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If you need to make a car really attractive – I mean really stinking hot – low is the way to go, Marcello Gandini, designer of the fabulous Lamborghini Countach, knew this. American hot rodders who ‘slam’ or lower their cars are aware of this trick. And now so are Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen. Both these German companies have spared no effort in adding considerable sex appeal to their volume-selling saloons by making low-slung, coupe-like avatars of the same.

Under the skin of this car, as the name suggests, is a Passat. All the mechanical bits are the same: the chassis, the suspension bits, the gearboxes and the engines. Mercedes pioneered this fourdoor coupe trend with the ClS, built on the popular E-Class platform, and the Passat CC is Volkswagens take on the same theme. Volkswagen’s has been slightly more honest than Mercedes by calling the car a Passat, but the ‘CC’ part is slightly confusing. That suffix normally suggests a coupe-cabriolet with a folding metal roof – not accurate in this case.

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The car I’m driving from Paris to the northern coast of France is the most alluring one of the lot, with a 280bhp 3.6-litre V6 and four-wheel drive. The spec and the low-slung contours of the body give this car a sense of occasion, something a regular Pasat just can’t muster. Your eye naturally follows the contours of the body, and the beautifully crafted headlights and the heavily bevelled and layered bumpers give the CC a sense of solid craftsmanship. A sharp beltline running back from the front wheel arch to the ellipsoidal taillamps adds considerably to the sleek look, as do absolutely gorgeous turbineblade alloys Volkswagen has also used a couple of visual tricks on the roof and windscreen of the car to make it appear even more rakish (the top of the front windscreen is blackened, as is the base of the rear screen.)

There’s a sense of drama as you climb into the cabin, too. The doors are frameless (with no surrounds for the windows), and this truly drives home the coupe-like feel. I get into the rear seat first, as that is where most Indian owners will sit, to see just how obstructive that low roof will be. But I’m pleasantly surprised. I’m expecting to have to duck considerably before I clamber into the rear seat, and there is some amount of ‘watch your head’ involved, but not as much as I expect. But once you’re seated, there’s actually plenty of headroom. So much for the myth that adults can’t sit in the rear of a coupe without putting a crick in their necks. You also have plenty of legroom, very supportive seats and a good amount of room in the footwell. What Indian customers will surely miss, though, is room for a third occupant in the rear. The rear seats have a storage box in the centre, and that makes it impossible to seat three.

It’s also slightly disappointing to find that, while quality levels are clearly some of the best you will find on an everyday VW, the interiors are not as plush as those of the Phaeton or even a well-specified Touareg. The dash and the fascia are lifted from – you guessed it – the Passat, and quality and fit/finish are only as good as the saloon can manage, rather than any better.

You do, however, get a superbly crafted three-spoke steering wheel, chrome-ringed dials and more electronic goodies than on an Airbus A380. Among them is a lane departure warning system that ‘reads’ lane markings on the road and makes small steering corrections to keep you in the lane. The CC gets radar-based cruise control as well; it accelerates and brakes the car for you with the help of radar. Put together, these systems almost give you a car that can drive itself. I wouldn’t want to be the test engineer certifying this system for our chaotic roads, though; the comedy or disaster potential would be massive. They’re great features, but clearly not for Indian conditions.

The CC also disappoints a bit from behind the wheel. It is not quite as quick as the looks promise. Yes, the car has 280bhp, but it also has a heavy V6 and four-wheel-drive system. The power-to-weight ratio, as a result, is 170bhp per tonne, which isn’t bad, but the fact that the motor needs some waking up means it doesn’t possess that effortless pace that you expect in a car like this. Still, at speed the DSG twin-clutch gearbox makes it easy to keep the motor in the punchy part of the power band and performance is quite strong. VW claims a 0-100kph time of 5.6sec, which is pretty good. But you have to work the motor harder than you should. Wish it was more responsive too. Stability and ride quality, however, are first rate. You get the option of choosing a ‘Sport’ or ‘Comfort’ damper mode via a button near the gear selector, and the CC is well set up for both modes. Ride quality is very impressive in Comfort mode, while Sport changes the demeanour of the car considerably. However, the electric steering system and the basic suspension design mean that, although the CC has decent levels of grip, it’s not an enthusiastic handler. There’s little eagerness when you turn into a corner, and that – a high amount of capability but a general lack of enthusiasm – sums up the Passat CC driving experience nicely. That’s a shame, especially when you know VW can produce cars like the Scirocco that are dynamically a world ahead. With basically the same bits – just like this one.

Volkswagen is considering importing the passat CC into India, but it is likely to look at a more practical motor like a 1.8 TSI petrol or the rgular 2.0 TDI. The CC is priced at a premium of roughly 12 percent over the Passat saloon in European markets, but VW will have to add a bit more to the sticker price in India as the CC is likely to be imported only as a fully built-up car. Still, the Passat CC makes a really strong case for itself at an expected Rs 35 lakh for a model like the 2.0 TDI. Cheaper than rivals like the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C-Class, this four seat VW will provid a larger, sexier Profile and a fair bit of excitement. It’s not really sporty, and the fact that it’s a strict four-seater will limit its appeal, but as an image builder for VW and you, it should get the job done.