Volkswagen Passat CC

Volkswagen’s newest luxury sedan, the CC (or the Passat CC), has done it again. This graceful four-door coupe, brought out only recently, has already won the prestigious iF Product Design Award as well as the Australian International Design Award. And now Volkswagen can add the Red Dot Design Award to its list of achievements.

One of the most sought after design awards, the Red Dot prize has been presented annually since 1955 by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen on the best designs in the world, and was received this year by Volkswagen designer Martin Kropp on behalf of his whole team.

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2009 Volkswagen CC

The 2009 Volkswagen Passat CC has won the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick award. “The TOP SAFETY PICK award from the IIHS is a tremendous honor for our CC,” said Mark Barnes, Chief Operating Officer, Volkswagen of America, Inc.

“We are thrilled when organizations like the IIHS recognize the hard work of our engineers who are dedicated to the safety of our customers. This award further validates Volkswagen’s Prevent and Preserve Safety System approach to vehicle safety.” To get the Top Safety Pick rating, a vehicle must score tops in front, side and rear impact results. The CC fits into the IIHS’s ‘midsize, moderately priced cars’ category for measuring purposes.

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The Volkswagen Group has announced the arrival of 16 Passat Lingyu Fuel Cell vehicles which shall participate in fleet demonstrations at the California Fuel Cell Partnership in Sacramento, Calif. These prototypes actually debuted during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and are mainly manufactured in China.

The Passat Lingyu fuel cell vehicles are being added to the existing fleet of eight Volkswagen fuel cell vehicles also at the California Fuel Cell Partnership. In total, these 24 vehicles create the largest fleet of fuel cell cars from a single manufacturer at one location anywhere in the world.

In a quest toward sustainable mobility, Volkswagen Group is exploring a number of new technologies to achieve greater fuel efficiency and reduce harmful emissions. The company’s commitment to the environment also covers the entire lifespan of a car, from the earliest stages of the manufacturing process to the vehicle’s final trip to the recycling yard.

(Source) Press

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Volkswagen Korea officially unveiled the first car in the world with “Lane Assist” in the Passat CC. The Passat CC was officially introduced during a press conference to launch its 4-door coupe ‘Passat CC’ in Korea market.

The Passat CC unifies sports car dynamics and sedan comfort with Lane Assist lane keeping system Dynamic Drive Control electronic chassis system is standard starting at 170 PS High-class engines deliver 140 PS to 300 PS. The Passat CC is a progressive technological platform with high-class engines (103 kW / 140 PS to 220 kW / 300 PS) and innovative assistance and driving dynamics systems.

(Source) Aving

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How’s this year’s SEMA treating you? If you didn’t make it to Las Vegas yet, we’re going to show you what your missing. Actually we’re missing it too, but we’re making up for all that live action.

Right here we have a new Passat from VW, the Super CC Performance Concept. The car will surprise you with a 2.0 liter TSI with a 3-stage APR turbo capable of Eco Mode, GT Mode and Full Power Mode. In Eco Mode you will get 222 hp, 236 lb.-ft. and you’ll average 33 mpg on the autobahn and 27 mpg in the city. GT Mode will get you 252 hp and 268 lb.-ft. while the Full Power Mode will get you 311 hp and 313 lb.-ft.
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via Press

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