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02GTI1.8t
03-04-2002, 05:03 PM
VW anounced their top of the line sport luxury car today ,the Phaeton, at the Geneva auto show. It will be on sale in europe in 2003 and in the states 2004. The base engine will be a 240hp V6, and has an option for a bigger engine, a 12 cylinder engine in a W formation (two vr6 engines connected)and will produce 420hp!
http://www.vwvortex.com/news/03_02/03_04/engine2.jpg
this engine equiped in the vw sport car(still being developed) set 10 land speed records. It is the lightest, most compact 12 cylinder avaliable. Sometime after its introduction a 10 cylinder turbo diesel will come become an option as well. At all four wheels the car will be equiped with air suspension which allows the driver, at the push of a button, to control ride hight. It can be raised 25 mm or lowered up to 15 mm. The car will also lower or raise at certain speeds for better gas consumption.
heres list of some of the cool stuff it will come with:
-4-zone Climatronic and air suspension at no extra charge
-Aero wipers with heated windscreen washer nozzles and electronically-controlled wipe area
-Aspherical exterior mirrors, adjustable, heated, folding, automatically dipping with memory function for interior and exterior mirrors and integrated turn signals on Phaeton V10 TDI / Phaeton W12
-4-zone Climatronic with indirect ventilation, air quality and anti-misting sensor
-Insulating glass, infra-red-reflecting at front, on Phaeton V10 TDI / Phaeton W12
-Anti-theft warning system with interior surveillance on Phaeton W12
-Electric 18-way seats at front, including air conditioning, massage
-Infotainment center in the center console with 7-inch color display (16:9)
-Interior trim leather "Vienna" including seat heating at front in
Phaeton V10 TDI / Phaeton W12
-Alloy wheels on Phaeton W12 / V10 TDI (7.5 J x 18 with
235/50 18 tires)
-Fully-independent four-wheel air suspension
-Double Xenon headlights on Phaeton W12
Central locking with remote control, interior switch and crash sensor for automatic opening
Rear hatch with servo closing and aluminum hinges on Phaeton W12
sorry for the long post

02GTI1.8t
03-04-2002, 05:07 PM
here are some more pictures
http://www.vwvortex.com/news/03_02/03_04/profile2.jpg http://www.vwvortex.com/news/03_02/03_04/rear2.jpg http://www.vwvortex.com/news/03_02/03_04/front1.jpg http://www.vwvortex.com/news/03_02/03_04/int_rear1.jpg http://www.vwvortex.com/news/03_02/03_04/front3.jpg http://www.vwvortex.com/news/03_02/03_04/rear3.jpg
the complete story can be seen here (http://www.vwvortex.com/news/03_02/03_04/index.shtml)

TedR719
03-05-2002, 02:37 AM
I will believe it when I see it :) ....everyone said that the RX8 was coming out, what ever happen to that?

02GTI1.8t
03-06-2002, 04:52 PM
Originally posted by futuresi
I will believe it when I see it :) ....everyone said that the RX8 was coming out, what ever happen to that?

It is comming. VW has built a new factory just for the phaeton and they have a website where europeans can build one to their specs and see the price and then place the order.

Tsunami
03-06-2002, 05:52 PM
wow it's an A8 with VW badges :cool:

Brian
03-06-2002, 05:53 PM
VW has had the W engines for quite some time. I believe they are comming out. I read about this car a while back. Should be very nice :)

B16crxTurbo
03-06-2002, 06:03 PM
Originally posted by Tsunami
wow it's an A8 with VW badges :cool:
That's definetely what it looks like to me, A8's are phat, S8's are Super phat:)

Richard T
03-06-2002, 08:28 PM
Originally posted by B16crxTurbo

S8's are Super phat:)

I bet the V12 model will kick an S8 square in the nuts!

Unless, of course, they decide to put the W12 in the A8/S8 or something by the time we see it. Hell, they'll proabably add a couple of turbos and launch the S8 to the moon by then. :D

Sweet car!


Richard T

Tsunami
03-06-2002, 08:36 PM
The more I look at those pictures the more it looks like some sort of S8/A8/Passat hybrid, it looks LOOOOONG. Probably dwarfs my STS! :eek:

02GTI1.8t
03-06-2002, 09:28 PM
its gonna be a big car