The German manufacturer has announced today the Volkswagen Passat CC price for the UK market. The Volkswagen Passat CC price starts at 21,040 pounds RRP on the road 1.8-litre TSI 160 PS version. The Volkswagen Passat CC price goes up to 31,120 pounds for the top of the range 3.6-litre V6 300 PS model. The Volkswagen Passat CC comes equipped with Park Assist, Lane Assist and Automatic Distance Control. The company plans to sell 2,500 units this year on the British market with the number going up to 5,800 next year.
Volkswagen Press Release:
PRICES ANNOUNCED FOR VOLKSWAGEN’S LATEST COUPE: THE PASSAT CC
Volkswagen has announced prices for its new four-door, four-seater coupe, the Passat CC, which is available to order from retailers across the UK from next week, Friday 16th May. The first cars, if ordered now, will start arriving in the UK in mid-July. The entry-level CC, the 1.8-litre TSI 160 PS will cost £21,040 RRP on the road, with prices rising to £31,120 for the range-topping 3.6-litre V6 300 PS.
The Passat CC opens a new market niche for Volkswagen and strengthens the company’s range of models
in the hotly-contested B-segment. With high quality and impressive specification levels across the range, the Passat CC is likely to appeal to private and fleet buyers alike.
Two trim levels are available: standard CC and GT. Standard models boast sports suspension, 17” ‘Phoenix’ alloy wheels, 2Zone Climatronic air conditioning, touchscreen CD stereo system with six-disc autochanger, six-way electrically adjustable sports seats, a multifunction leather steering wheel, six airbags and ESP. GT adds, 18” ‘Interlagos’ alloy wheels, ‘silversprint’ upholstery, tinted windows and front foglights
as well as, for the first time on a Volkswagen, Adaptive Chassis Control (ACC). With three settings – comfort, normal and sport – ACC acts not only on the damper units to firm up or soften the ride but also changes the characteristics of the electro-mechanical steering system to suit a more comfort- or sport-orientated drive. This is also an option on the standard car.
Three engines are available at launch – two petrol and one diesel. Petrol options are a 1.8-litre TSI unit developing 160 PS and 184 lbs ft of torque linked to a six-speed manual or DSG gearbox
plus the flagship 3.6-litre V6 FSI with 300 PS and 258 lbs ft of torque channelled via 4MOTION four-wheel drive and DSG gearbox. A common rail 2.0-litre TDI with 140 PS is also offered at launch, and will be joined in September by a 170 PS version of the same powerplant. An additional 2.0-litre petrol unit, with 200 PS, will also become available at this time.
Other innovative systems offered on the Passat CC include Park Assist, Lane Assist and Automatic Distance Control, the latter two of which have only been seen before on Volkswagen’s Phaeton and Touareg luxury models.
Around 2,500 Passat CCs are forecast to be sold in the UK this year, rising to 5,800 in 2009.
For more information on the Passat CC, visit www.volkswagen.co.uk.
