Volkswagen Phaeton 2011 was unveiled for the first time at China Auto Show in Beijing. The Phaeton will be available with a choice of two wheelbase options, two back seat versions (three seats /two individual seats) and four engines (a turbo diesel and three petrol engines). Powered by the turbo charged common rail direct injection 176 kW/240 PS engine, the Phaeton V6 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 8.6 seconds and has a top speed of 237 km/h.
World Premiere at Auto China 2010:
Phaeton debuts with new design and new technologies
Flagship of the Volkswagen brand with fundamentally new front design
Online services and dynamic main beam control arrive in the Phaeton
Wolfsburg/Beijing, April 2010. At the Transparent Factory in Dresden Volkswagen produces one of the finest automobiles in the world: the Phaeton. The limousine’s quality and comfort (four-wheel drive and air suspension as standard) set a unique benchmark. Volkswagen, the most successful carmaker in Europe and China, has now made the Phaeton
even more perfect. The company’s new flagship is being unveiled for the first time at Auto China 2010 (27th April to 2nd May) in Beijing.
Its contours are defined by the Volkswagen design DNA developed by Walter de Silva, the group’s Italian chief designer. Around the comple tely new front section in particular the design team has further refined the model’s very own stylistic aplomb. In the process the
timelessly elegant Phaeton has gained a broader and more powerful appearance. The new model is also characterised by modifications to its rear section and silhouette.
At the same time, new technical features have been added. These include Dynamic Light Assist (camera-based dynamic main beam regu la tion) and a navigation system that, if desired, can integrate online data from Google into the map display. In addition to this, the Phaeton’s optional front camera enables it to ‘see’ road signs, with speed limit signs visuali sed on the instrument panel and centre console’s touchscreen.
The system will also be able to recognise and depict ‘no overtaking’ signs – the first in the world to do so!
The Phaeton will be available with a choice of two wheelbase options, two back seat versions (three seats /two individual seats) and four engines (a turbo diesel and three petrol engines). The six, eight and twelve-cylinder engines range in capacity from 176 kW /240 PS to 331 kW/450 PS. The standard drive unit used in the Phaeton is a V6 petrol engine producing 206 kW /280 PS. At the capacities above the V6 FSI the choices available are a V8 and a W12 petrol engine, delivering 246 kW/335 PS and 331 kW /450 PS respectively. On the diesel front Volkswagen is offering an extremely frugal and smooth-running V6 TDI. In Europe it is the most frequently selected engine for this car. The turbo charged common rail direct injection engine delivers 176 kW/240 PS and accelerates the Phaeton V6 (top speed in this case 237 km/h) from 0 to 100 km/h in just 8.6 seconds. This is accompanied by average fuel consumption that has now been reduced still further to
just 8.5 litres per 100 km (equating to 224 g/km CO2).
