Tagged “Volkswagen Phaeton”

  • Volkswagen upgrades Phaeton for 2009

    Despite the weak performance of the Phaeton, Volkswagen has persisted with the car in the belief that there is a place for it in the lineup. Less-than-inspired styling, high pricing and nagging qualit...

  • VW considers diesel powerplant for U.S. Phaeton

    The Phaeton limo may have been a major flop for Volkswagen but officials are keen to see the launch of a successor, especially in the U.S. where it could pose as a technical and environmental flagship...

  • Volkswagen Phaeton may return to U.S.

    The Phaeton limo may have been a major flop for Volkswagen but officials are keen to the launch of a successor. The car was priced similarly to BMWs and Audis but it wore a humble VW badge, and there...

  • VW planning new model between CC and Phaeton

    With the unveiling of the new CC four-door coupe in Detroit this week, Volkswagen has made clear its intention to expand into the prestige sector. Take the new CC for example. Things like its advanced...

  • VW loses more than €10,000 per Phaeton?

    Volkswagen’s Phaeton has long been pegged as the answer to a question nobody asked. The car cost as much as its luxury brand rivals but came with a humble VW badge, mundane styling, plus poorer dyna...

  • Spy Shots: VW Phaeton Coupe-Cabrio

    Volkswagen is confirmed to be building a new four-door coupe model based on its midsized Passat sedan but a new two-door variant of the upmarket Phaeton may also make it to production. New spy images...

  • Volkswagen shrinking next-gen Phaeton

    Contrary to the trend for automakers to increase a car’s size with each new model change, Volkswagen is planning to shrink its flagship Phaeton sedan for the all-new 2010 model. The announcement com...

  • Updated: More images of VW’s new Phaeton

    Volkswagen will launch its facelifted Phaeton limo during this week’s Geneva Motor Show with a host of minor revisions that are unlikely to stir any major excitement. The VW flagship gets a set of n...

  • Next-generation Phaeton confirmed for 2011

    We’ve got no idea why the German edition of Vanity Fair is reporting on automotive news, but apparently an interview published in that magazine with VW-Chief Martin Winterkorn confirms that a Phaeto...

  • Spy Shots: VW Phaeton facelift

    Volkswagen will be updating the Phaeton luxury sedan to help boost sales of the in the light of new models and expected updates from its main rivals, BMW and Mercedes Benz, ahead of an all new model d...

  • A Phaeton for the Pope

    His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI is about to take delivery of a Volkswagen Phaeton for his next Pope Mobile. The model in particular will be a black long-wheelbase version complete with a 450hp 6.0L W12...