VW Passat Coup

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Posted: 9.31am, 22 August 2007

Volkswagen to build a budget CLS? Whatever next!We first heard of Wolfsburg’s plans to do a four-door ‘coupoon’ two years ago, and now these spy shots from California suggest the project is further advanced than we thought. This is the car that VW will position as a cheaper alternative to the Mercedes CLS and forthcoming Jaguar XF.

Don’t confuse this car with the previous plan for a model to slot between Phaeton and Passat. Back in 2003, chairman Bernd Pischetsrieder ordered his r&d squad to develop the C1, a luxurious and sporty coupe/wagon crossbreed borrowing its rear-drive transaxle from the Maserati Quattroporte. That kite did not fly, however, and the C1 bit the bullet.

The Passat Coupé is of a similar bent, but carries a smaller price tag. To read the full story, click �?Next’.

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