The Volkswagen Phaeton is a full-size sedan/saloon manufactured by the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen, described by Volkswagen as their "premium class" vehicle. Introduced at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show, the Phaeton was marketed worldwide. Sales in North America ended in 2006 and global sales ended in 2016.
Volkswagen Phaeton
Volkswagen Group W12 as fitted in the Phaeton W12
Volkswagen Concept D at IAA 1999 in Frankfurt
Pre-facelift Volkswagen Phaeton
A phaeton is a style of open automobile without any fixed weather protection, which was popular from the 1900s until the 1930s. It is an automotive equivalent of the horse-drawn fast, lightweight phaeton carriage.
1897 Daimler Grafton phaeton
Dual cowl 1932 Cadillac V-16
The Mercedes-Benz 300d was marketed as a "pillarless phaeton"
1917 Hudson phaeton