The CC is the top model of the Passat range and is the version meant to counter the image of the mid-class travelling salesman’s modest sedan with a bit of added lifestyle allure. KBR Motorsport go one better and make of the elegant coupé a serious street racer.
Volkswagen have created a unique ‘R-Line’ body kit for the Passat Variant estate. In this sporty dress the family transporter will cost from 30,225 euro.
What about electrically powered autos? GM is cutting back production on account of low demand for their Volt and at the Salon de l’Auto in Geneva is seems that e-mobility has been marginalized.
A V12 engine in a Mercedes E-Class convertible… and with bi-turbo boosting… no way! But yes, say the engineers at Brabus in the city of Bottrop, at the heart of the Ruhr industrial region of western Germany. With industrious zeal the tuner has delivered with their 800 E V12 convertible a real automotive superlative.
The Mercedes-Benz S-class W116 was built from 1972 to 1980 and first introduced the term "S-class". How will this luxurious classic car perform in a test drive almost 40 years later?
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VW Passat Variant 2.0 TDI vs. Peugeot 407 SW 2.2 HDi vs. Toyota Avensis Combi 2.2 D-Cat