Special edition CC Gold Coast debuts at Pebble Beach

[Bartek S.]

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – To kick off the market launch of the new CC, Volkswagen of America, Inc. will debut a CC Gold Coast edition at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, August 15-17. The CC Gold Coast highlights the luxury sports coupe with powerful performance, strong lines and luxury touches combining the emotional and expressive stance of a sports coupé with the convenience of a luxury sedan.

“The CC Gold Coast builds upon the luxury sports coupe that debuted at the 2008 North American International Auto Show,” said Derek Jenkins, Chief Designer at Volkswagen’s Santa Monica, California Design Center. “We’ve added luxury and performance extras like tri-coat paint, high-end interior appointments, and ground affects that enhance the sportiness of our newest sedan.”

The unmistakable Volkswagen front-end, with two cross-struts and a centrally placed Volkswagen logo between trapezoidal headlamps is highlighted by the ground effects on the CC Gold Coast. A high-end tri-coat paint, DuPont’s Pepe Pepper, features a rich mix of gold, brown and silver tones that compliment the cars design characteristics.

The rear end of the coupé is also marked by large-surface dual taillights that produce an unmistakable visual image day and night. A spoiler with additional rear-end ground effects helps further enhance the vehicle’s sporty nature. The CC Gold Coast sits on 19 inch propeller style wheels, which provide a combination of sharp style and improved curb appeal.
Volkswagen’s attention to detail is shown off in the interior of the CC Gold Coast with four ergonomically formed sport seats wrapped in luxurious leather, a combination of Latte Macchiatto, Cornsilk with Bronze Piping on the seats with matching accents on the dash and door trim.

The CC Gold Coast edition features the 3.6L TFSI, rated at 280 horsepower and 265lbs.-ft of torque, with the innovative DSG double-clutch 6-speed automatic transmission with Tiptronic, yet another example of the car’s dual nature. The DSG system not only offers the driver the advantage of choosing between fully automatic operation or full manual selection, DSG also changes gears more quickly and smoothly than a conventional transmission, while improving fuel economy.

The CC comes to U.S. market in the fourth quarter of 2008, with a starting price under $27,000.
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[Bartek S.]

 

[Deutsch]

With those wheels and that body kit the Passat CC is one of the nicest cars to look at, ever!

 

[Merc1]

Here is the Passat I've been waiting for, its gorgeous.

M

 

[Deleted member 25]

Very nice but i am still not comfortable with the rearlights.

 

[Centurion]

Wow that's very attractive, especially the interior. I saw the Passat CC for the first time two days ago. It was black and to my surprise it was very sensual, the profile is very sexy. All that's standing in the way is the badge because you generally don't associate VW with sexiness. But this version looks amazing, especially the interior layout and the beige leather. A million times better than Lexus' crappy Pebble Beach editions.

 

[LaArtist]

very hot

 

[ree]

Wow!!! Looks stunning!! I hope there is such a bodykit for the german market coming.

 

[PanterroR]

Best looking Passat ever. Period!

Btw, did they do something with suspension too? Looks lower than a regular CC...

 

[Monster]

Does anyone know why it is called the Gold Coast?

The car is looking far better than in those initial press release photos, I like the interior and the exterior treatment, but I think they could have done just a little bit more, like replacing the front indicators with LED items, that would have complete the package nicely.

 

[Centurion]

I think they could have done just a little bit more

Be careful what you wish for. ASMA might decide to give that huge whale-like front end some shark treatment.

 

[Sunny]

Does anyone know why it is called the Gold Coast?

The car is looking far better than in those initial press release photos, I like the interior and the exterior treatment, but I think they could have done just a little bit more, like replacing the front indicators with LED items, that would have complete the package nicely.

California's nickname is the golden state from the gold rush in 19th century. And so the Californian cost is knows as the gold coast. And I guess since this spacial edition was revealed in Pebble beach which is located in the gold cost and hence the name.

Anyway, I saw this car yesterday. It is really stunning. Much better execution of the 4 door "coupish car" (I refuse to call anything with 4 doors a coupe) than the CLS. And it completely avoids the banana on wheels look. The only "iffy" part is the tail lights.

 

[SDNR]

^ Yes, the tail lights will take a lot of getting used to.

 

[Tarek]

Still can't digest the rear

 

[Monster]

California's nickname is the golden state from the gold rush in 19th century. And so the Californian cost is knows as the gold coast. And I guess since this spacial edition was revealed in Pebble beach which is located in the gold cost and hence the name.

Thanks mate, there is a place in Australia called Gold Coast as well, so that got me thinking.

 

[Cale]

That is so sexxxxy oh my god!

 

[Kowalski]

Most beautiful Passat ever...

 

[Bartek S.]

Chicago 2009: Volkswagen CC Gold Coast concept

It made its debut over the summer at Pebble Beach. It showed up again in November at SEMA. And finally, we have a set of our own live shots of the CC Gold Coast concept because Volkswagen sent the swanky 4-door to Chi-town.

The Gold Coast is doused in a rich-looking brown finish dubbed "Pepe Pepper" by DuPont, and it adopts a squat, muscular stance riding on a set of KW coilovers. 19-inch wheels fill out the wells nicely, and a full ground effects kit brings the look even closer to the ground. Veedub's 280-horsepower 3.6 FSI V6 sits underhood, mated to a six-speed DSG. Stopping power on this looker is further enhanced with a set of the Audi R8's ceramic discs in front.

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[ateekt]

Best looking Passat ever. Period!

Rightly said, I second that!