The massively over-engineered Volkswagen Phaeton celebrates its 20th birthday this year, and to commemorate the occasion VW is showing off a never-before-seen 2016 design prototype for a second-gen ...

Open the “Fun Automotive History” encyclopedia and thumb your way to the back. Go ahead, we’ll wait here while you get your copy off your shelf. Now that you’re there, you’ll find an entry worth ...

At one time, the first-ever Phaeton was Volkswagen’s bet to enter the full-size limousine premium segment. Of course, we all know how that panned out, with the series bowing out (in disgrace) by 2016.

An early concept version of the Phaeton dubbed the Concept D, which had a hatchback body style and a V10 turbo-diesel engine, ...

Volkswagen recently released information and images of what was supposed to be the follow-up to the Phaeton, an iconic model for the German company. Details of the Volkswagen Phaeton D2 have emerged ...

Sadiq Samari is an automotive enthusiast and journalist from Ghana. His blood flows with gasoline like all gearheads. His love for automobiles started at a young age and was influenced greatly by the ...

Volkswagen is investigating the possibility of adding an new all-electric platform to its portfolio that would support high-end sedans. The BUDD-e Concept, a modern take on the classic VW Bus, was the ...

Volkswagen literally means “the people’s car” in German, yet two decades ago it decided to roll out a luxury saloon and compete with the likes of Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and BMW. The German marque ...

To gearheads, a phaeton is an open-body car style usually found on four-door vehicles popular up until about World War II. Its most desirable feature was that it looked like a car meant to be driven ...