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It’s the most Volkswagen you can get without a prescription.
So much for playing it safe.
Here it is. The Phaeton.™ A luxury car from
Volkswagen. (The same company that has defied
more than a few conventions these past 56 years.)
Surprised? To us, it’s simply the natural order of things.
Our engineers just don’t stop. Ceaseless hours
with our cars. Under the hood. Behind the dashboard.
Inside the engine block. Finding absolutely every
opportunity for innovation imaginable. Sooner or
later they were going to have to unleash this
enthusiasm on a luxury car.
And unleash they did.
Truth be told, we patented over 300 ideas while
developing the Phaeton model.
All our blue-sky thinking has resulted in more
than a few innovations. Like an adjustable air-suspension
system, which lets you choose between four different
shock-absorber settings on the fly. And Climatronic.™ It
can create 4 distinct microclimates between 64º and 82º
using no direct ventilation. And the18-way adjustable
driver’s seat with massage, heating, cooling and lumbar
support.
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And 4
MOTION®
permanent all-wheel drive.
What’s really innovative, however, is that all these
features come standard – especially when you consider
many aren’t standard on other luxury cars in the Phaeton’s
price range, or even optional.
Of course, that’s precisely the idea.
To challenge the rules and conventions of how
cars can be made and for whom they can be made.
Some things never change.
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Standard on the W12. Optional with package on the V8.
