Tuesday 19th August 2008

Passat CC Gold Coast

VW chooses Pebble Beach to launch CC special edition

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Many carmakers choose the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance classic car show to showcase special editions, and this year VW was no exception. The Passat CC Gold Coast edition has a 3.6-litre V6, 6-speed DSG double-clutch transmission, unique tri-coat paint featuring a mix of gold, brown and silver tones, a ground effects package with front and rear spoilers, and new 19-inch alloy wheels.

There is also four leather sports seats with bronze piping and matching colours on the dash and door trim. The VW Passat CC is likely to arrive in the US around December this year, with a starting price under $27,000.

 

[Neomagic]

G Unit!

I quite like it actually, pefer it not in gold but that's not really the idea lol.

[Essex Exile]

HHmmmmm beige, nice!!!!!!!!!!

[MogulBoy]

A bit too beige for me but the Passat CC is a very handsome car only let down IMO by the fact that it is only curretnly available as a 4-seater.

OK, so Merc limit the CLS to four seats to 'differentiate it' from the saloon alternative but VW themselves will flog you a 4 or 5-seat version of the Phaeton.

I (occasionally!) wonder how few Phateons they would have actually sold if it was only ever available in 4-seater configuration!

[fathomfive]

Hmmmm

Special editions already?

and a brown one at that

[shouldbenicholas]

Looks like it'll give a back-breaking ride?

...Handsome sod though - I like the look of it!

[gaz132]

I thought CC meant Convertible Coupe or is that just Peugeot speak?

[mrk4thom]

$27,000 in the US. That means it will be circa £14,000 here

[neh321]

MogulBoy said:

I (occasionally!) wonder how few Phateons they would have actually sold if it was only ever available in 4-seater configuration!

Could they have sold fewer than they actually have? Have they sold any?

[Epiphany]

Quite, I think I've only seen three since they were released.

[aerospoke]

Just saw one at my dealer it had a 1.8t engine and cost 42t €!
They are really trying to milk us europeans. Looks nice though.

Cheers Jens

[Collaudatore]

mrk4thom said:

$27,000 in the US. That means it will be circa £14,000 here

if only.....

[dean_ratpac]

a nice looking car...

[Tahiti]

Lovely looking car, horrid colour. Special editions??!!

[fastgerman.com]

Very swish! Looks like some styling ideas have been pinched from the 6 series up front. Best looking VW saloon I've ever seen!

[slk 32]

MMMMMMMMMMMM......Bronze

(The new harvest gold)

[dazsmith69]

would look great without the VW badge on

[White-Noise]

CC - is this a new model or something? I have not heard of it before.

Think it looks nice! Are they doing a 4wd or rwd version?

[DamoLLb]

White-Noise said:

CC - is this a new model or something? I have not heard of it before.

Think it looks nice! Are they doing a 4wd or rwd version?

4x4 maybe...RWD, I shouldnt think so, in fact Im going to just say no

[CTE]

A Passat with a different roof line....hmmmm that`s creative!

[tomTVR]

Can you actually buy this special edition? Otherwise its just a lightly modified VW and hardly newsworthy.