The updated Volkswagen Passat CC B7 has been on sale in Russia since the spring of 2012. The world premiere of the modernized stylish fastback sedan Volkswagen Passat SS took place in the fall of 2011 as part of the Los Angeles Auto Show. Interestingly, after the update, the car is sold all over the world under the name Volkswagen CC, and only in the Russian market is the model offered as the Volkswagen Passat CC. For Russians, the name Passat is a familiar guarantee of quality, reliability and style. Price Volkswagen Passat SS 2013-2014 model year starts in Russia from 1195 thousand rubles for a car in the basic configuration with 1.8 TSI petrol (152 hp) and takes off up to 2116 thousand rubles, and this is without taking into account the cost of options, for version 3, 6 V6 4Motion.
Launching the Comfort Coupe (this is how the letters CC in the model name are deciphered) in 2008, the management took a risk. At the beginning of production, no one knew how buyers would meet such an unusual car - either a sedan or a coupe, and the Germans hit, as they say, a finger in the sky. From the start of sales in the spring of 2008 to December 2011, more than 320 thousand copies were sold with the most optimistic sales plans of 300,000 units, and this is the pre-reform Volkswagen Passat SS. The modernization of the four-door CC only spurred the interest of motorists in the model, and the premiere of the completely new Volkswagen Passat CC B8 is just around the corner.
Let's return to our four-door dude from Germany, and try to figure out what makes the car successful. The first thing that undoubtedly catches the updated CC is the exterior design of the body. The car in the photo and video looks bright and stylish, and when you meet the 2013-2014 Volkswagen Passat CC on the street, you involuntarily follow it with your eyes. Against the background of a direct relative with its classic and even slightly boring image, the Volkswagen Passat CC looks like a bright flash that causes an adrenaline rush.
The front part of the body with narrowed headlights (bi-xenon, neat corners of LEDs), between which there is a narrow false radiator grille with chrome horizontal slats and vertical jumpers. The head optics flow gracefully into the frame of the radiator grille, and the cladding does the same exercise, flowing stylishly into the headlights. Bumper with swiveling foglights and a wide smile lower air intake, lightweight and sleek. A solid plane of the hood with two ribs that provide an organic transition of the plateau of the engine compartment cover to the ledges of the wings.
The body profile, on the one hand, demonstrates loyalty to the driver and passengers - a large wheelbase and comfortable doorways, and on the other hand, is aimed at minimal aerodynamic resistance and high speed performance - an ideal roof dome with lowered pillars, powerfully swollen wheel arches and upper shoulder area of the body. Do not forget about the sporty image notes of the sedan-coupe - side doors without glass frames, compact designer rear mirrors, low-profile tires 235/45R17 or 235/40 R18 on stylish alloy wheels 17-18 sizes.
The rear of the four-door Passat CC 2014 is like a work of art - a compact trunk lid with a spoiler ledge, stylish marker lights with LED filling and a 3D effect, a lean, strict bumper.
Our readers may suspect us of a special attitude towards the Volkswagen Passat SS ... frankly, we really like the car, and how can such a handsome man leave the heart of a car enthusiast indifferent?
- The external dimensions of the 2013-2014 Volkswagen Passat CC body are: 4802 mm long, 1855 mm (with mirrors 2090 mm) wide, 1417 mm high, 2711 mm wheelbase. Front wheel track - 1552 mm, rear wheel track - 1559 mm, ground clearance (clearance) - from 154 mm with an empty car to 124 mm with a full load. The fuel tank is designed for 70 liters.
The second thing that will please the updated Volkswagen Passat CC B7 is a high-quality interior and premium !!! finishing materials. Getting into the interior of a German coupe sedan, you catch yourself thinking that owners of higher-class cars can envy such an interior.
Comfortable multifunctional steering wheel, ideal driver and front passenger seats with bright lateral support for the hips and back, as well as dense padding. The reserve of the adjustment range of the steering column and the driver's seat will allow you to easily find the optimal driving position for a driver with a height of even more than 190 cm.
The ideally correct instrument panel with two large dials for the tachometer and speedometer is complemented by a color screen of the multifunctional on-board computer. The devices provide the driver with a full amount of information, in addition, they look stylish and bright. The design of the center console, the placement of controls, the tactile perception of interior trim materials, buttons and switches ... in a word, everything is scrupulous, pedantic and high-quality in German, like in all VWs, but a little better.
The back row is hospitable only to two adult passengers, so ordering a three-seat sofa as an option simply does not make sense. In the center it is convenient to sit only for a child of school age.
The luggage compartment will allow you to load 532 liters of cargo.
As a basic equipment, the new Volkswagen Passat CC includes fabric upholstery, Titanium Silver decorative inserts on the dashboard, center console and door cards, electric adjustment of the driver's seat lumbar support, mechanical adjustment of the front seats with a microlift, climate control, an electric handbrake with the Auto function. Hold and hill start assistant, RCD 310 branded audio system with 8 speakers (CD and MP3, AUX), bi-xenon cornering headlights (low and high beam), fog lights with cornering light function, heated electric mirrors, monitoring system the physical condition of the driver, position LED lights, suspension for bad roads, protection of the engine compartment, alloy wheels R17.
As an additional equipment traditional for German cars, a wide range of options is offered: leather interior (Nappa leather or Alcantara with Vienna leather), sports front seats with electric adjustment in 12 directions, active air conditioning and massage (driver's seat), panoramic glass roof, interior lighting, various options for decorative inserts, an advanced RCD 510 multimedia system with a color touch screen (navigation, rear view camera Rear Assist, phone control), acoustics with 10 speakers - Volkswagen Sound (350 W) or Dynaudio (600 W), Lane Assist, Side Assist, Park Pilot and Park Assist systems, a huge selection of R17-R18 alloy wheels.
Specifications new Volkswagen Passat CC B7 2013-2014 model year - the third and most likely the most important thing to look for when choosing a car.
Let's start with the engines available for Russian buyers Passat SS.
Three petrol options, a pair of four-cylinders and one six-cylinder with brake energy recovery.
- A 1.8-liter TSI (152 hp 250 Nm) paired with a 6 manual transmission (7 DSG) is able to deliver a comfortable coupe weighing 1505 (1513) kg to the first hundred in 8.6 (8.5) seconds, the maximum achievable speed is 222 ( 220) kmh, the average consumption of gasoline is 7.4 (7.3) liters.
- A 2.0-liter TSI (210 hp 280 Nm) with 6 DSG accelerates a car with a curb weight of 1535 kg to 100 mph in 7.8 seconds, you can reach a maximum of 240 mph, an average fuel appetite of at least 7.8 liters.
- A 3.6-liter V6 FSI (300 hp 350 Nm) with 4MOTION all-wheel drive and 6 DSG, an all-wheel drive sedan-coupe with a curb weight of more than 1700 kg, thanks to a powerful engine, shoots up to the first hundred in just 5.5 seconds, the maximum speed is artificial limited at the turn of 250 km / h, fuel consumption in the combined cycle is 9.3 liters.
A 2.0-liter TDI diesel (170 hp 350 Nm) in tandem with 6 DSGs provide a car with a curb weight of 1581 kg to 100 mph in 8.6 seconds, a top speed of 224 mph and average fuel consumption at a modest rate of 5, 5 liters. This low fuel consumption is ensured by the strat-stop and brake energy recovery systems.
The stylish coupe-like Volkswagen Passat CC B7 is based on the platform of the even more popular Volkswagen Passat B7 sedan in Russia, the cars share a platform with a fully independent suspension (McPherson strut in front, multi-link in the back), but the SS wheelbase is 1 mm shorter than the Passat sedan. In the presence of an electromechanical power steering with the ability to change characteristics, disc brakes with ABS and ESP, EDS and ASR, MSR. As an option, an electronic cross-axle differential lock XDS (standard for versions with V6 3.6 and 2.0 TDI) and electronically controlled DCC shock absorbers (three modes standard, comfortable and sporty) are available.
It is a real pleasure to drive a stylish Volkswagen Passat SS, the car obeys the steering wheel superbly, in high-speed turns and on a straight line it rides like on rails, the suspension is noble and comfortable, the choice of engines will allow you to choose the most acceptable option from an economical diesel engine to a powerful gasoline engine that can make your heart beat quickly , fast. So the Volkswagen Passat CC is the best of the Passat family... definitely.