Car Cameo: Mini Countryman ft. Taio Cruz - Hangover

Welcome to a new regular feature on Car Throttle called "Car Cameo". In this column we bring you the latest images and videos from around the web where cars have managed to make cheeky cameos on television, music video and film sets. It's no mistake that they get to show their beautiful faces. Product placement has become widespread as manufacturers and brands look for creative ways to get heard in an increasingly noisy advertising market.

Our first Car Cameo has been spotted in Taio Cruz's latest video "Hangover" featuring none other than rapper extraordinaire Flo Rida. In this attempt at a rip-off of the famous "Hangover" film series, Taio attempts to recall a messy night before and wakes up to a house strewn with party debris. Noice.

In flashbacks to the night before though, we see Taio in a yacht with some sexy ladies being towed by an Orange Mini Countryman. It's hard to make out exactly what spec this is, but judging from the alloys and front grille, we're going to take a stab at it being a Cooper S or SD All4 (not that we ever get to hear the exhaust note, the diesel grumble would be a giveaway). This particular Countryman has been decorated with a nice union jack graphic on the roof which means it can be easily visible by helicopter filming crews.

Has British front-man Taio created another catchy tune? Let's keep our eyes on the charts but there's no doubt this will break the Top 10. And what of the Countryman? It's seen a lot of face-time recently in music videos and there's obviously been a push by Mini to get the word out about this funky dynamic performer. I guess we're going to be seeing a lot more of it in weeks to come. Go watch the video and tell us if we got the model right: