Passat CC Official: New Passat CC 4-door Coupe

[siko]

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Honestly I'm disappointed... it's not ugly, but it's not great either.

 

[audi_rudy]

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Im a VW guy and I gotta say this looks amazing. The regular Passat looks very good but there is just something awkward about it that this coupe takes care of.

 

[klier]

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I personally don't like it much at first sight, but that might change in a few days...

The overhang on both sides doesn't bode well.

 

[SDNR]

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Can't say I hate nor love it. It's not that bad actually although the tail lights could have been less VW-ish(the rings).

It is one of the last remaining details that gives us any clue of its brand-identity.

There are no lifestyle products without real lifestyle brand behind. And VW is definitely not a lifestyle brand. Period.

VW is desperate to be recognized as a lifestyle brand.

 

[DaSilva]

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Pathetic Passat

Only reason to buy one will be because of the price

 

[Centurion]

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It is one of the last remaining details that gives us any clue of its brand-identity.

I know but they could have given the lights a little more flair. VW has been very lazy, boring and slightly bland with their designs lately. A little individuality would have been good, like MB how the differentiated the CLS from the E-class.

I'm afraid that the Passat Coupe gives off poor-man's-CLS vibes, and that's mostly because of the name and very Passat-ish design.

On the other hand, if it just cost 5 000 euro more than a Passat then it might not be a bad buy at all.

 

[jack]

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^ Does the CLS has any "advantage" over a normal E class?

This car will not be purchased with any consideration of an "advantage" --- this is purely about offering a "lifestyle product" ...a slightly more exclusive variation of a mainstream product. It is more about personal style choice than anything practical.

the csl and e class are style wise two totally different worlds.

maybe i'm leaning abit too wide out of the window, but i would compare this with sangyongs coupe suv - its hardly recotnised nor does anyone appreciate their move -> then bmw is making that move, and everyone are loving it and are totally hyped, and i bet that its going to be successful...
...what i want to say is, that bmw simply has the image for such a move - and there you have the same situation we have here in front of us
and i simply don't see vw buyers as people that like to focus on design ques

 

[Der Hofmeister]

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Totally bland!I am far from being at least 0.(00000.....000001)% interested in this car!Sorry to tell you, VW, but you aren't even close to the beautiful and charming lines of the Mercedes-Benz CLS!Only another boring car from Wolfsburg...

Actually, I think there are some(little though...) similarities with the design of the Peugeot 607...

Peugeot 607 (2004) - 800x600 wallpaper 02

Really unimpressive!

 

[SDNR]

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.... i simply don't see vw buyers as people that like to focus on design ques

You don't? .......why is that?

Totally bland!I am far from being at least 0.(00000.....000001)% interested in this car!Sorry to tell you, VW, but you aren't even close to the beautiful and charming lines of the Mercedes-Benz CLS!Only another boring car from Wolfsburg...

Thanks for your thoroughly unbiased views MBZ Fan.

 

[Bruce]

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That's my confusion with VW these days.

They don't seem to know what kind of car manufacturer they are supposed to be anymore -- they want to be recognized as a luxury car manufacturer but still want to build cars that compete with Honda Civics. Their design department seems completely lost ....I guess they reflect the identity crisis going on with the marque in general.

Can't say I disagree, Rob.

Volkswagen is undoutedly fantastic marque (I'm sure you'll agree), but their designs are becoming - oh how should we say it? - everyone elses. That make sense?

Fantastic design nonetheless.

 

[jack]

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You don't? .......why is that?

Thanks for your thoroughly unbiased views MBZ Fan.

just look at the sales of the vw golf, its design was outdated since the day it has been released - never the less, its leading the several sales statistics in europe
the proportions of the vw passat a far from well done and its styling gues seem to be "influenced" by some other german car makers - still, it sells pretty good

i hope that de silva is bringing some change ... we will see ... you already see in the passat coupe some touch ups that would have helped the original sedan(the surfaces on the car are far better worked out)

 

[Der Hofmeister]

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You don't? .......why is that?

Thanks for your thoroughly unbiased views MBZ Fan.

For God's sake!It was only an opinion...

 

[SDNR]

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For God's sake!It was only an opinion...

What did I say?

....just relax, I don't have any issues with your opinion at all

just look at the sales of the vw golf, its design was outdated since the day it has been released - never the less, its leading the several sales statistics in europe
the proportions of the vw passat a far from well done and its styling gues seem to be "influenced" by some other german car makers - still, it sells pretty good

i hope that de silva is bringing some change ... we will see ... you already see in the passat coupe some touch ups that would have helped the original sedan(the surfaces on the car are far better worked out)

Hmm, OK ...but I think in the increasingly sophisticated and image-conscious global market we now live in, consumers are increasingly demanding products which can compliment their "personal style" or "lifestyle" -- this would apply to most VW customers as much as a BMW/Audi/Mercedes-Benz customer.

 

[bmer]

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This pic shows more of the front. I think it makes the car look a bit better in my eyes.

 

[DaSilva]

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This pic shows more of the front. I think it makes the car look a bit better in my eyes.

For me it looks just eaven more as a regular boring and chepa vw passat, (good I hate that name) PASSAT

Tragic car.. I do not think this will increse sales by verty much..
I think if they had made a more EOS version it would be slick.. this is just S***!

 

[jack]

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What did I say?

....just relax, I don't have any issues with your opinion at all

Hmm, OK ...but I think in the increasingly sophisticated and image-conscious global market we now live in, consumers are increasingly demanding products which can compliment their "personal style" or "lifestyle" -- this would apply to most VW customers as much as a BMW/Audi/Mercedes-Benz customer.

its true of course, but i don't think that a passat coupe is a way to fullfill this request, but we will see

 

[ree]

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For me it looks just eaven more as a regular boring and chepa vw passat, (good I hate that name) PASSAT

Tragic car.. I do not think this will increse sales by verty much..
I think if they had made a more EOS version it would be slick.. this is just S***!

When there will be a price difference of 10.000 € like it is with the CLS and E-Class - then they will not sell any of this car! But I think, there will be a market for this "special" Passat. It is more sporty and better looking the the regular one and they will offer some nice engines for it.

 

[EnI]

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VW is desperate to be recognized as a lifestyle brand.

Not in Europe. Perhaps in US.

Yet it's quite a paradox: trying to be Toyota-fighter & a lifestyle brand at the same time. VW should finally decide what they want to be.

Regarding the design: they are changing the design path every time new CEO arrives - and they have plenty of them in the last years! And when a new CEO comes, the design chief is fired or he quits. Not good!

 

[MikeJ]

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There are many design elements in this car which we've seen in other cars lately. However, when I think of it, many of these have first appeared on Volkswagens...

I'm going to say that I dig it. It's not the most radical design, not the most provocative... more like quietly handsome in that traditional German way.

 

[jack]

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vw missed the image boost with releasing the 3wheel fun car and the microvan - everyone loved them

but i think that after releasing the UP series and the Sirocco, they will rise again, but this passat coupe is abit frustrating me...