Volkswagen Phaeton
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Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Volkswagen
- Production
- November 2001 – March 2016
- Model years
- 2002–2016
- Assembly
- Germany: Dresden ( Transparent Factory )
- Designer
- Hartmut Warkuß (exterior)
- Class
- Full-size luxury car ( F )
- Body style
- 4-door sedan
- Layout
- Longitudinal FF layout , Longitudinal F4 layout ( 4motion )
- Platform
- Volkswagen Group D1
- Related
- Audi A8 Bentley Continental GT Bentley Flying Spur Porsche Panamera Audi S8
- Engine
- Petrol : , 3.0 L EA390 VR6 (China only), 3.2 L EA390 AYT / BKL / BRK VR6 , 3.6 L EA390 VR6, 4.2 L BGH, BGJ V8 , 6.0 L W12 (2004–2011) , Diesel :, 3.0 L TDI Common Rail (BMK / CARA / CEXA) V6 TDI , 5.0 L AJS V10 TDI (2003–2007)
- Transmission
- 5-speed ZF 5HP24A automatic with tiptronic 6-speed ZF 6HP26A automatic with tiptronic
- Wheelbase
- SWB: 2,881 mm (113.4 in) LWB: 3,001 mm (118.1 in)
- Length
- 2002–2009: SWB: 5,055 mm (199.0 in) LWB: 5,120 mm (201.6 in) 2010–2016: SWB: 5,059 mm (199.2 in) LWB: 5,140 mm (202.4 in)
- Width
- 1,903 mm (74.9 in)
- Height
- 1,450 mm (57.1 in)
- Curb weight
- 2,184–2,449 kg (4,815–5,399 lb)
- Successor
- Volkswagen Phideon (China)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- car model
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Followed by
- Volkswagen Phideon
- Manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group
- Image
- VW Phaton (2. Facelift) – Frontansicht, 7. Mai 2011, Düsseldorf.jpg
- Height
- 1450
- Width
- 1903
- Brand
- Volkswagen
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- Volkswagen Phaeton
- powered by
- gasoline engine
- different from
- Chrysler Phaeton
- location of creation
- Transparent Factory
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Encyclopedic overview
Volkswagen Group W-12 engine as fitted in the Phaeton W12 Volkswagen Concept D at IAA 1999 in Frankfurt
The Volkswagen Phaeton ( /ˈfeɪtən/ FAY-tən) (Typ 3D) is a full-size sedan/saloon manufactured by the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen, described by Volkswagen as their "premium class" vehicle. Introduced at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show, the Phaeton was marketed worldwide. Sales in North America ended in 2006 and global sales ended in 2016.
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