Volkswagen’s Phaeton was a first-ever flasgship for the brand, however it was a troubled car from the get-go. As a result, the Phaeton did not sell well. This due to the fact that it was indeed a very expensive Volkswagen and it was entering a market, which consisted mainly of buyers who were very nameplate-conscious. [...]
Update: Volkswagen has just dropped us an e-mail saying that no final decision has been made on bringing the Phaeton to the United States. “While Volkswagen believes there are opportunities for the Phaeton in the U.S., no final decisions have been made,” said Kerry Christopher, Manager of Product Communications at Volkswagen of America. “Of course, [...]
Many of you may be wondering why Volkswagen recently gave the Phaeton a minor facelift instead of redesigning the full-size sedan completely. Well, according to latest reports from Europe, Volkswagen is planning to change its ambitions for the Phaeton. Instead of aiming for the BMW 7-Series and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Volkswagen will tailor the next-generation [...]
Volkswagen today released additional images and details on the new 2011 Phaeton luxury sedan. The 2011 Volkswagen Phaeton comes standard with a 3.0L FSI V6 making 276-hp along with an optional 6.0L W12 making 444-hp. Volkswagen currently has no plans to reintroduce the new Phaeton in the United States until it gets a full redesign [...]
Meet the 2011 Volkswagen Phaeton – but wait, it doesn’t look so much like a redesign – well, that’s because it’s not. For 2011, Volkswagen focused its attention on giving the Phaeton a much needed facelift and with that in mind, the German automaker won’t bring this model to the United States. Volkswagen probably won’t [...]
Speaking to the press at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Volkswagen Group of America’s CEO, Stephen Jacoby, said that the company is considering bringing back the Phaeton luxury sedan back to the United States with a diesel powertrain. He said that Volkswagen is eager to reverse the decision to pull the slow-selling $70,000 plus sedan [...]
Unlike other automakers, Volkswagen of America has managed to stay out of the spotlight during the recession. However, the automaker has a lot going on for the next three years. The company is investing $4 billion to build an assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., and $1 billion to expand its Mexico facility to start producing [...]
We’ve been hearing rumors about Volkswagen offering a redesign to the Phaeton flagship sedan for quite some time now. According to Evo, before Volkswagen brings out a redesign the Phaeton it will offer a facelifted model.Visual upgrades will include a new front bumper, new grille and headlight units and slightly redesigned taillights. Sources say that [...]
