Volkswagen’s style-heavy four-door-coupe, the CC, gets a mid-cycle refresh for the 2013 model year. Changes are minor, and most serve to tie the car’s styling in to other models currently in VW’s lineup. Up front, the new, narrow HID headlights are accented by LED running lights...
Dear Teri Hatcher: We need answers -- in general, and to the following questions triggered by a peek at the photo linked below: 1) Who's your stylist? 2) Do you know that... April 22, 2010 by Richard Read 6
The Volkswagen Passat CC was first revealed as far back as January 2008 but it's only now that the car is being offered with an optional fifth seat--and even then, it's only... January 25, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 3
Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout - APEAL - is how J.D. Power measures the 'gratification' a car owner experiences with each new model on the market. For the fifth... July 16, 2009 by Kenneth Hall 1
The 2009 red dot design award winners were announced back in March, but last night the 'Best of the Best' award was handed out at a presentation in Essen, Germany, to... July 1, 2009 by Nelson Ireson 1
Advanced vehicle systems like stability control, ABS and traction control have become so common that we often gloss over them in a car's spec sheet, but they are important... June 8, 2009 by Ralph Hanson 1
First shown off as a concept at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, Renault's Twingo CC (coupe-cabrio) was expected to make it to production in 2008. Delays have hit the little... April 28, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann 4
The Passat has been a relative success for Volkswagen in the U.S., but the company is already hard at work on a New Midsize (or mid-market) Sedan, not-so-cleverly codenamed... April 27, 2009 by Ralph Hanson 18
While we all like to go on about horsepower or differentials or suspension arms when discussing new cars, we often overlook the place where you and your car will spend the... April 8, 2009 by Jeremy Weber 2
While many Americans are struggling to make ends meet during the current financial crisis, the people of Chattanooga, Tennessee, have a brighter outlook thanks to the... March 23, 2009 by James Martinez
The Passat CC made its debut early this year, bringing the four-door coupe profile to a popularly affordable price point for the first time. Now the company has unveiled its... December 3, 2008 by Alex Kaufmann 1
Heralded as the car that will bring the haute four-door sedan form factor to the masses, the VW CC sedan has already been the basis for the CC Gold Coast Edition, and now it... November 5, 2008 by Nelson Ireson 2
Volkswagen is joining the throngs headed out to Las Vegas for the SEMA show starting tomorrow. Among its offerings will be a 2009 Jetta TDI Cup Car, a TDI Cup 'Street'... November 3, 2008 by Nelson Ireson
The downturn in vehicle sales around the world is affecting nearly every carmaker in some way or another, but not equally in each market. Volkswagen, for example, has been on... October 7, 2008 by Nelson Ireson
More and more carmakers are considering diesel engines for the U.S. market, despite a traditional perception that the oil-burners would be unwelcome. The simple truth is that... September 9, 2008 by Nelson Ireson 6
Volkswagen’s recent announcement that it has overtaken Ford as the world’s third biggest carmaker doesn’t appear as though it will have any effect on the... September 1, 2008 by Ralph Hanson 8