2009 VW Passat CC touted at Detroit show
The 2008 Detroit Auto Show is in full swing, and one of the first launches include the 2009 Volkswagen Passat CC, a so-called “coupe” that still looks like a frigging four-door sedan.
Inspired by the Mercedes-Benz CLS, the CC simply is a reskinned Passat, thereby riding on the same crappy front-driven Passat platform and utilising the same VW engines, topping the range with a 300 hp 3.6L V6, while the lowest engine is reported as basic as the 115 hp 2.0L inline-4 for the European market. All-wheel-drive will probably be available in the top versions. Probably optional, there will be three selectable chassis control systems, namely Sport, Normal and Comfort. In addition to a host of electronic gizmos, Volkswagen will begin offering its own version of the Lexus LS Park Assist feature on the CC.
A good-looking car for sure, but with the expected jump up in price above the already-overpriced Passat, and with a non-sporting platform to boot, we expect it to die out in a few years like the Phaeton.
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No wonder this website wont take off. This is one of the least informative and negative reviews I have seen posted on any car. And with comments like “we expect it to die out in a few years like the Phaeton.”, you show you have no business reviewing cars. How about this for predictions…
We expect your crappy website to die out in a couple years like the Phaeton.
And yes, I am a Moron.
Scott
15 Jan 08 at 11:02 am