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Preview: Volkswagen Passat CC wagon

Posted Mon Sep 1 2008 7:06 PM by Ralph Hanson

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 pace of the company’s new model roll out. Set to appear over the next couple of years are the recently revealed Mark VI Golf, new-generation Polo, the up! minicar range, a new roadster and North American sedan, plus all of their respective cabrio and wagon variants. One other possibility is a new wagon based on the Passat CC.

Expected to be launched a year from now, this latest rendering gives a good indication as to what a new Passat CC wagon could look like. As suggested by this rendering, the wagon will feature the same sleek profile as the saloon but could also include a slightly longer wheelbase to boost interior space. Seating capacity, however, should remain at enough space for four.

The engine lineup should mirror that of the sedan, which means a base 2.0L TSI engine with 200hp (147kW) and 207lb-ft of torque in the U.S., available with either a six-speed manual or six-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission. Available optionally will be a flagship 3.6L FSI, rated at 280hp (206kW) and 266lb-ft of torque. Other markets will feature a base 160hp (105kW) 1.8L: TSI model and two diesel variants developing 140 (90kW) and 170hp (110kW) respectively.

VW marketing chief Detlef Wittig has previously stated that the company expects 60% of CC sales to come from the U.S. alone, which means the wagon would likely be sold on both sides of the Atlantic.

Volkswagen Passat CC wagon rendering

Volkswagen Passat CC

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Reader Comments

• Mon Sep 1 2008 7:31 PM

  NoNameDenton says

  Bet it would be even more expensive then the "four door coupe" version.

• Mon Sep 1 2008 7:36 PM

  www.mywheelsonwalls.com says

  Now that would stand out in a crowd!!! Will I be able to buy one in the U.S.?

• Mon Sep 1 2008 8:31 PM

  chris says

  seems kind of counter productive... lets make a big car hot... and then make it ugly again.

• Mon Sep 1 2008 9:23 PM

  TaeKwonDonkey says

  Does CC stand for "sexy edititon" in German?

• Tue Sep 2 2008 5:58 AM

  BAUMM III says

  VW; Can you please do a four door coupe wagon cabrio now?

• Tue Sep 2 2008 7:15 AM

  Gerard says

  The project was allready dead before VW launched the sedan.

• Tue Sep 2 2008 11:58 AM

  raptor says

  Now all we need is Mercedes CLS wagon.

• Tue Sep 2 2008 8:30 PM

  NoNameDenton says

  No raptor, bad, now Mercedes will do it now that someone said it.