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Staff Photos By James Gaffney

I've always tended to think of VWs as perky, insouciant vehicles, except for the high-falutin' Phaeton, so I was more than a little surprised and intrigued by the new CC, a variation of the Passat and what the company, a la Mercedes-Benz, likes to call a "four-door coupe."

Okay, forget the fact that by definition, a coupe is a vehicle with two doors. This car is - dare I say it? - sexy. And it drives in a thoroughly grown-up fashion.



Dark Silhouette



With its coupe profile, sleek styling and almost total lack of badging, the CC comes off as dark and mysterious, especially since my test vehicle also happened to be painted black. Sporting a set-back, sculpted greenhouse, pronounced beltline and chrome window surrounds echoed by a metal band below, the CC is very stylish from the side. It's equally so from the front and back, headed-up with a chrome grille that is decidedly bolder than the Passat's, as well as wraparound headlamps, and a rear rake that slopes down sharply to a short back end, which is embellished with yet another chrome strip. Dual exhausts complete the picture.

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VW CC Has Got It Going On was originally published by New Orleans Auto Reviews: VW. Read the full story by clicking here.