VW CC Gold Coast debuts at Pebble Beach
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Technically, Monterey isn’t on the Gold Coast. But considering that one auction house — Gooding & Co. — just recorded more than $31 million in sales at the Pebble Beach extravaganza this past weekend, it seems there’s a lot of glittering stuff there. So one can understand why Volkswagen calls this inaugural edition of its new car the CC Gold Coast and arranged for its debut to be at the show.
Hoping that the upmarket vibes will cling to the CC GC (no prizes for guessing the paint color), the company has appointed what might well be the most elegant VW yet with a 3.6-liter V-6 engine (good for 280 horsepower), the six-speed DSG twin-clutch transmission it seems to love more than life itself and a touch of sumptuousness to adorn the cabin. The leather that covers the four sport seats is a combination of latte macchiatto and corn silk with bronze piping. Rich people like that kind of thing.
The CC Gold Coast marks the launch of the ‘normal’ CC, a car based on the Passat and still with four doors, but with a swoopier roofline that mimics a coupe. It will be available later this year and starts at $27,000. Which is $7,173,000 cheaper than what the 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante coupe went for at Pebble Beach.