Volkswagen Passat CC

Beyond the mainstream

Wolfsburg, 07 April 2008 -- With more than 15 million cars built, the Volkswagen Passat and Volkswagen Passat Variant rank among the really big successes in automotive history. Now Volkswagen is extending the model range of this car line by adding a third dimension: the Volkswagen Passat CC.

2008 Volkswagen Passat CC: Beyond the mainstream

Highlights:
* Volkswagen Passat CC unifies the sedan and coupé worlds
* First Volkswagen with lane-keeping assistant and adaptive chassis control
* Volkswagen Passat CC TDI (140 PS) already satisfies Euro-5 emissions standard; average fuel consumption is just 5.8 liters

Car show highlights in Leipzig: Volkswagen Scirocco and Volkswagen Passat CC and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles presents the Volkswagen Caddy Maxi Tramper

Wolfsburg / Leipzig, 28 March 2008 - Volkswagen is launching into this year’s automotive springtime with a genuine display of new model fireworks. Six German premieres are being presented to the public from April 5 to 13 in Leipzig at the 2008 Automobil International. They include the four-door Volkswagen Passat CC coupé and the new all-round Scirocco sports car.

02/01/2008 Hanover, Germany -- The new Volkswagen Passat CC four-door, which just premiered at the Detroit Motor Show (NAIAS), leaves the plant equipped with self-sealing Continental tyres. Using technology they call ContiSeal, the leading German tyre manufacturer has developed a system that makes it possible for a vehicle to continue on its ways even after a tyre has been punctured with a screw or nail.

ContiSeal: Continental's Self-Sealing Tire: A protective layer on the inside of the tread immediately seals holes that develop when screws or nails puncture the tyre, so that no air can escape

New Routan van from Volkswagen especially for the US market

Wolfsburg, 16 January 2008 - Volkswagen is stepping on the gas in one of its most important markets. Just weeks after the successful premiere of the new Volkswagen Passat CC at the current NAIAS 2008, Europe's largest car manufacturer will present the new Volkswagen Routan in Chicago (February 6 - 17, 2008).

Volkswagen will be showing its new minivan for the first time at the Chicago Auto Show. "Routan" is a newly coined word indicating the bond between Volkswagen and America. "Routan" contains both the English word "route" as well as the "-an" suffix which is appended to the names of Volkswagen's European vans - Volkswagen Touran and Volkswagen Sharan.

Sportiness meets elegance

Wolfsburg/Detroit, 13 January 2008 - Just a few days into the New Year Volkswagen is setting off its latest firework with today’s world-exclusive launch of the new four-door Passat CC at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). A car that is anything but mainstream.

2008 Volkswagen Passat CC

The new Volkswagen embraces differences. It is a coupé, yet has four doors; it offers supreme comfort whilst at the same time oozing pure dynamism. Its sporty interior is uncompromising yet spacious.