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The car ad that left the Super Bowl audience all choked up

Dry your eyes, mate.

DARTH VADER, a criminally cute kid, handsome parents,  a beautiful home, a fancy car, and a heartbreaking back story…what’s not to like?

Not much, judging by the way the ad for the new Volkswagen Passat, starring six-year-old Max Page, has gone viral since it first screen during Sunday night’s Super Bowl in the US.

And if the ad wasn’t adorable enough, the little star’s parents have revealed that he has battled some demons in real life too.

In an interview with MSNBC’s Today Show, they told he had life saving heart surgery when he was just one month old, and still has a pacemaker.

Here’s Max when he appeared on the Today Show:

Now, wipe your eyes and read this alternative take on the ad (via @sineadgleeson) >

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