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Refreshed Passat CC unveiled


Refreshed Passat CC unveiled

Author: Isaac BoberDate: 4 November 2011
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A face-lifted version of the Volkswagen Passat CC will be unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this month.

And, if the pics and the guff that Volkswagen has just released are anything to go by, it’s hoping the Passat CC will take a large step upmarket.For a start, as you can see, it gets new front and rear styling and plenty of extra, standard equipment.

The Passat CC will come with a choice of three direct-injection petrol engines, producing 118kW, 155kW and 220kW. The first two engines will be offered with the choice of both manual and DSG, while the most powerful variant will have a DSG only.

Diesel options, and there’s no word on what guise the Passat CC will make it Down Under  in (or even if it will), include a 103kW and 125kW engines, and both get stop-start and battery regeneration. In terms of fuel consumption, the smaller diesel engine will return around 4.7L/100km when mated to a six-speed manual transmission.

The Passat CC gets a new three-finned radiator grille, bi-xenon headlight and engine hood designs inspired by VW’s ‘design DNA’ styling. Cost-optional LED daytime running lights are integrated into the headlight housings. The car also has an extra air intake beneath its body-coloured bumper.

The frameless door design of the outgoing Passat CC remains and the car’s side-profile boasts more distinctively sculpted side sills between the wheel housings. The rear bumper and tail lights designs are also new and put more emphasis on horizontal lines.

Standard exterior equipment on the Passat CC includes dual tailpipes, 17-inch alloys, bi-xenon headlights, static cornering lights, LED tail lights and headlight washing system.

On the inside, the car comes with a fatigue detection system, stainless steel door sill plates, front head restraints and chrome surrounds on switches and air vents. Other kit offered as standard includes ESP, sport chassis and hill-start assist.

Key technical features on the options list include a lane assist system, fatigue detection, a dynamic light assist (which automatically dips high beam so that oncoming traffic isn’t dazzled), park assist and a boot that can be operated via a motion sensor.

Customers can also spec the Passat CC with a range of comfort-oriented options include a transparent panoramic sunroof, a range of alloy wheel sizes, hands-free kit, adaptive cruise control and active climate seats with massage function.

The car will go on sale in Germany in January 2012, with other European markets following a few months later.

There’s no word on whether the Passat CC will make it to Australia, and if it does, we can’t imagine it arriving before very late 2012.

 

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