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10/08/2008 18:37. The Passat CC boasts a host of new technologies and gadgets.

With over 15 million cars built, the Passat and Passat Variant rank among the really big successes in automotive history. Now Volkswagen is extending the model range with a third dimension: the Passat CC, an elegant sedan and a dynamic coupé simultaneously.

In Europe the 4.8-metre Volkswagen will be offered with two direct-injection gasoline engines (TSI and V6) as well as a turbo-diesel (TDI).

The Passat CC also boasts a host of new driver assistance systems, including the 'lane assist' lane-keeping system and new DCC adaptive chassis control. Other high-end technologies include 'park assist' and 'ACC automatic distance control' with 'front assist' for braking distance reduction.

There is also an electrically actuated... // Times of Malta