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Main > Car Manufactures > Other > Vw's new four-door to be called CC Volkswagen revealed the Passat CC four-door coupe in January at the Detroit Auto Show. Although it is based on the Passat, the German manufacturer took the decision to rename the vehicle from the Passat CC to the CC.This decision was taken in order to separate the CC from the Passat and to create a new class, as Mercedes did with the CLS four-door coupe. Set to be launched in early 2009, the new Volkswagen CC will be powered by a 2.0 liter turbo diesel engine capable of delivering 200 hp and a 3.6 liter... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-05 08:51:38 Article Views Rating: 379 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen’s four door pseudo-coupe to be called ‘CC’ Volkswagen’s premium four door pseudo-coupe model will simply be called CC when it goes on sale next quarter, and not the full Passat CC as previously thought. The original name came about because the CC rides on the same platform as the regular Passat sedan, although it sits some 5cm lower and stretches more than 3cm. The new name appeared on the official Volkswagen site for the car along with several new images and interior details. Some of the new features include an electrically actuated panoramic... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-05 08:51:00 Article Views Rating: 353 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen drops "Passat" sticks with "CC" for new sedan A few of us around the Autoblog offices have made the case that the recently unveiled Volkswagen Passat CC should replace the current model and drop the "CC" suffix altogether. Both are fine looking vehicles, but there doesn't seem to be any need for another variant carrying the Passat name. Well, apparently VW agrees with part of that argument and has updated its consumer web site with information about the new CC, while dropping the Passat moniker altogether. It's a subtle marketing ploy that may or... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-04 06:08:24 Article Views Rating: 231 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > U.S. Volkswagen plant to source 80% of parts locally VW hasn't yet publicly committed to building one or even two factories in the U.S. though it's apparently considering the South, specifically South Carolina, but is making statements that sound like it's definitely on the way. VW's head of production, Jochem Heizmann, has said that the requirements for a factory are that: it not be in a hurricane zone, it be near a major airport, and that there be "no other production car in the vicinity" -- or at least, Google Translate said that for him.The factory... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 14:10:42 Article Views Rating: 205 |
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