The Phaeton is one of the most interesting Volkswagens and may be a better story than any of the brand’s most iconic models. The massively expensive luxury sedan lasted just a few model years in North ...

The massively over-engineered Volkswagen Phaeton celebrates its 20th birthday this year, and to commemorate the occasion VW is showing off a never-before-seen 2016 design prototype for a second-gen ...

Everything about the VW Phaeton was overcomplicated. Even the trunk. The Volkswagen Phaeton is a car you could never make again. It's a product of a very specific time and place, and the vision of the ...

The Volkswagen Phaeton W12 and the Audi A8L 6.0 share the same engine, but they have little else in common. The Volkswagen Phaeton W12 and the Audi A8L 6.0 might seem like twins that were separated at ...

As it reels from the ongoing diesel-emissions cheating scandal, Volkswagen is cutting spending and putting future expansion and development projects on hold. But apparently there's one future vehicle ...

German carmaker Volkswagen had just revealed the revised version of the company’s flagship: the new Phaeton. The latest generation model will become available on the European market later this month, ...

If a $40,000 W8-powered Passat sounds like overkill we can't begin to wonder what you'll think of VW's silent assassin, the beautiful Phaeton. The idea is to compete head-to-head with the Mercedes ...

In response to the diesel emissions crisis, the VW board has announced a radical shift in its approach to diesel engines, at least for the U.S. and Europe. The VW board met early this week and has ...