Volkswagen Canada has launched the 2015 Golf and Golf GTI in a unique fashion
And now for something completely different: Volkswagen Canada has launched the 2015 Golf and Golf GTI in a unique fashion. Its "Countdown to a Golf" promotion encourages potential buyers to track these two vehicles online at vw.ca/golf-countdown, where the starting price for each – $18,995 for the Golf and $27,995 for the GTI – will drop by 69 cents per minute. That's almost $1,000 a day. When the price hits a point where a customer is happy to buy it, all he or she has to do is click on the appropriate button marked "Lock it in," use a credit card to secure the deal and then visit a Volkswagen dealership within seven days to finalize it. The catch? If someone else hits the button first, the starting price resets a minute later and the countdown begins anew on another Golf. The promotion runs until June 24.
Beam me up, Scotty
Well, this should relieve traffic gridlock. A U.S. survey by the Pew Research Center and Smithsonian magazine has revealed that 39 per cent of Americans believe that teleportation will be possible 50 years from now. As for travel-related inventions in the year 2064, 6 per cent would like to own a flying car or flying bike, 4 per cent want a personal space craft, 3 per cent a self-driving car, 3 per cent a teleportation device and 1 per cent want a jet pack, hover car or hover board.
New Ford CEO is officially named
Ford has finally confirmed the auto industry's worst kept secret: Mark Fields will replace Alan Mulally as its chief executive officer on July 1. Fields, 53, was Ford's chief operating officer and has worked for the auto maker since 1989. Mulally, 68, is stepping down after almost eight years in charge.
Just the tickets for racing fans
Tickets sales started on May 1 for the Honda Indy Toronto (July 18-20). Go to hondaindy.com for pricing details.
Quoted
"I think we all agree that he was the best driver of all time."
Gerhard Berger, Ayrton Senna's teammate with McLaren, at a ceremony May 1 to mark the 20th anniversary of Senna's death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
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Darren McGee