The Volkswagen Phaeton W12 and the Audi A8L 6.0 might seem like twins that were separated at birth, but in reality, the two cars are very different. Sure, they share the same corporate twelve ...

Pride and joy. Usually unknown in North America, it was to be VW luxury model. It is built on a Bentley Continental chassis and suspension, has an Audi A8 drive train, aluminum and carbon fibre ...

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 ...

The original people's car has been creeping upmarket lately, but Volkswagen's used models offer functionality, luxury, and trademark quirks at a bargain.

Volkswagen announced Wednesday that production of its Phaeton model would end in March. The news received little fanfare as the Phaeton represented about 4,000 units of Volkswagen's global output ...

This was a Volkswagen offered with both diesel V-10 and gas W-12 engine options. A Volkswagen that outdid Mercedes at its own game. And one with the most hilariously overcomplicated trunk mechanism.

Called the Phaeton D2, the project didn't make it past the one-off stage due to VW's increased focus on electrification. As nice as it looks, I think that's OK.

Debuting in 2002, the Phaeton sold just a few thousand units in the U.S. from 2004 to 2006, and it was discontinued globally in 2016. New From Volkswagen VW ID.Aero Concept Previews an EV Sedan ...

The place where VW builds its controversial Phaeton—by hand—is an architectural masterpiece that looks more like a modern museum on the inside than an assembly line. We traveled to Dresden ...