Jalopnik: Passat CC

Volkswagen Plans To Sell Majority Of CC's In US, Would Sell Better As Cu. In.

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:40:00 EDT

The attractive Volkswagen Passat CC, which VW plans to sell as merely the Volkswagen CC despite America's resistance to the metric system, will be going on sale in the US this September and the company apparently has big plans for the "four-door coupe." In a conversation with Automotive News Europe, a VW exec was quoted as saying that the US is expected to make up 60% of the CC's sales. Though we like the look of the new CC in person, that's a pretty steep number for a more-expensive Passat.

The trick might be competitive pricing. The lower end model will be powered by a 2.0-liter TSI fourbanger and should start at around $27K with the 3.6-liter FSI V6 starting somewhere north of the $30K mark. By comparison, the Passat starts out at approximately $24K, making the CC not quite as large a leap as the abandoned Phaeton. [AutoNewsEurope via eGMCarTech]

Volkswagen Passat CC Shall Be Known Merely As VW CC

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:06:00 EDT

If you haven't seen the Volkswagen Passat CC in person, you may not be able to appreciate the muscular beauty of the "four dour coupe" that's headed towards US shores. No one could give us a straight answer for what CC stood for, though most assumed "concept coupe," despite the fact the car is obviously a sedan. Either way, we heard a rumor it was to be merely the Volkswagen CC. Now we have a conformation, of sorts, from the VW website, which is now proudly proclaiming the "CC" for 2008.

We sort of see where Volkswagen is going with this, though the name takes alphanumericism to its ridiculous extreme. If rumors are true, and they want to bring back the Phaeton, they're going to have to place a car in between that luxury cruiser and the standard Passat. By naming the car the Passat CC, you make it harder to justify the higher price for a car that doesn't necessarily offer that much more than a new Passat. That's our thinking, anyways. [Source: CC]

Detroit Auto Show: We Get The Down Low On The Passat CC

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:45:00 EST

The PR people at VeeDub were more than happy to give us a walk through of the black Volkswagen CC, which looks even better than the silver model. Though it's called the Passat CC, and will be likely thought of as a Passat, the current talk is that they'll drop the Passat moniker and offer it as the next step up for VW buyers that didn't go for Phaeton and would otherwise get an Audi or BMW. And we included a close up of the doors for those that asked.Who loves you?

Detroit Auto Show: 2009 VW Passat CC Joins the Self Parking Party

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:45:00 EST

Here's a tidbit we missed from the 2009 Volkswagen Passat CC live reveal on Sunday. It seems that VW is stepping up to the Lexus challenge and introducing an auto-park feature for the swoopy sedan with the coupe-like roof. eGMcartech is reporting on this interesting development, while we're left hoping it's at least faster at automatically making you do it yourself.

Detroit Auto Show: The kids (like apexpredator) ...

Jonny Lieberman — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:50:00 EST

Detroit Auto Show: The kids (like apexpredator) are loving the VW Passat CC's interior. But do the curtains match the drapes?

Detroit Auto Show: Volkswagen Passat CC Four-Door Coupe Live

Matt Hardigree — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:15:00 EST

Volkswagen needs a bit more luxury and, with the less than stellar performance by the Phaeton, you may be looking at it. Chris Doane, our intrepid photographer, managed to grab views from the floor of this new sleek coupe. Getting the jump on Ford, VW will be offering the Passat CC exclusively with direct injection engines "worldwide." That means the US will be getting a 200 horsepower 2.0 liter TSI and 280 horsepower V6 FSI. All of the V6's will be offered with full-time 4MOTION all-wheel drive as standard equipment.

Detroit Auto Show: Volkswagen Passat CC

Jonny Lieberman — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:30:00 EST

Volkswagen is still trying to grab the luxury car brass ring that slipped through their grasp with the Phaeton. So be it. This time out though, instead of going after S-Classes and 7-Series, VW wants to grab steal from the likes of the Mercedes-Benz CLS (and Audi's A6, though die Volks don't want us talking 'bout that). However, instead of making a swoopy "4-door coupe" like MB did, the Passat CC looks like someone dragged an Infiniti M45 out behind the chicken coop and beat it with a ruler. For reals, have you ever seen so many straight lines? The front resembles a buffed-out Sebring hood sitting atop an R8's headlights. Still, the rear of the CC is quite fetching and we're considering getting married to in that glorious back seat.