Volkswagen of America took the 2008 SEMA auto show by storm with its latest stunning VW CC. The CC is a four door coupe is based on the Passat platform and offers a luxurious and stylish package at a very affordable price. The CC is VW's second concept car. The first in the making was a luxury interpretation called the CC Gold Cosat and was launched at this years Pebble Beach Concurs. The software on the CC has been adapted to give differnt switchable power levels ranging from 220 hp to 311 hp with increased economy.
Like the previous Passat R-GT concept the CC is taken the direction of sporty and elegant. It also provides the owners to make modifictions to their own CC. With a sleek exterior treatment that is finished in a custom mix of Lamborgini's grey perlescent paint, it is highlighted by black chrome exterior accents along side the car as well as a customer bumper with side panels and machined aluminium elements finished in satin black. It has custom designed 10-spoke, 20" wheels. These were designed by VW's in-house team. The performance CC retains its 2.0L TSI engine but it has been upgraded with an APR stage 3 turbocharger system. The software has been progreammed to three levels. In Full performance mode the driver has an access to 311 ho and 313 lb-ft of torque, GT mode offers 252hp adn 268 ld-ft and in the ECO mode 222hp and 236 lb-ft of torque. The VW Performance CC was the best European Car unveiled at SEMA.