My dealer has one on the showroom floor. It reminded me some of a
It's going to take me a while to get used to the idea of a $65,000 VW (especially one with a $1300 gas-guzzler tax).
Something that might be worth mentioning is that this particular car didn't have the 12-cylinder engine, but a 40-valve V8 (not the W8).
Our dealer has 2 of them and I'm doing the PDI tomorrow. V8 is $66k and W12 is $88k!
Lucky You!
My dealer opted out of the Phaeton program....frankly, I think it might be better in the long run....but still, it sucks that I won't have a chance to drive on...
- Peter
OMG!!! That's more than a Land Cruiser. The LC weighs 6000+ lbs and so you can write off $37K of that if you put the LC in a business name. Same with the fugly H2 and the crapolack engine.
If the Pharton weighs over 3 tons and you have a business than maybe just because it's a VW and new. Other than that. FUGLY!!!!
The interiors are so FRIGGIN TAN!!!!. I HATE TAN!
Of course, you know a columnist has called for a boycott of German cars, don't you? (Eyes rolling...that thread will apparently never die.)
Since the one I saw had a black interior, I'd be willing to bet that the interior color is an option (just like nearly every other car sold in the world today).
I notice that it weighs 5100 pounds. Mercy! I expect that, within a few years, there won't be any small, economical VWs for sale in the States anymore.
I saw a review of the Phaeton on TV and all I could think was how many little accessories that car has that will break within the first few years of ownership.
...Sean.
ISTR something about a possible introduction of the Polo in the US...?
-- Mike Smith
What for, in place of a spare tire in the Phaeton or Touareg ?
The Phaeton for sure is going to be a serious test to see if VWoA can both woo luxury car buyers to VW showrooms and more importantly *retain* them with proper service. Hopefully VWoA will rise to the occasion.
(Yeah right...we'll see.)
I've heard rumors that VWoA is thinking about bringing the new Brazilian-made Polo sedan (boring) here but hopefully that'll also mean that the hatch (yaaaay!) might also join the party.
Um, I would imagine that it's to address the very sort of concern Mr. Running is expressing.
-- Mike Smith
At $ 65,000 I'd take 5 of these fine cars. On these shores, retail is NOK 2,000,000 = US $ 300,000 (for the W12). More than twice as expensive as a Camaro...
Espen
86 Golf GTI
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