Fifth Gear - VW Passat CC vs. Mercedes CLS 500 (Refinement)

[Shroomsterdam]

Bring out the apparatus!

[XxBulletXPtoofxX]

vacuum cleaner xaxxaxa fuck you 5 gear vw is better !

[kolezvijer93]

pasat sucks... fuckin long golf....

[ERK572]

@kolezvijer93 Ive seen your comments before fuckin fag hater!!! so, do u have a car at least?? or do you ride in bus???

[ckmacboy]

I'd take the VW without a doubt... nicer looking in my opinion, better taste, and you can count on it more than a Mercedes past the warranty

[gadgetguy4000]

noo a v6 isnt faster than a V8? :O who wouldve guessed?

[PoorIllyrian]

20k puond less then cls 500 ? :O wow PASSAT CC FTW

[rvind92g]

2 dB makes a lot of difference trust me. Nearly double the sound of the original.

[Skampo1119]

Do you realize that the rear of the Passat CC is like Stitch from Lilo & Stitch?

[TheRealColinChan]

So...many...extraneous variables

[egocd]

Shock horror as a £50k V8 Merc is quicker and quieter than a £30k V6 VW.

[Lovet13]

Why in the world should anyone compare the Passat cc to a CLS500 merc? Ofcourse you dont get all the fancy stuff in a Passat, because its 20000 freaking pounds less! Why not set it against the Audi a5 or perhaps something in its own pricerange?

[wings400]

I just hope you used the same tires and the pressure in the tires was the same!!!

[Cuerdas229]

cc !!

[youraveragemat]

the noise is from him talking

[kkohouta]

CC vs. CLS 500... LOL..

[abdi862]

oh for fuk sake!!! stop replying to my comment

[stevomwa1]

Volkswagen CC

Hyundai Sonata

Audi A6

All got their design from the Mercedes CLS

[scruffynerfherder90]

Stop sitting and leaning on the cars you peasant.

[07housna]

i very like this model,i wish i can drive this genius car

[AHMADF93]

Unfair comparison. They should compare it with just the CLS 320. The Passat CC is the only VW that is "beautiful".

[R1d3R89]

wolfswagen ???

[mcobinad]

Bring out the "Apparatus"= CLS 500 V8!

[e14trixsta123]

Cls all the way!!

You can'c compare that passat with the cls

the passat looks like a replica..........LOL

[Felix96xy]

Passat = CLS for 20k less ^^

[iluvanimalporn]

"this contraption is a fancy dildo"

[dariusstjohn1984]

The merc has a v8 mate

[guitarmafia20]

let jeremy clarkson review those two cars , you fucking idiots

[horilazar]

the passat v6 is top of the range versiom, the mercedes v6 is the entry level version. think about that when you compare the two cars. I mean, really, the passat is NEVER going to be as executive, as upmarket and as unique as the CLS when 80% percent of their cars have the hateful 2.0TDI under the bonnet

[BluezCOO]

Anybody knows that classical beautiful music song called? Its so quiet

[svaroglo82]

@BluezCOO in the hall of mountain king ;)

[7477238]

5th gear fails. At least use a CLS 350.

[callowaymotorcompany]

They should have just pried the badge off the merc and glued on a VW...

They copied enough of it anyway

[NimaSomeh]

looks like these douchbags got paid by WV to say its better even if its not !!!

[mascoterio]

i want your opniun, do you think that a passat cc sport 1.8 tsi is a better choise them a sonata full load that is chiper like us 3000?

[kkkooonnnful]

passattttttttttttt cc the best !!!!

[bossplaya99]

atleast get a cls350 or 320 to compare.... idiots, also i have a passat cc and wen im driving at 100mph it doesnt sound like vacuum cleaner, maybe if i opened the windows.

[DjSuperSou1]

@bossplaya99 if you were riding cls 500 you would say that cc sounds like a vacume cleaner.

[bossplaya99]

@DjSuperSou1 i´ve driven a cls 500, even a cls 55 amg.. and no, i still doesnt sound like a vacuum cleaner. What kind of vacuum cleaner do you have?

[minimalldotz]

@bossplaya99 whatever...dont mind the moron...they always make stuped comparisons..if it would be to talk abou the cc 3.6 and cls 350 it would leave the merc behind both on track and in a straight line...so...dont waste your time with ppl whos brains are deevolved! bye dude!

[nicks1258]

@bossplaya99 the vacuum cleaner is a reference to the level of noise, not the specific sound. some people are so dumb.

[trposkikrste]

vw cc is a great car i plan on getting one this guys are idiots for comparing a cc to a cls 500..... the mercedes has twice the price tag... if you really want to compare this car compare it to an audi a4 or honda accord something in a similar class..... either way i choose the passat its a shame the 4 cylinder doesnt come with awd that would of been the perfect car

[stevenspehar]

just bought a CC 3.6V6 4Motion with everything in it.. in australia.. cost me 80K CLS here is about 300K..

CC drives better and is more fun to drive... feels sportier and less stuffy like the merc, which I have driven a lot.. My wife has one. we agree to disagree on which is better, but i know im right..

well done VW.. CCs a real winner

[bigbodlover]

it is wrong to compare passat cc with cls500 in the first place

[mikeabcable]

we can never chat in lancer. this is end of story. but you enjoy the perfect engine sound.

[FungusLabel]

Thats why Top Gear>Fifth Gear... 3,5 V6 VW vs 5,0 v8 Mercedes n/c...

[Antony92fromcava]

Why do u criticise the motor sound? Louder is better!

[yourwifecalledagain]

@Antony92fromcava Something tells me the Mercedes crowd doesn't agree. lol.

[unknownunknowns]

@yourwifecalledagain Absolutely. Jason Plato just mentioned that the VW CC doesn't accelerate as fast also and is noisier.

[unknownunknowns]

@Antony92fromcava Maybe for you but if you constantly need to receive phone calls from your office then you'd want a little silence.

[Antony92fromcava]

@unknownunknowns yes, of course...I think the sports transmission is a good compromise!

[AutoHead89]

@Antony92fromcava i would have to respectively disagree. for a luxury vehicle louder is actually bad. if you don't wanna hear yourself talk get a muscle car. but if you want silence and a smooth ride after a long day in the office a quite cabin is ideal

[Antony92fromcava]

@AutoHead89 I agree, I think it's good they have various gear settings (normal, sportive ecc) so you can choose between silence and a bit sportier sound!

[Antony92fromcava]

Ehy do u criticise the motor sound? Louder is better!

[Rangeroversport12]

Thats the MIRA bowl, not the "fifth gear bowl" (they don't even have one)

[drainer2]

both cars are great but i don't the old merc which is this one in the video,instead I like the new 2011 model more ... for me the passat cc is better looking than the old merc cls

[daytona549]

mercedes sucks!

[stfnbanas]

the difference starts with price when buying. then try to go to a garage and let them fix something. then you will see the REAL difference on the bill!

[M0D3R8A]

CLS. A reason for Audi and BMW to celebrate without acting at all. How ugly...

[Scudeyyy]

the a7 is the classiest saloon coupe IMO

lol

but whats wrong with a new 5/xf? theyre cheaper and have that coupe roofline? these cars a bit pointless in that respect!

[marcin2009]

this is stupid i dont care how loud it is

[hoytpage]

I own i cls 500 and nothing competes with it...

[abdi862]

at 2:31 he indicates, why, why... he's like the only guy driving on that track,

[DrewZ926]

@abdi862 habit maybe?? 

[OsyFrancisco]

@abdi862 He can't be the only one on that track since there must be a camera car/camera man.

[stufoo]

@abdi862 good driving habits

[kberzok]

@abdi862 what about the camera car?

[ihmesekoilua]

@abdi862 apart from oh I don't know the whole bunch of camera cars around him?

[DavidSlagter]

@abdi862 Camera crew?

[peterhejlejensen]

@abdi862

Good habits! GOOD habits!

[xesence]

@abdi862 Probably just to indicate to the guy running in front of him with a camera, that he is going to pass him now.

[Corvin666]

@abdi862 Indicators turn on automatically if you make certain wheel motions starting some speed.

[obi1canblome]

@abdi862 I bet ur from America  =)

[MrGoldenmarin]

cls looks like a dolphin ,, but like a very ugly dolphin if there is one ,,, seriously id take a golf before cls

[iManu1995]

CC !!

[lardauk]

The history will never see design like this, the vw CC

[haminex]

If I had to choose a car I'd take the Merc but if i had to buy one i'd buy the CC

[moised]

i find the CC sexier...;)

[isah99p]

i want a car with more noise .......cause am young 

[louiz6554]

The CC feels a bit too plasticky on the inside, unlike the CLS which has leather and wood on its door panel, dash and centre console...

[KakashiTheAnon]

who cares let the VW purrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!

[Carlegolas]

The passat if for people with out style, and it's not fair for the Merc CLS 500 to be compare with a vw, it not the same leve. VW it's for cheep people

[gurlsingerfan]

Yeah, that's how I decide what car to buy....with a decimeter....!!!!!! That is one of the strangest road tests I have seen yet....

[louiz6554]

@gurlsingerfan They are not showing you which car to buy with a decimeter. It is just showing you that the passat cc, costing 20 grand less, is almost as REFINED as a Merc CLS... Read the title...

[razvan91bxl]

off course i prefer VOLKSWAGEN really now is amazing car :x

[toyota420xp]

the question is what does 2 decibles sound like? it could be a vast difference or a minute i didnt notice level. If you drop a penny onto a wooden surface from a height of 5.6cm that makes a sound around 4dB.

[lucastoni11]

i really like the cc ,i just bought one,and that car kicks asses

[sweetbounty]

they didn't know how CLS could beat CC so they find a silence test... pathetic

[louiz6554]

@sweetbounty This is not true. CLS beats the CC in every way. But they didn't know in which area is the CC least inferior to the CLS, they conducted this silence test... It is pathetic...

[sweetbounty]

@louiz6554 CC beats CLS in economy, services and 4X4 and if we take similar engine capacities - performance also.

[Corvette90100]

Middle class people, the Volkswagen CC is for you! Great styling (copied of course straight from the Benz CLS), and sufficient horsepower too!

[4MATICbenz]

Why were these two cars compared? It's no surprise the CLS is the better car. For the price difference it damn well should be....

[SMB67T]

I will definitely prefer the CLS

[kenjoje]

no sense of humour whatsoever

[Corvette90100]

How can you compare these cars??? The Volkswagen CC is only $28,000 while the Mercedes CLS is more than twice that price at $75,000. You're comparing a middle class car to a high end car, it doesn't make sense. Let's get the Audi A7 in here!

[akiyele]

@Corvette90100 in europe the passat is for high class people its like 50,000 euros

[COCOT20]

@akiyele High class people or idiot people ??? Anyone who pays that amount of money for a VW it´s nothing less than an idiot...

cheers.

[grabbindraggon]

Chi-ld

[grabbindraggon]

@babeeshan9 that's a stereotype ,u delinquent chi

[muiecyrus]

First ,how can you compare a car that started production in 2004 (the benz ) with one that did in 2008 ?

Second, comparing these cars is very stupid. They don't address to the same customer. You will never see a rich guy buying a passat. In my opinion the Volkswagen is made for someone in his 30 who has a family and and likes sporty cars. While the Mercedes works everywhere. The price is irrelevant since you are buying a high end car.

[muiecyrus]

First ,how can you compare a car that started production in 2004 (the benz ) with one that did in 2008 ?

Second, comparing these cars is very stupid. They don't address to the same customer. You will never see a rich guy buying a passat. In my opinion the Volkswagen is made for someone in his 30 who has a family and and likes sporty cars. While the Mercedes works everywhere. The price is irrelevant since you are buying a high end car.

[dakaraabbccdd]

hahaa.. he's holding a big dildo!

[devcap]

The Mercedes has inspired Volkswagen, if they copied, they copied something great!

[devcap]

I just love this car. I've got the 2.0 ltr turbo and the power is amazing.

[hairlesheep]

First off, the CC completely copied ("is influenced") the design of the CLS, secondly there is no way a Volkswagen could be any better than a Merc.

[Corvette90100]

Volkswagen and Hyundai COMPLETELY copied the MErcedes CLS on this one!! They really have no shame!!

[MrShark214]

i have a CLS the 320 not the 500 and it's the best car in the segment

and just look Merc's V8 73.3 db and VW's V6 75.5....

[shanmirza007]

Fifth gear show is sooo stupid they always give the worst cars better marks over the cars that are really the best in the world, they have the worst reviews!!!

[bigh124]

Who gives a shit about how noisy the cabin is? Push the car to its limit!

[Musdaloose]

The CC is a Magnificent Car! I have one myself.. Volkswagen really Out did themselvs ,i got me the 2.0t Engine DSG gearbox performs very well Handles Excellent , and enough Power For the road , My cousin on the Other hand has a CLS 55, the only Faults i have on it is the TINY WINDOWSS!! wtf!

[babeeshan9]

the vw is a white mans car

the cls is a black mans car

THATS IT !

[bigh124]

@babeeshan9

A black man can't afford a CLS unless he is a rapper, basketball player or sells crack.

[babeeshan9]

@bigh124 why cant he afford a CLS ?? Are you a racist ???

[bigh124]

@babeeshan9

Because niggers are poor. They are always in prison and their baby mama's are o welfare and food stamps.

[babeeshan9]

@bigh124 SHUT UP YOUR MOTHERFUCKER ! WHY DO YOU TALK LIKE THAT ABOUT BLACK PEOPLES ?? ONLY BECAUSE THAT YOU EAT FROM THE DUMPSTER AND YOUR FATHER DOESENT HAVE MONEY, BLACK PEOPLES ARE RICH AND YOU ARE A MOTHERFUCKINGS PIECE OF SHIT MOTHERFUVCKER

[bigh124]

@babeeshan9

The only rich black people I see are basketball players, football players, rappers and drug dealers.

[babeeshan9]

@bigh124 what dont u think black people dont have normal jobs?

[dogg5306]

For those who don't know 1dB louder means 10 times more noise!!!! :-))))

[refresh967]

Why would you compare a vw vs cls

[ACS607]

The Passat CC, the funniest joke to come from Germany.

[shazzakhan99]

@ACS607 ur kidding right? the cc is actually very good its got kit the merc doesnt even have and it costs hell less! so from a buyers point of view the cc is gold from a fantisisers point of view u will obviously want the merc, but the passat i reckon is better

[MrHav1k]

No shit the benz is better, but is it $50,000 better?

I don't think so...... That said, I would still take a C class over this thing.

[6UNLEASHED]

So who wouldnt want to have a car that offers all of the same features, almost nearly as quiet cabin, and is 20G's less? The truth is, VW builds fantastic vehicles and is on par with the latest and greatest from its German rivals. So what it doesnt have a beefy V8...these are cars that you drive, not race in. Id take the VW solely because its VW, id rather drive the "same" mechanics of a higher priced car, for less and have money left over. I want to believe im driving the car not the badge.

[shazzakhan99]

@6UNLEASHED i really think u have alot of brain:)

[6UNLEASHED]

@shazzakhan99 common sense sometimes isnt so common....the CC offers everything for less then the competition, its German built and is down right eye catching.

[shazzakhan99]

@6UNLEASHED very true. i have to say the cc has been designed better

[lardauk]

OK all of us know what is MERC. But that passat CC is really gorgeous on the streets. especially with white body!

[LOLHICRONO]

i'd take the passat cc over that merc anyday

[MDMsuper]

@danijelbratina

The Passat cc is not as beautiful as the Mercedes, but doesn't look the same as the Phantom in any way! And so does the different engines!

[danijelbratina]

it is not a matter of specs but of prestige. The VW CC is for a mechanic that wants to look kool, but only looks stupid, Merc is for the refined gentleman... it is like the VW phaeton... a story to forget... eventhoug it is nice to look VW can't just enter this market with this brand.

[skizzle94]

Mercedes CLS is so nice!! Volkswagen just copied Mercedes. And I would have a Mercedes anyday instead of a Volkswagen. Mercedes is the best!!

[MuttleyMcLad]

Nothing comes near to a Mercedes. Simple as that.

[ilia93]

if mercedes cars are twice as good as volkswagens then how is it possible that they are recalling 85000 e-classes for potential steering problems ? over the past 2 years toyota recalled about 6 million cars for problems with the brake system.. nissan had a similar problem.. and dacia i think .... one of the manufacturers i haven't heard to be recalling cars is VW... in fact i can't remember the last time they did something like this.... merc nowadays just want to make huge profits..

[ilia93]

vw every time, the merc is pointlessly overpriced ......

[sdamir]

@ilia93 obviously you never owned one ;)

[ilia93]

@sdamir i own one right now.. it's a w140 and its a fantastic car...best car ever made....but mercedes nowadays just do not have the same bulletproof feel as the 80's and the 90's cars ;) and to everyone who thinks i'm lying ..93 isn't my birth year.. its just a nickname i really do not think the cls is twice as good as the passat...obviously you've never been in a CC.. i've had a ride once in a cls too and i really can't tell the difference.. oh wait... i can ... it's the badge....

[sdamir]

@ilia93 If you can not tell the difference between a volkswagen and mercedes then you really do not know anything about cars. Yes i've been driven in Passat CC many times (my friend owns one) and I've driven and been driven in various CLS models, from 350 CGI to 320 CDI and 55 AMG...it's night and day difference. The only similarity is the outside shape which volkswagen obviously copied since CLS came out long before Passat CC.

[ilia93]

@sdamir you're only fooling yourself....

[Vedad24]

@sdamir come on man why do you even argu on this topic?? firs of all they ARE NOT SAME CLASS, you cant compare V6 (vr6) and V8 (v8 supercharge if is amg) fuck that shit and even a price is lik 20k different. it just pissing me off how some people talk about stupid shit

[sdamir]

@Vedad24 even if it is the same engine (V6 vs V6), Passat can never come close to a luxury oriented, comfy CLS. Volkswagen doesn't want to get that luxyury, they have their own ideology that everyone should be able to afford one of their models (price wise), volkswagen in german means peoples car (volks wagon) while Mercedes is on totally different side. Granted they cut down a lot on quality lately but well...

[Vedad24]

@sdamir i know what VW stands and mean. i am saying if VW would spend as much money as mercedes on their cars it would make it better as mercedes, but then vw would cost more. here is perfect example, take that BUGGATI, it is owned by VW and made by them. it is the fastest production car in the world, comfort wise its the best too. if you compare other super cars when they go their top speed it is huge differences. BUGGATI is much smoother and quited. Y?? because it cost 2.7 mill!!

[Vedad24]

@sdamir it is all in how much the company spend money to make something and that will reflect on sell price as well. so you cant say shit about VW, for that much money it is excelent car and quality vise it is not that far behind from the mercedes

[6UNLEASHED]

@sdamir Yes, you are right, but how many of us, the average working class, with blue collar jobs with families can go out right now and drop 80k on a brand new CLS? not many can...but how many of us can afford something that is made to be affordable? Thats the life line and signature to Volkswagen and its heritage, created by a man who was part of the people itself.

[shazzakhan99]

@6UNLEASHED so true

[epistte]

I'll take the VW over the soulless and overpriced Benz, but why doesn't VW offer a TDI option?

Paint mine BRG w/ the grey interior. Thanks.

[seanhvw]

The CTS is a SAAB with a Caddy body. CC is a great car for the price if you want to compare it to the CLS.

[vangelis2105]

This is not fair! Passat CC has only a V6 engine of 3600 cm³, and CLS has a bigger engine.. So CLS has less noise.. They should have tested the CLS 350 CGI.. not the CLS 500..

[sdamir]

@vangelis2105 CLS 350 CGI is even quieter, V6 engine should be more balanced. Anyways you can't compare CLS to Passat CC, CLS is in totally different class...look at it as twice as good as passat or something ;)

[astronut10]

@vangelis2105 the CGi is noise too ;-) i´ve tested it

[MaxDaneLaf]

@vangelis2105 CLS has wider tires too...

[NenadDerBozz1991]

@vangelis2105

VW Passat CC 300PS 1430–1632 kg vs Mercedes CLS 306PS with 1735–1890 kg

[MrPedroso88]

@vangelis2105 this is the 500 0:30

[alexciui23]

@vangelis2105 they test them with their biggest engine, the cls biggest engine is 5.0L and the vw biggest is only 3.5L

[megavolt995]

the vw is good but a merc is a merc.best cars in the world

[constantine2100]

VW is ugly and will always be ugly for ever after!!!!!

[megavolt995]

@constantine2100 are you blind?

[nelsonafonso1]

@constantine2100 oh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah... rigth..

[anurek123]

you cannot beat Mercedes Benz. if the CC makes you horny the CLS will make u cum in your pants. its that sexy.

[andrescaraudio]

why coupe?? if is a 4 door????

[hmfmi]

@andrescaraudio because of the streamlined rear portion from the roof to the tail... fastback style i guess...

[anurek123]

@andrescaraudio its not about the doors anymore. its about the shape of the roofline. 4door coupe.

[lardauk]

Folks? Where is your taste?

How can you choose the CLS?!!? HOWWW? It is so ugly then the passat CC.

Just look at the CC body lines in that scary and angry front headlights view.

Seems it will going to bit you. Damn pretty good car!

[alexxu2010]

maybe the cls is the best but i like more the passat cc, and it's not very expensive:X

[LeBartman]

Both are very good cars but you cannot compare a mercedes to a volkswagen cc. A vw Phaeton is more like it.

[EmoKevin93]

Cls 500 , what to say , im speechless when driving one , enough said .

[fstchin365]

Funny, the set of tires will make a HUGE different on your pointless sound test