Jean-Claude Van Damme’s legendary Volvo truck split still blows minds today
Published on Sep 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Sep 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
This legendary stunt involving Jean-Claude Van Damme and a couple of Volvo trucks is still seriously impressive more than a decade on.
Back in 2013, Volvo enlisted the help of Hollywood star Van-Damme to showcase its ‘dynamic steering response’.
The advert, titled The Epic Split, saw the actor performing the splits on the wing mirrors of two reversing trucks.
The commercial went on to win several awards, and re-watching the footage 12 years later, it’s not hard to see why.
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With a background in both local and national press in the UK, Claire moved to New Zealand before joining the editorial team at Supercar Blondie in May 2024. As a Senior Content Writer working on New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), Claire was the first writer on the team to make the site’s output a slick 24/7 operation covering the latest in automotive news.
