factory Bluetooth added as option

touchscreen NAV optional on SE models

power recline seats for passenger and driver

2 limited editions models to be released in 09 (2.0T sport and TDI cup)

EOS:

factory Bluetooth added as option

Passat:

End of production: WK 51/08 for Sedan only

CC :

factory Bluetooth added as option

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two tone interior available on SE

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There WILL still be a Passat wagon, though, right? That's one car that has a unique position in the marketplace, because other than it, the only other wagon is the you-must-have-AWD Legacy wagon, with its cramped rear seat.

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on another note, passat is a joke in europe anyway. what with the current cc/any midsize luxury car u can buy

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IIRC, the Passat will continue in other markets, and in the US a market-specific midsize sedan will start production at the new Tennessee plant in the next year or two. In an economic downturn, I suppose it's probably a good idea to shed models that aren't selling particularly well, plus it was my understanding that VW intends to be a serious player in the US midsize market with the new car, ie higher volume.

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The CC: A more expensive Passat with less headroom and seating for 4.

it outsold the Passat last month

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It outsold the Passat sedan last month, 782 to 780.
Let's see how many units it sells once the novelty of it's newness wears off.

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Modified by jwaters943 at 5:22 PM 12-20-2008

I didn't like the Passat, yet liked the CC. Its more agile and has a nicer interior. No one sits on the hump ever anyway.

The Passat starts at $28,300; the CC starts at $26,970.

And FWIW, it gets better MPG than the Passat.

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on another note, passat is a joke in europe anyway. what with the current cc/any midsize luxury car u can buy

Looking at the data from 2007, the Passat doesn't appear to be doing too badly in Europe. In fact, the only cars that sold in greater numbers during calendar year 2007 were all A-class or A0-class hatchbacks.

1st: Peugeot 207 (437,505)
2nd: Volkswagen Golf (435,055)
3rd: Ford Focus (406,557)
4th: Opel/Vauxhall Corsa (402,173)
5th: Opel/Vauxhall Astra (402,044)
6th: Renault Clio (382,041)
7th: Fiat Punto (377,989)
8th: Ford Fiesta (300,566)
9th: Volkswagen Passat (300,566)
10th: BMW 3 Series (295,312)

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When I was in Germany last August I have never seen a Passat Sedan. However, there were a number of Passat wagons here and there.

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When I was in Germany last August I have never seen a Passat Sedan. However, there were a number of Passat wagons here and there.

It has been in the top three selling models nationally as long as I remember. In 2007 the only car that outsold the Passat was the Golf.

1. VW Golf/Jetta 214,368
2. VW Passat 105,308
3. BMW 3-Series 100,559
4. Audi A4 84,092
5. Opel Astra 83,048
6. Opel Corsa 79,098
7. Mercedes C-Class 78,254
8. VW Polo 76,683
9. VW Touran 73,081
10. Audi A3 70,517

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On the other hand, the CC is offered with 4 trims with both manual and automatic transmissions for a few of those trims.

Technically, the CC is not midsize; it's a compact.

Passat is/was, however.

If they make the CC (the Passat CC in Canada) the sedan replacement, they'd better add an extra seat in the back.

Modified by OraLabora at 7:26 PM 12-20-2008

You could say that of the current Passat as well. I have both a B5.5 TDI and B6 2.0T (manual) wagon in our stable. The steering feel is radically different between them. I prefer the B6 steering (especially the automatic trimming for crosswinds, road crown, etc!).

I still think the B5.5 is a better made car though, but the B6 is more fun to drive (of course the extra power and stick help...)

In the US, people want to see clear, measurable size differences, and cars larger than the Passat fill the number 1 and 3 spots or so of most cars sold. The B6 Passat never stood out sufficiently from the Jetta, and it can't compete size-wise with the Accord or Camry.

The CC is at least visually "outstanding" (if not spectacular), and its mileage is also respectable.

I might add that end of production does not always indicate end of model line. The Rabbit and GTI production stopped in October - apparently we will get the new ones in late summer, or so.

VW EV, plug-in Hybrid, and/or 1.4-2.0 VVT&VVL T/dual-charged FSI engines for the US would be useful...

No, sedans have outsold wagons by more than a factor of four, nationwide, this year.

But yeah, even the Routan, Tiguan, and Rabbit outsold the Passat in November (and as mentioned previously, the CC outsold the sedan, by two).

VW EV, plug-in Hybrid, and/or 1.4-2.0 VVT&VVL T/dual-charged FSI engines for the US would be useful...