Volkswagen Drops New Photos and Videos of its Facelifted CC

On the occasion of the European press launch of the facelifted CC in Southern France this week, Volkswagen released a fresh batch of pictures and videos of its mid-size model.

The CC, which made its world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show last November, will first go on sale in Germany and Luxembourg in the beginning of February, followed by the rest of Europe at the end of the same month, and then globally, including America, Russia and Asia in spring 2012.

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Volkswagen Announces UK Pricing for its Facelifted CC Sedan

The cosmetically refreshed and renamed Volkswagen CC sports sedan that made its world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November is available for order in Britain with first customer deliveries due on April 16.

On the road prices start from £24,200 for the entry-level 1.8-litre TSI 160 PS, rising to £30,100 for the range-topping GT 2.0-litre TDI 170 PS model with a DSG double-clutch transmission and BlueMotion Technology.

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Facelifted 2013 Volkswagen CC Makes its World Premiere at the LA Motor Show

What’s in a name? Not much, according to William Shakespeare who in Romeo and Juliet, wrote, “A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet”.

Apparently, Volkswagen does not feel the same way. That is why when the time came to freshen up its four-year old Passat CC sports saloon, it chose to delete the “Passat” moniker from its name in order to signal its upmarket move and severe any ties with the mid-size family sedan.

To reinforce its point, VW has made some changes to the styling of the 2013 CC that made its world debut this week at the LA Motor Show.

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