2010 Volkswagen Passat CC 2.0 TSI Highline Review
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2010 Volkswagen Passat CC 2.0 TSI Highline Review by Mathieu St-Pierre / Auto123.com |
The fact of the matter is that form and function can be dissociated if one wants it that way. Without naming any one vehicle, I can think of many cars and trucks that were design to look the part without ever being able to play the part. Some very seductive, some extremely functional but never equally both.
Function and form can be a product of each other but generally, compromises are the result. No one vehicle, in my opinion, has ever been able to perfectly blend these two ingredients in one unique product. A few have come close and one of those is the Volkswagen Passat CC. Winner of the Best New Family Car over $30,000 in last year's AJAC car of the year awards, the CC shocked many experts. I too was surprised at first but I quickly realized that this car had managed to reach us voters on both an emotional and practical level. Still the head-turner I first drove the CC in the fall of 2008. Cruising around my neighbourhood and downtown, people’s heads would literally whirl to one side as the car passed by. Almost twelve months later, my second stint at the wheel of the car generated 90% as much interest as it did the first time around. Given this, I can clearly draw a parallel between us often-blasé journalists, its nomination and the reaction of the public over a year after the car was initially launched; it is still a real head-turner. For those that have the chutzpah to walk up to the car and glance inside will not be disappointed. My Highline-trim car featured all the bells and whistles but best of all, the-unique-to-the-CC-which-pee'd-off-Audi 2-tone leather seats. These are some of the most stunning buckets and bench you will ever see in a reasonably-priced automobile. Their shape and styling elevate the car's cabin to stratospheric levels. Add in a very handsome dashboard, a gorgeous steering wheel (yes, they can be!) and all the kit you could possibly want, including navigation and a Dynaudio sound system and the only reason one would ever want to step out of the car is to remind themselves how hot it is, on the outside.
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