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 ...

The arguments for and against Volkswagen's entry into the premium luxury market began long before the Phaeton was debuted at the 2002 Geneva Show. Where your, or anyone else's, sentiments lie is moot: ...

Open the “Fun Automotive History” encyclopedia and thumb your way to the back. Go ahead, we’ll wait here while you get your copy off your shelf. Now that you’re there, you’ll find an entry worth ...

Volkswagen recently released information and images of what was supposed to be the follow-up to the Phaeton, an iconic model for the German company. Details of the Volkswagen Phaeton D2 have emerged ...

The Volkswagen Phaeton was an oddity of the high-end car world, and one that didn't get to last very long.

The original Volkswagen Phaeton was a remarkable case study of how a brand attempted, through sheer force of will, to stretch its nameplate upmarket. Of course, whatever lens you examine the original ...

The Volkswagen Phaeton was first thrust on the world in 2002, when the firm launched its vision for how a real luxury car should look and perform. It won countless fans, including current and former ...

The basic problem with the VW Phaeton is its image— many people, despite their inflated income level, would find it hard to drop almost $100K for a Volkswagen, given the fact that they could drop the ...

The now-discontinued VW Phaeton is 20 years old and the company is celebrating the anniversary in style. Two decades after the launch of its flagship sedan, Volkswagen revealed a driveable prototype ...

This month marks 20 years of the Volkswagen Phaeton, a large, luxury executive saloon car that paved the way for the German marque’s Touareg and Arteon while also becoming an affordable benchmark in ...