- sedan 102,145
- 321 below average
- 8,499 fair
- Plainfield, NJ
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- autoshopper.com
- 321 below average sedan 102,145 gasoline black automatic
2010 volkswagen cc review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. The styling is radical by volkswagen standards, certainly eye-catching in its sleekness. The cc, for comfort coupe, was launched as an all-new model for 2009 and carries through 2010 unchanged. the interior design and materials are exceptional; and the optional two-tone stitched leather bucket seats are downright italian-like. Yet it retails for less than $30,000 taillights over the curb, making it a compelling value. The 2. 0-liter engine makes 200 horsepower and gets an epa-estimated 31 mpg highway on premium fuel. We found it delightful underway, smooth and very responsive. vr6 models use the dynamic vw 3. 6-liter v6, now making 280 horsepower, and the tiptronic. It's a great setup, though with its higher price the value equation isn't as compelling as it is with the 2. 0. we found the highway ride smooth and solid, firm but not harsh. The electromechanical steering makes parking easy. The brakes work very well. lineupthe 2010 volkswagen cc models include the sport, luxury, vr6 sport, and vr6 4motion. The only transmission available in the other three models. sport 27,550) comes with leatherette upholstery, heated 12-way adjustable driver's seat and eight-way passenger seat, premium 6cd/mp3 audio, 17-inch alloy wheels with 235/45r17 self-sealing all-season tires, sports suspension, traction control with differential lock, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shifter, and multi-function steering wheel with aluminum trim. The sport comes standard with the six-speed manual transmission, but is also available with the six-speed tiptronic 28,650) automatic. luxury 32,830) upgrades to leather upholstery, fancier alloy wheels, tilt panorama sunroof, dual zone climate control, park distance control, auto headlamps, rain-sensing wipers, heated washer nozzles, homelink, brushed aluminum interior trim, sirius radio, memory seats and self-dimming rearview mirror. The tiptronic comes standard. vr6 sport 39,015) adds paddle shifters, power rear sunshade, a 600-watt dynaudio premium sound system. The vr6 sport comes with the v6 engine and tiptronic automatic. vr6 4motion 40,115) adds volkswagen's sophisticated all-wheel-drive system with haldex center differential. safety equipment includes six airbags (frontal, side front and full curtain), advanced stability control with abs, tire pressure monitoring system. 4motion can enhance safety in adverse conditions. walkaroundthe cc was a surprise to the market, and the reviews of its styling since its launch have been very favorable. It achieves what it sets out to do: look like a really expensive car. The new sleek roofline seemingly came straight from a hotrod chop shop, lower by a couple of inches (a mere 56 inches tall) and swept back as if the car were racing into a 200-mph wind. The c pillar is wide, but barely visible because it flows back, not down. On the same wheelbase as the passat, the cc has a slightly wider track and is only 1. 2 inches longer, but the shape makes it look bigger. But it's only 62 pounds heavier than a passat. it's unmistakably volkswagen from the front, because of the big vw in the grille, but mistakable from other angles. It's hard to see that the track is only . 4 inches wider in the front (. 6 in the rear), because of the width of the chrome grill with two horizontal bars, and the wraparound headlamps with arrowhead corners front and back. The air intake under the grille gives the cc a strong jaw, with foglamps each side, under long thin amber slivers for turn signals (with amber slits on the mirrors, very cool). The whole nose says upscale. the profile says upscale too, but it sure doesn't say volkswagen. The cc looks more upscale than even the $80,000 phaeton. Just not as big. out of the bold front fender flares, character lines zoom rearward and upward like speed lines, most dramatically the top lines that nearly touch the taillights. The lower line has a chrome strip pasted over it, and it wraps around the rear of the car over the rear bumper. The windshield is steeply raked, the doorsill high and the seat low, although it doesn't have to be that way because height is one of the 12 ways the seat is adjustable. So visibility out the front is not compromised. It's not bad out the rear either, although the headrests don't help; and blind spots from the wide c pillars are reduced by fixed triangular rear door windows behind the passengers' ears. Which are perilously close to the steeply sloping roofline. Rear seat headroom is something that definitely has been compromised by the lower roof. the two seats in the rear are bucket-like, ergonomically designed like the fronts, with wide thigh bolsters, separated by the space taken up by a rolltop cupholding console, as well as a fold-down armrest (behind which is a pass-through hatch to the trunk for skis and such). Not just cupholders in there, but small triangular bins for poker chips or peanuts or whatever. There's a decent but not sumptious 37. 3 inches of rear legroom. each seat is a cozy compartment that makes a passenger feel special, to have his or her own space, like a space ship. Plus, there's an emergency medical kit in that console. It's a driver's compartment made for relaxing, with good vents to control the climate. driving impressionthe 200-horsepower, turbocharged 2. 0-liter engine shoots the car forward impressively, as quick, smooth and satisfying as just about any v6 in any sedan: 0-60 in 7. 4 seconds, and only 0. 1 second slower in the quarter-mile than the vr6. Torque is 207 pound-feet, but, importantly, it comes on at 1700 rpm. With variable valve timing and direct injection, in addition to the turbocharger intercooler, the 2. 0 leads its class in technology. fuel mileage for the 2. 0-liter engine is epa-rated at 21/31 city/highway, which is what we got with more than 50 percent highway driving, including some rapid two-lane transit. Top speed is 130 mph, and we didn't go there, but we'll bet it could run near those speeds without stress, on the autobahn. And although the tiptronic manual mode lends itself to playtime, the rest of the car doesn't really. This is a gentleman's sport sedan comfort coupe thing. Sport is a relative game. Bucket Seats✔ Climate Control✔ Sunroof/Moonroof✔ Alloy Wheels
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