2009 Volkswagen CC Sport Review & Test Drive
June 30, 2009 by Harvey Schwartz
Filed under Automotive, Featured, Test Drives, Volkswagen
The all-new, 2009 Volkswagen CC is a slightly longer, wider and 2-inches lower, more upscale version of the popular VW Passat four-door sedan. Both are family sedans, but the CC takes bold, sports car looks and performance to the next level. The ‘Sport’ version that I tested came standard with VW’s smooth-shifting 6-speed manual transmission, stiffer telescoping gas-charged shocks, larger front and rear stabilizer bars riding on 17X7.5in. Phoenix alloy wheels wrapped with 235/45R17-inch Continental Contact ‘run-flat’ tires.
Major Fail: VW Badged Chrysler Caravan – No More VW Routan
April 20, 2009 by Malcolm Hogan
Filed under Automotive, Featured, News, Volkswagen
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VW Badged Chrysler Caravan, I bet some of you didn’t know that the VW Minivan aka Volkswagen Routan was nothing more than a Chrysler Caravan with a VW badge and maybe some “German engineered suspension”. Well, whatever it WAS, it aint going to be made no mo!
It was a good idea for about a week and then customers and enthusiasts started to catch on, this VW really was not a VW in the sense that a “true” VW was, in the most un-German form, a German designed and Mexican made vehicle with nice interior. Okay, so you might not agree with me here totally but let’s face it, with only 22,000 or so of these things made, the Routan really was not going to make it far considering how Chrysler is one of the Big 3 that is attempting to get back on its feet with promotions and discounts out-of-this-world.
If you still have a desire and love for Brook Shields and the cheesy advertising pushing this so-called German engineered VW mini-van, then by all means, go pick one up. They are after-all, Cheap! Major FAIL!
[source: autonews]
