I own a '12 CC. And imo, the 2013 lost the concept of the car. It was a niche car. A reasonable Passat, turned into a coupe with less headroom and negated a seat. It was for the guy (like myself) who doesn't need the space, but has it when they need randomly need it. It has the dramatic styling you don't get in the Passat. Now, it carries the flagship title moreso than last year because the new Passat is a bucket of crap and has to become better all round to fill that top spot.
I can't drive auto, STICK only my GTI 6 speed manual. Auto suck, no control, no feedback, Stick with a clutch, the only way to drive. I think Porsche is up to about 8 speed auto, VW has about 7 now in some, too much, STICK with simple clutch!
Nothing. I just don't get it how can you have the same steering wheel design in small family sedan car and in top level sedan which can cost up to $40k.
Well maybe it's only me, but having the same steering wheel in car that sticker price was $24k and the same steering wheel in $36k car is just sad. That's only my own opinion.
No kidding. I actually like the new Euro Passat...but the US version is too big with a Jetta interior and terrible engine choices (minus the VR6 of course...but...just...it doesn't compare to the old one)
I love Volkswagens, but I must say that Volkswagen is TERRIBLE at making a dependable automatic. I myself will never drive auto no matter who it's by as well :)
Isn't the 2013 just a facelifted version of the 2012? The interior is almost exactly the same and the exterior is too apart from the lights. On top of this, the Passat CC is not Volkswagen's flagship.
I still like the '12 CC better. For the '13, VW pushed more toward general audience and away from "niche segment". Also, I think the 6-spd manual would have been a better match to this drive. I still love the CC, though.
For the US, there is no more expensive -car- in the lineup than a 3.6 Exec 4Motion CC. The Touareg costs more yes, but thats an SUV, and we don't get the Phaeton anymore here. Some decontenting happened on the 2013, such as, it no longer has the Auto-Hold feature for hill and stop/go traffic.
*true man......I drive the VW CC 3.6L 4motion & it shares far too many parts with it's lesser brethren, feels like i've paid for a souped-up jetta?! :P
this video is pretty cool! honestly. you actually get a feel for how the car drives just from the vid. i really like the note of the engine... pretty deep for a 4 banger turbo!
Seat in my GTI are better, more supportive, it matters. this is an Audi A4, ain't it? just priced less cus it's called a VW. But Audi has 211 HP in the 2.ot not JUST 200. Hmmm, does it really, or do they both have the same thing, different chip?
Does it make difference 11 HP? It's the same engine... and Audi A4 is D-segment. Passat CC/ CC/ Arteon are E-segment (its competitors are A6, 5 Series and E-Class)
Anthony Cuda Then how is it different than the standard Passat? I don't really care. I don't really keep up with the VW brand. All I know is the CC, like the Audi A/S7 and the Porsche Pamerama are all copied from the Mercedes-Benz four door coupe Concert the original MB CLS-Class
@@dobrien757 I had a 2014 CC for 8 years and the ride was never harsh but the suspension was very brittle on mine. Always was having to replace some sort or suspension parts. Other than that the car was solid up to 100k miles before it got rear-ended and totaled.
I disagree. As a long time fan of manual transmissions, I took the plunge and bought my first VW with an auto (DSG) last year, and it hasn't shown any problems. At least not yet. The thing changes gear faster than you can blink
