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 V12 engine is special ... have been ranked from the lowest average used price to the highest. The Phaeton was VW’s moonshot attempt at building a luxury flagship to rival its compatriots ...

It's been 20 years since Volkswagen launched its Phaeton on the market, and to mark the occasion the automaker has revealed the secret successor that was being developed for launch in the later ...

As we await the arrival here of Volkswagen's luxury model, the Phaeton, it seems company boss ... from the unit in a bid to match the six-litre V12 S-class, which will complete the 0-62 mph ...

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 ...

And besides, there was no V12 S600 in the fleet to go against ... It got from 0 to 60 mph in 6.18 seconds, while the Volkswagen Phaeton took 7.25 seconds. The S500 also wins in the quarter-mile ...

Its superabundance of cylinders and valves was made to seem fitting when a Bentley was the backdrop; in the bizarrely humble Phaeton, it ranks alongside the W8 Passat and V12 TDI Audi Q7 as a VW ...

Rumours had it for a while that Volkswagen is going to refresh the ageing Phaeton flagship yet one more ... Insiders state a huge V10 or V12 TDI might come – but they’re still tight-lipped ...

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 ...