So has VW produced nothing more than a shameless and superficial CLS knock-off? That’ll be the widespread public reaction. But you can’t really blame VW. The Passat is a worthy-but-dull saloon, just as the E-class is. Benz’s makeover into the CLS sprinkled some showroom fairy-dust onto the range, and the Passat’s CC transformation looks likely to be just as successful. And the CC’s mission is exactly the same as the CLS’s. Neither replaces any existing car. They just give a slinkier choice to anyone needing four doors and four seats but not wanting the staid profile of a saloon… In fact, the CC wasn’t even going to be badged a Passat to begin with. Then they thought about calling it Passat Coupe, but the American dealers objected: “That ain’t no coupe, sir – it’s got too many doors.” So we ended up with CC which stands for ‘comfort coupe’ not, as every other manufacturer uses the abbreviation ‘coupe cabrio’. – Top Gear
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