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Volskwagen Phaeton Review - Car Review (2008 Jan)
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What they said when the Volkswagen Phaeton was new… (May 14 2003) THE WAIT is almost over. The exclusive new Volkswagen Phaeton luxury saloon goes on sale next month priced from £42,905 to £68,260 on the road. But off the road, ... Volskwagen Phaeton Review
Volkswagen Phaeton 3.0 V6 TDI - Car Review (2007 Mar)
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THE UK's executive and luxury car market is notoriously difficult to crack, as many companies have discovered to their cost.Dominated by Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar, the only relatively recent newcomer to succeed in lining up alongside them h... Volkswagen Phaeton 3.0 V6 TDI
Volkswagen Phaeton 3.0 V6 TDI - Car Review (2006 Nov)
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THE word Phaeton is indeed fascinating.It stems from Greek mythology when Phaeton, son of Helios the sun god, insisted on taking control of the magnificent sun carriage drawn by wild horses. The horses got the upper hand and the carriage was out of c... Volkswagen Phaeton 3.0 V6 TDI
Volkswagen Phaeton 3.0 V6 TDI - Car Review (2005 Jul)
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SUDDENLY, the Volkswagen Phaeton looks like very good value.Introduced in June 2003, the biggest of all VWs looked out of place in the range but with competitive executive models now moving up market there is a gap between them and the bread and butt... Volkswagen Phaeton 3.0 V6 TDI
Volkswagen Phaeton 3.2 V6 - Car Review (2005 Aug)
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VOLKSWAGEN has very modest sales plans for its executive saloon, the Phaeton, and it is just as well.Diving headlong into the upper echelons of the luxury limousine market is no easy task, especially when your reputation is primarily as a provider of... Volkswagen Phaeton 3.2 V6
Volkswagen Phaeton 6.0 W12 4MOTION LWB - Car Review (2008 Jun)
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VOLKSWAGEN, translated from the German, means the people's car. That's how designer Ferdinand Porsche saw his first car, the original Beetle, which was designed as cheap transport for the masses.In the case of the Phaeton, at a cool £74,875 for the r... Volkswagen Phaeton 6.0 W12 4MOTION LWB
Rising running costs leading to falling used car prices - Car Review (2010 Apr)
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The new tax bands mean buying a big new car is a bad idea. The ever-increasing fuel costs, at first thought, seem to compound the problem. But what all this means is that big cars are becoming unpopular, so once they leave the main dealer network, mo... Rising running costs leading to falling used car prices
Volkswagen ups the ante - Car Review (2011 Oct)
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VOLKSWAGEN’S latest looks set to be the pathfinder for a series of new small cars if the signs at the recent Frankfurt show are anything to go by.Called the up!, it’s a three door hatchback that should be a decent rival for the all conquering Fiat 50... Volkswagen ups the ante
Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet - Car Review (2011 Dec)
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IT’S hard to believe, but there hasn’t been a Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet manufactured for more than nine years.While the hatchback has gone from strength to strength fans of the convertible have been left waiting.It’s a wait that has been worthwhile, ... Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet
Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet SE 1.6 TDI BlueMotion Technology - Car Review (2012 Jan)
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THERE’S something inherently satisfying about what might be termed ‘convertibles for the common man’.Wind in your hair motoring has always had a bit of an association with cars at the more glamorous end of the automotive scale – think Cadillacs on Ca... Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet SE 1.6 TDI BlueMotion Technology
Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet SE 1.4TSI - Car Review (2012 Feb)
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IF you want to take a cab – then Volkswagen has just the job with the stunning Golf drop top.The Cabriolet version of the ever-popular model is a smooth and stylish individual.Come the summer months its sleek profile – minus the powered hood which ca... Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet SE 1.4TSI
Volkswagen Golf Carbriolet SE 1.6 TDI Bluemotion - Car Review (2012 Feb)
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WE'VE probably all seen that rather clever TV advert about various cars sounding like a Golf.The trouble with the return of the cabriolet version after nine years, was that for some, it didn't look like a Golf - certainly from the rear.To accommodate... Volkswagen Golf Carbriolet SE 1.6 TDI Bluemotion
The 157mpg VW - Car Review (2012 Mar)
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WHEN Volkswagen first came up with its Cross Coupe for the Tokyo Motor Show last year it looked mighty impressive.It’s a good looking crossover with decent ride height and sleek lines and was originally powered by a 1.4-litre petrol engine plus plug-... The 157mpg VW
Audi A8 4.2 quattro - Car Review (2003 Jun)
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WHY Volkswagen has gone to the trouble and huge expense of producing its first real luxury model, the flagship Phaeton, is hard to understand.When the German company's Audi marque is quite capable of producing superb products like the new A8 it makes... Audi A8 4.2 quattro
Used big cars getting cheaper - Car Review (2010 Apr)
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THE new tax bands mean buying a big new car is a bad idea. The ever-increasing fuel costs, at first thought, seem to compound the problem. But what all this means is that big cars are becoming unpopular, so once they leave the main dealer network, mo... Used big cars getting cheaper

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Volkswagen expands Phaeton range (2003 Dec)
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VOLKSWAGEN has introduced the world's most powerful luxury diesel car, with a massive five-litre, ten cylinder engine.It is one of two new additions to the Phaeton line-up, both of which have four wheel drive, just like Audi's rival A8.The diesel Pha... Volkswagen expands Phaeton range
Phaeton ready to make a mark (2010 Oct)
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VOLKSWAGEN’S flagship luxury saloon the Phaeton will cost from £46,195 when the order book for the new generation model opens this week.The new Phaeton, one of the most thoroughly engineered cars on the road, was unveiled in Beijing earlier this year... Phaeton ready to make a mark
Fresh face for new Phaeton (2010 Apr)
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VOLKSWAGEN’S luxury saloon the Phaeton will have a fresh face and more imposing stance when it hits the road this summer. The German company has just lifted the wraps on the updated model and pledges new technologies for what is already one of the mo... Fresh face for new Phaeton
£75,000? That'll be a Volkswagen (2008 Nov)
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IT will soon be possible to spend more than £75,000 for a Volkswagen with the impending arrival of the revised Phaeton luxury saloon.Despite the current financial climate and the Phaeton being the company's slowest-ever selling model, it is to move e... £75,000? That'll be a Volkswagen
Volkswagen going up! in the world (2012 Mar)
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THE car described by Volkswagen as being versatile as a Swiss Army Knife is going up in the world.Next week’s Geneva Motor Show is the apt venue for a quartet of new up! design studies highlighting the potential of VW’s new city slicker.First up is t... Volkswagen going up! in the world

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Used Volkswagen Phaeton Fault Guide

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