Explore the history of Volkswagen's ambitious but unsuccessful luxury car, the Phaeton, and discover why it failed. It's now a bargain, used.

We’ve completed 13 weeks with our ultra-luxury, ultra-roomy Volkswagen Phaeton, and we’re (almost) unanimously smitten. From its comfortable seats to its curbside stance, there are a lot of reasons to ...

Looking for a Bentley or Audi R8, but want to avoid paying the premium prices? Well, a used VW Phaeton could just fit the bill. The Phaeton was launched in 2002 as Volkswagen’s answer to the ...

Alex Kaufmann February 18, 2008 Comment Now! By all accounts, the Phaeton limo has been a major flop for Volkswagen and nowhere has it performed more badly than in the U.S. where the decision to drop ...

Earlier reports suggested that Volkswagen may be canceling the range-topping Phaeton sedan. Some opined that it’d be right to do so – the big saloon was never the runaway global success Volkswagen had ...