Photos: Volkswagen Passat CC

By Staff writers on 14 January 2008

The current Passat four-door sedan isn't exactly the most exciting car around, so VW have introduced a new faster looking variant.

In addition there's also a host of electronics usually reserved for luxury cars. Most of our excitement for this new model is due to the all-new navigation and entertainment system, which looks to be a big improvement on Volkswagen's current offering.

Engine choices
For Europe, the Passat CC will be offered with diesel and petrol engines, and we can reasonably expect the same here albeit, probably, with less choice. Engines available overseas are a 2-litre turbocharged four cylinder putting out 147bhp or a 3.6-litre V6 making 205kW. There's also a 118kW 1.8-litre engine which can be paired with a seven speed version of Volkswagen's DSG.

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