Decided to go with the CC

[Rocket36]

Apart from park assist and ACC the gadgets are all the same in the CC and the R36. For me, I want a car that handles great too. The CC can't come close to the R36 handling wise without spending significant dollars on the suspension.

My weekend car is a 1970 Holden V8 so I don't get the handling in my weekend car. Straight line it boogies nicely though

[Radius]

Oh dear.... I must be really dull.... I ordered my R36 TO BE my weekend / fun car ..... and a really good mon-fri car too!

Congrats to the OP with your choice of CC.... we seriously considered it too.... and honestly couldn't feel a huge difference between the V6 CC & R36 on our test-drive route (inner-suburban grid-lock, hardly fair conditions to compare of course but essentially the mon-fri component of my life!). Interesting the CC featured in MOTOR's BFYB and received favourable comments for its performance despite "its intended purpose". And to me that's the crux of it.... the R36 and CC are different subjective flavours of sportiness with the former and luxury with the latter...

Some like Rolex, others like Omega.... For us, the inherent "wrongness" of a rapid wagon had ultimate appeal

[Pana]

Some like Rolex, others like Omega.... For us, the inherent "wrongness" of a rapid wagon had ultimate appeal

Omega FTW!!!

[pleung]

I'm over here in HK and just got my Passat CC 2.0T (no TDI's here in HK ) for over a week; the car is great. It is a great cruiser, just sit back and enjoy the long ride; normally have it in "comfort" mode. There are a few places in HK where there are some windy roads, when in sports suspension and the gear box in sports mode, the car really livens up !

Can't really compare to the R36, I think it is a different demographic of people who would want the CC vs. a R36; esp. since the CC only has 4 seats and lower headroom (still trying to get out of the car gracefully!). When I move back to oz, I think I will still get the CC, but with the 3.6L and 4motion; petrol prices and road taxes are too expensive here in HK to justify a 3.6L car!

I have not tried the park assist yet; but park assist only turns the wheel right? you still need to control the brake / throttle and gearbox?

P.S. On the HK VW forum, I am the only one who has a CC right now, so will be tracking this forum closely to see other CC owners experiences!!!

[Rocket36]

I would be quite happy to own the CC or the R36. Same engine, same gear box, same performance. The handling is the only CC let down or it would be in my garage now instead of the R36.