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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Volkswagen CC racks up the design awards]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/02/volkswagen-cc-racks-up-the-design-awards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/02/volkswagen-cc-racks-up-the-design-awards/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/02/volkswagen-cc-racks-up-the-design-awards/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/volkswagen/" rel="tag">Volkswagen</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-volkswagen-passat-cc/742414/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/07/passat-cc-duo.jpg" /></a><small style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> 2009 Volkswagen (Passat) CC - Click above for high-res image gallery</small><br style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" /></div>
<br />Volkswagen 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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-volkswagen-passat-cc/low/">2009 Volkswagen Passat CC</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-volkswagen-passat-cc/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/db2008au00262_medium_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-volkswagen-passat-cc/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/db2008au00263_medium_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-volkswagen-passat-cc/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/db2008au00264_medium_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-volkswagen-passat-cc/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/db2008au00266_medium_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-volkswagen-passat-cc/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/db2008au00267_medium_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/02/volkswagen-cc-racks-up-the-design-awards/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Volkswagen CC racks up the design awards</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/02/volkswagen-cc-racks-up-the-design-awards/">Volkswagen CC racks up the design awards</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/02/volkswagen-cc-racks-up-the-design-awards/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19084124/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/02/volkswagen-cc-racks-up-the-design-awards/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>australian international design award</category><category>AustralianInternationalDesignAward</category><category>if product design award</category><category>IfProductDesignAward</category><category>red dot</category><category>red dot award</category><category>red dot award 2009</category><category>red dot design award</category><category>RedDot</category><category>RedDotAward</category><category>RedDotAward2009</category><category>RedDotDesignAward</category><category>volkswagen</category><category>volkswagen cc</category><category>volkswagen passat</category><category>volkswagen passat cc</category><category>VolkswagenCc</category><category>VolkswagenPassat</category><category>VolkswagenPassatCc</category><category>vw</category><category>vw cc</category><category>vw passat</category><category>vw passat cc</category><category>VwCc</category><category>VwPassat</category><category>VwPassatCc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:01:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>