Will The New Passat CC Become The Poor Man's CLS?

Yet another answer to a question no one asked.

more like yet another question you cared not to answer?

The real answer to the question is that it already is. But it depends on your definition of "poor". In today's economy the middle class has become poor by overextending themselves with credit purchases. Having said that, there is great value in this very special Passat and all classes are encouraged to buy it if funds permit.

The Passat CC looks better than that ugly cls thing has ever, will ever, or could ever hope to look. They could reduce one to the price of the CC, and I'd still walk past it without a second glance, and head straight to the CC.

Until you learn how to spell bulldogs, not much chance anyone will assume you have a brain yourself.

Cheers!

uhhh yea it is

It almost looks like a CL in that picture.

It almost looks like a Chrysler Sebring, in that picture.

Well, yeah, the CLS is twice the price so it should be better at SOMETHING.

The CLS is UGLY and is already selling poorly. This CC will just take sales from the already weak selling Passat. VW has a long way to go in the US. This CC and CLS are truly the answer to a question nobody asked.

If cheap is this good looking, then sure I'm buying it.

I do wish people stop referring a 4-door sedan as coupe. It's just sportier look sedan.

Why couldn't you call it a coupe? Who ever said a coupe should be 2 doors?

If you read Webster's definition of the word COUPE, it states: a 2-door automobile often seating only two persons.

So calling a 4-door automobile a coupe doesn't make sense.

"A coupé (French word from the verb couper to cut) or coupe is a car body style with a close-coupled interior offering either two seats or [[2+2 (car body style)|2+2]] seating (space for two passengers up front and for two occasional passengers in the rear). Through the 1950s convertible models were sometimes called convertible coupés, but since the 1960s the term coupé has generally been applied exclusively to fixed-roof models. Coupés generally, but not necessarily, have two doors, although automobile makers have offered four-door coupés and three- and five-door hatchback coupés, as well. Modern coupés generally have the styling feature of frameless doors, with the window glass sealing directly against a weather-strip on the main body.

The SAE distinguishes a coupé from a sedan (saloon) primarily by interior volume; SAE standard J1100 defines a coupé as a fixed-roof automobile with less than 33 ft³ (0.93 m³, 934 L) of rear interior volume. A car with a greater interior volume is technically a two-door sedan, not a coupé, even if it has only two doors. Some car manufacturers may nonetheless choose to use the word coupe or coupé to describe such a model, e.g., the Cadillac Coupe de Ville.

Alternatively, a coupe is distinguished from a two-door sedan by the lack of a "B" pillar to support the roof. Sedans have an "A" pillar forward at the windshield, a "B" pillar aft of the door, and a "C" pillar defining the aftermost roof support at the rear wind-screen. Thus with all side-windows down, a coupe would appear windowless from the "A" to the "C" pillars. These fixed-roof models are described as a hardtop. A sedan with all side-windows down would have a "B" pillar approximately mid-way to break the windowless appearance."

if the CLS is such a horrible car, how in the hell did it spawn a new class that everyone is looking to compete in....see Panamera, Rapide, CS concept, now this CC.

As far as the CC is concerned, is it a poor man's CLS? Well its got a good look to it like the CLS but could have used more power. I hate to have a car that looks fast and sporty, but isnt.

Good question, I do not know why everyone is scurrying to copy the CLS when it has not been a good seller. The CLS to me is an E-Class with a cramped back seat, terrible visibly and odd looks.

The CLS is an e-class with a cramped back seat. Literally. Its the chassis of eclass. That being said, I cannot say the looks are odd. I have thought these things are one of the coolest looking cars on the road since their debut. I would struggle to pay a 10k premium just to swap an eclass for cramped backseat interior though, just cuz i think it looks cool.

I haven't been seeing any CLSs lately. I think it's like a fashion statement that people just got over. How are the sales going?

I like the look of the Passat CC, but I don't think it will sell much.

At the end of the day its still a VW.. ;->

o_O

How many of you are there???

EL34, 43LE, EI34, 43IE... did I forget anyone?

WOW, nice from that angle

Even though the VW display was not crowded with people, this car stole the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. After seeing BMW and Mercedes, this car made more sense, had stunning looks and sophistication. I still think it will be unaffordable for most Americans as the American Dollar plummets. The Audi A5 at 50K seemed like a lot of car for the money as well although it will be pricey for the American market where people can get a Mustang with a V8 for a lot less.
The VW Phaeton was the best car I had seen at any show a few years back. I hear it will return next year but be downsized and cheapened, big mistake, this is a great way to Alienate budget buying Americans. Reduce the bells and whistles, to save cost, not Foot, leg and headroom. No one wants to a $50k car and not be able to take it on a vacation. No one wants a car where you can’t put luggage in the trunk. Also a car in the $50k range should be equipped with a full-sized, inflated spare, no exceptions.

I think I will wait for the VW Phaeton, or perhaps the Passat sedan with a Diesel and manual gearbox makes more sense.

Way too expensive. If VW is going to try and move up into luxury segments, they need far more striking designs. This thing looks frumpy, and a four door coupe needs to be the opposite of frumpy.

If they plan to move up to the luxury segment, they need to take the honking great 'Flava-Flav' VW emblem off the front of the grill.

That is the reason the Phaeton never sold.

Yeah Boyeeeee!

This VW is a wonderful looking piece of art :-\

Probably

What is more important, the car, or the emblem?

why do all of these companies need to make these 4 door "coupes"? If they want to make a better looking sedan, why don't they just make a really sleek passat instead of trying to make a whole new model? The BMW CS sorta makes sense since it'll be more expensive an have truly unique styleing- it'll be a completely different car. But this seems to just be a really extensive body kit on a passat. who cares?