Called the Phaeton D2, the concept for a second generation luxury sedan from VW has been unveiled to mark 20 years since the original car's launch. And what a machine the original Phaeton was.

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 ...

The Volkswagen Phaeton is one of those cars that, at least on some level, everyone who knows it exists wants to experience. It's basically a Bentley with a Volkswagen badge, and these days ...

The new Phaeton will be a full-size sedan measuring 5,300 mm (208.7 inches) long, 1,950 mm (76.8 inches) wide, and 1,460 mm (57.5 inches) high. It will be available exclusively in a long-wheelbase ...

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 ...

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 ...

But as Volkswagen celebrates 20 years since the luxury sedan's initial debut at the 2002 Geneva auto show, the company is now releasing never-before-seen photos of the second-generation Phaeton ...

And while the resulting car, called the Phaeton, was a surprisingly nice vehicle, it sold very poorly due to the fact that most people looking to spend upwards of $100k on a VW Group product would ...

Do you remember when most car manufacturers did not give that big a hoot about crossovers and SUVs? Volkswagen likely remembers, as in a sea of cars, one stood out courtesy of the premium features ...

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum offered a glimpse at the specially modified Ford Phaeton car that allowed the disabled FDR to drive himself. This video was provided by ...

Amelia Earhart’s Cord 812 Phaeton convertible was an unusual vehicle, and like the aviator herself, it had once vanished. But starting on Thursday it will be on display on the National Mall between ...