At this time’s Good Value or No Cube CC was VW’s tackle the tiresome “four-door coupe” trope. That’s not its fault; to be honest, it’s a fairly good-looking take. Let’s see how honest we would discover its worth.
Have you ever ever perused your native grocery retailer’s marked-down part? That’s the place you discover ticking time bomb perishables and less-popular flavors of every part else. The decrease costs could also be a siren’s tune, however do you actually wish to eat any of that stuff? An analogous conundrum confronted us over yesterday’s 2013 Dodge Dart SXT Rallye. At $4,475, it was loads low cost, however wouldn’t it be smart to spend even that quantity on an previous, arguably unpopular Dodge with a pure, uncut Fiat drivetrain? Fortuitously for the vendor, a slim majority of you felt it might. The consequence was a 52 p.c Good Value win.
Hey, fast query: what’s your opinion on the automotive time period coupe? That phrase derives from the French coupé, a time period describing a “four-wheeled closed horse-drawn carriage for 2 individuals inside with an out of doors seat for the motive force in entrance.” In automotive parlance, coupe was lengthy used to explain a closed-roof automobile with two doorways. That every one modified within the fall of 1962 when Rover launched the P5 Mark II Coupé, which provided a rakish roof and… (gulp) 4 doorways.
I’m a purist, and nevertheless a lot I just like the P5 (and I do prefer it a complete lot), I nonetheless don’t totally settle for the thought of a coupe with greater than two doorways. In my thoughts, it’s simply dangerous juju.
That’s why I take problem with in the present day’s 2014 Volkswagen CC VR6 4Motion Govt. Not the automobile itself, thoughts you, simply with individuals calling it a four-door coupe owing to its horny Flanders roofline. Fortuitously, in VW parlance, CC doesn’t stand for Coupe Squared as you may think, however for Consolation Coupe, which is sort of equally as befuddling contemplating its again seat is an effective bit much less roomy than its similarly-sized platform mate, the Passat.
Throughout its 2008 by 2016 run, the CC was arguably the best-looking mannequin in VW’s lineup. Nonetheless, nothing lasts perpetually, and the corporate kicked the CC to the curb in favor of the much less enticing and awkwardly named Arteon in 2017. That mannequin, since, has additionally been given the heave-ho.
Over the course of its nine-year run right here within the States, the CC misplaced the Passat connection in its title and gained a center seat on the again bench. It could possibly be fitted from the manufacturing facility with both a turbo 2-litre 4 or an non-compulsory 3.6-litre V6.
This clean-title 2014 CC has the 276-horsepower VR6 underneath its hood. That’s paired with a six-speed DSG automated—the one transmission VW provided with the six—and the non-compulsory 4Motion AWD system.
In truth, this automobile seems to be loaded to the gills with customary and non-compulsory tools, making it not only a comfy trip but additionally completely bougie. A number of the extra notable options embody leather-based upholstery, heated, ventilated, and massaging entrance seats, a premium Dynaudio sound system, and an electrical rear window shade to maintain rear-seat passengers from struggling sunstroke.
Painted in a mature metallic grey and sporting un-curbed manufacturing facility alloys, the automobile seems fairly good, too. The one noticeable flaw on the outside is a lacking tow hook cap. New winter tires are an added plus. The cabin is equally as much as the duty, and with simply 67,632 miles underneath its belt, it isn’t even displaying noticeable put on on the tactile surfaces.
In keeping with the vendor, the automobile is in “nice form” and could be a turnkey automobile for any new proprietor if, in reality, it began with a key. As an alternative, it has keyless entry and push-button begin, so work out your personal metaphor. The asking worth for this loaded CC is $14,495.
That seems like a variety of automobile for the cash, or at the least a variety of equipment and caboodle. And it comes with that sweet-sounding and fairly highly effective 3.6 VR6, as well. However is it truly a great deal?
What do you say? Is that this decade-old and closely outfitted VW a stable discount at that $14,495 asking? Or does its heavy load of options and tools presage issues down the street and therefore demand a cheaper price now?
You resolve!
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H/T to James Bennett for the hookup!
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