live Test 6)


CREDIT: Youtube.com/ Volvo Trucks