Volkswagen CC racks up the design awards
2009 Volkswagen (Passat) CC – Click above for high-res image galleryVolkswagen is usually known for its simple, basic, iconic styling; the classic Beetle and the previous-generation Jetta are perfect case studies. Which is why the svelte and streamlined CC – known overseas as the Passat CC – has come as a refreshing change of pace for the German automaker. We're not the only ones who think so, either, as the four-door coupe from Wolfsburg has been accumulating design awards the world over.
Adding to the list that already includes the coveted iF Product Design Award and the Australian International Design Award, the Volkswagen CC has now been awarded the prestigious Red Dot Design Award. The prize has bestowed annually since 1955 by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, the legendary design museum housed in the reclaimed Zollverein coal mine. The Best of the Best award was accepted by designer Martin Kropp on behalf of VW's Exterior Design Studio 1 and you can get all the details in the press release after the jump.
Gallery: 2009 Volkswagen Passat CC
PRESS RELEASE
The Passat CC enchants the world with its style
Design awards in Germany and Australia
Wolfsburg, 01 July 2009 - International panels of design experts have chosen their winners and one Volkswagen model has made an exceptional impression: the Passat CC. Last night in Essen, Germany, Volkswagen's four-door coupé was presented with the "red dot Design Award 2009 - Best of the Best", once again highlighting Volkswagen's first-class and attractive design concept. The elegant model has also sparked excitement down under in Australia, a statement backed-up by the fact that it has recently won the "Australian International Design Award".
Last night the Aalto Theater in Essen provided the setting for a wonderful prize ceremony during which Martin Kropp, designer at Exterior Design Studio 1, accepted the "red dot Design Award" for Volkswagen. The "red dot Design Award" is one of today's most coveted awards that a designer can win for a creative product. The prize has been awarded every year since 2000.
In March, the Passat CC was awarded the prestigious "iF Product Design Award 2009" in Hanover. At the end of May the coupé also swept the board down under where it won the renowned "Australian International Design Award" in the "Automotive and Transport" category.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Berto 7:09AM (7/02/2009)
I am not a big VW fan, but the CC always catches my attention.
It really is a good looking car.
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Erik 10:28AM (7/02/2009)
I was going to post the exact same comment
geo.stewart 10:45AM (7/02/2009)
VW seems to be hit or miss.
But this falls under the big "DUH" category.
David 7:13AM (7/02/2009)
I just wish they didn't all look EXACTLY the same on the inside. Buying this, you might as well have a Golf, or an Eos, or a Tiguan...it doesn't matter. The dash and controls are all the same, regardless.
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jon 7:26AM (7/02/2009)
I actually think this interior is far better than the other VW offerings... It really feels refined when you get inside...
zamafir 10:46AM (7/02/2009)
@jon - that's because it is, because it feels nothing like the MkV golf inside, from the unique seats to the materials used throughout. MkVI, that's another story. Either way, It's a VW so it could be alot worse, it could feel like an E class on the inside *shudder*.
David 1:03AM (7/03/2009)
Are you saying that the Golf VI is nicer, like the CC, or what exactly? We get the new Golf models nearly two years after Europe does :-(.
TigerMil 7:36AM (7/02/2009)
quit already with the four door coupe crap. It's a nice sedan. Muffle the marketing claptrap.
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Bloke 9:09AM (7/02/2009)
A coupe does not necessarily have to have two doors. It's essentially a shortened saloon car, although there are various types of coupe. Any with a sloping rear roof line are traditionally known as Berlinetta coupes, and these can have 4-door bodystyle in three-box or fastback shells - notable examples being the old Rover P5 and the SD1.
Smegley 7:54AM (7/02/2009)
I don't get it. This car is not that special looking, and not overly attractive. It looks like an exercise in design committee compromises to me. That award had to have been bought off.
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Bird 8:18AM (7/02/2009)
The CC looks better than most cars in its price range.
Ziyad Saeed 10:45AM (7/02/2009)
Or you don't have a design eye.
It's amazing how many people thing they have an awesome design perspective.
Keith 11:50AM (7/02/2009)
agreed - its as generic as many of the recent mercedes.
olddavid 9:03AM (7/02/2009)
I have to agree with the above comment. Four door coupe ranks with the classics in oxymoron hell, and I refuse to be cowed by the marketing department of ANY corporation. Come on people, if we refuse to go along, they won't keep jamming these absurdities down our collective throats. Absent that, the car is a nice looking sedan.
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Redline 10:25AM (7/02/2009)
Agreed, it's not a bloody coupe.
MajorGeek 8:36AM (7/02/2009)
Yeah, congratulations on copying Mercedes! http://www.edmunds.com/mercedesbenz/clsclass/2008/index.html
Heres an award.
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Protzenegger 9:19AM (7/02/2009)
So, designing a car to compete in the same market = copying?
MajorGeek 9:23AM (7/02/2009)
Looks exactly the same to me, so.. yeah. Only know of two cars in that segment that look identical, Mercedes and VW. No other vehicle can be confused with these two. VW sucks anyhow, so no biggie, Hyundai makes a better car nowadays.
Matthew 11:46AM (7/02/2009)
yeah sorry, but they don't look alike at all.
Carlos 8:48AM (7/02/2009)
I would love to see VW add their 2 liter diesel to the CC engine line up. It would be a match made in heaven.
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