2004 Volkswagen Concept C

Slick, smooth and sporting - not exactly the words I'd normally use to describe a Volkswagen. Recent styling emphasis has been on the jelly-bean shaped Mk V Golf, the anonymous-looking Phaeton and rugged Touareg. And just when I didn't think there was much hope for the people's carmaker to produce something fashionable, along came the Concept C, something fresh and new, a light that if built might be bright enough to transform the dowdy brand's image.