Obviously there was the W12 Phaeton flagship, the incredibly rare twelve-cylinder Touareg, and the Passat W8 we have waiting ...

The Volkswagen Group expanded the usage of the W12 further by introducing the power plant in the Phaeton full-size luxury sedan – a brainchild of the then VW Group chairman Ferdinand Piëch. Designed ...

while the thirsty but refined 6.0 W12 starts at just under £10,000. The cheapest facelifted car we could find was a 4,500-mile, 61-plate 3.0 TDI, at £23,995. Although the Phaeton wears well ...

Astonishing ability for such a big car; raw performance; refinement; cabin quality W12 GT not as accomplished as the V8 to drive; chassis feels like it could take more power and focus The Mk3 ...

4-Wheel Disc Brakes w/4-Wheel ABS, Front And Rear Vented Discs, Brake Assist, Hill Descent Control, Hill Hold Control and Electric Parking Brake ...

The luxury car manufacturer said it had made more than 100,000 W12 engines since its launch in 2003. It said it hoped to "retain and redeploy" the 30 workers involved in assembling and testing ...

W12 production ended in April ... Of course, it had been developed for both the VW Phaeton and the Audi A8, and Bugatti, with the W16. VW acquiring Bentley created an opportunity to say ...

The basic problem with the VW Phaeton is its image— many people, despite their inflated income level, would find it hard to drop almost $100K for a Volkswagen, given the fact that they could ...

Automobile Magazine visually breaks it down for you with some high-res snaps, showing that if you crave fine interior appointments and stately Teutonic design, you can't really go wrong with ...