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  • 4dr Sdn V8 6-spd Auto
    Starts at
    $66,700
    16 City / 22 Hwy
    MPG
    5
    Seat capacity
    Gas V8
    Engine
    All Wheel Drive
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  • 4dr Sdn V8 6-spd Auto 4-seater
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    $74,350
    16 City / 22 Hwy
    MPG
    4
    Seat capacity
    Gas V8
    Engine
    All Wheel Drive
    Drivetrain
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  • 4dr Sdn W12 5-spd Auto
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    $96,600
    12 City / 18 Hwy
    MPG
    5
    Seat capacity
    Gas W12
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    All Wheel Drive
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  • 4dr Sdn W12 5-spd Auto 4-seater
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    $101,300
    12 City / 18 Hwy
    MPG
    4
    Seat capacity
    Gas W12
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    All Wheel Drive
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V-8 or W-12 engine
Tiptronic automatic transmission
Air suspension
4Motion AWD

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Expert 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton review

our expert's take
Our expert's take
By Dan Neil
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THE sun-scrubbed desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas scrolls by with an empty whisper, a high-def silent movie panning past double-thick acoustic windows. East of Barstow, the Volkswagen Phaeton W12 is running at speeds best reserved for those with diplomatic immunity, and yet the big dreadnaught – with a 12-cylinder, 444-hp butter churn under the hood – is eerily unstrained, purring along in top gear, levitated on the four-corner air suspension. Scheherazade only wishes she knew such flying carpets.

What a machine. Born of a fever dream in 2002, the Phaeton was meant to be, in the words of then-VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech, “the best car in the world.” And four years later, the Phaeton still commends itself to the title. Built in VW’s “transparent factory” – a glass-walled industrial Oz in Dresden, Germany – the Phaeton is as grand a piece of engineering decadence as you’ll find anywhere. Much of the Phaeton’s bone and sinew – such as the optional 6.0-liter W-configured 12-banger, four-way adjustable pneumatic suspension, steering, brakes and electronic systems – are shared with its VW Group cousins the Bentley Continental GT and Flying Spur and the Audi A8L W12, supercars all.

But it’s not the heavy hardware that makes the Phaeton so beguiling. It’s the grace notes: The ghostly smooth motorized action of the walnut panels that open and close over the dashboard climate vents; the corporate jet interior, with chrome pin-striping and Italian leather upholstery; the sunroof spoiler that adjusts to prevent high-speed buffeting and wind noise; the dual-magnification vanity mirrors; the 18-way power adjustable driver seat with heating and air-conditioning, massage function, power lumbar support and headrests. This car does everything but make waffles.

Not since the analog days of the late ’80s Italian cars have so many switches been gathered in one cabin; altogether there are nearly 200 buttons and controls mastering everything from four-zone climate control to power rear sunshade.

And now the Phaeton is a phantom. Last year, VW announced it was discontinuing sales of the Phaeton in the North American market (the car is faring reasonably well in other global markets). Initially projected to sell in the range of 10,000 units in the U.S. annually, the Phaeton found only 820 customers in all of 2005. The last few units are making their way to reluctant dealers about now.

Success has many fathers; failure has many coroners. And since VW’s announcement, car cognoscenti have sagely autopsied the Phaeton. Well, of course it was a flop, goes the conventional wisdom. Who ever heard of a six-figure Volkswagen? Plainly, the American conception of the VW brand – formed in the postwar decades by such lovable, low-rent models as the original Beetle, Rabbit and GTI – could not be stretched to include a premium saloon competing with the likes of Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi.

Speaking of Audi: One of their executives was fired for criticizing the Phaeton (and by extension, Piech) after he said the biggest problem with the car is that you have to go to grotty VW dealerships to buy one. (Note also that the Phaeton was a direct competitor to Audi’s own A8L. Talk about friendly fire.)

The Phaeton has been derided as “Piech’s folly,” the worst example of overreach during his tenure, which – the consensus view holds – saw the company blow billions of euros on exotic brand acquisitions (Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti) while the core product lines grew stale and quality and reliability spiraled down.

Piech, a brilliant engineer and heir of the Porsche fortune, stepped down as chairman of the management board in 2002, turning over the reins to Bernd Pischetsrieder. Meanwhile, Volkswagen sales in the U.S. have declined by about one-third since 2001 and are only now recovering.

And so the Phaeton stands convicted on many counts: the wrong car, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons, from the wrong company.

Yet as the car hurtles splendidly across the desert and into history, the only fault I find is with consumers.

The worst thing anyone ever said about the Phaeton is that it was a VW, and if you could have somehow pried the badge from the slatted grille the car would have been a hit. But buyers didn’t want a VW starting at $66,700 (the base price of a V8 model) because it didn’t reward people with the caffeinated buzz of envy and prestige. So it was purely badge snobbery that sank the car. I am amazed when people cite this as if this were an altogether predictable, even commendable feature of American consumerism.

My reading of the Phaeton was that it was a car for the American haute bourgeoisie, buyers who had come up through the ranks of the economy and were sentimental about their cheap old VWs. It was the “people’s car” after the people made good. To the extent that any car is a metaphorical expression of the purchaser’s worldview, the Phaeton implied an owner who, though wealthy, retained a measure of populism. The demise of the Phaeton says something, and something not good, about Americans’ pretensions of a classless society. We just don’t do stealth wealth.

I’m also not sure about the overreach argument. Was there overlap between the Phaeton and the A8L? On paper, perhaps, but the gestalt of the cars was very different. And why, if Mercedes-Benz can sell cars from $20,000 (the A-Class, sold in Europe and the rest of the world) to $450,000, couldn’t VW extend toward the luxury market with a halo car? Chevrolet sells a $60,000 Corvette. Toyota sells a $50,000 SUV. Ford sells a $150,000 mid-engine sports car. Was an overachieving luxury sedan from VW really so unthinkable?

As much as anything the Phaeton was torpedoed by the devaluation of the dollar in the early years of this decade. What was conceived as a $50,000 luxury car – well within the imaginable limits of the VW brand – quickly became a car costing tens of thousands more. The Phaeton and to a certain extent Piech’s reputation were victims of 9/11.

As for slumming at VW dealerships, I suppose this makes some kind of sense, though I think it’s an objection based on the sense of prerogative and entitlement of luxury car buyers. What, they’re too good to sit in the waiting room with everybody else?

I don’t exactly mourn any 2 1/2 -ton car that gets 15 miles per gallon. But if the Phaeton was a miscalculation, it was a grand and ambitious one, and so unlike the tepid half measures of other companies (the Pontiac GTO comes to mind). The fact is the Phaeton was for a time better than the relevant models from Mercedes (S600) and BMW (750Li), and thousands cheaper too. It’s hard to drive the car now – to sit in its leather-perfumed cabin, to feel its watch-work balance and synchrony – and declare it anything but a success.

The Phaeton will make another kind of history, as the best used car value ever. Low-mileage V8 models are selling for under $50,000. You would be hard-pressed to find any car for that money with half so many amenities, so many finely curried surfaces, so many strokes of technological lightning, so much will and passion distilled into steel and aluminum.

I’m sorry to see it go.

Contact automotive critic Dan Neil at dan.neil@latimes.com.

2006 Volkswagen Phaeton W12

Base price: $96,600

Price, as tested: $102,000 (including a $3,000 gas-guzzler tax)

Powertrain: 6.0-liter W12 engine, 48-valve, DOHC, variable-valve timing, variable intake manifold; five-speed automatic transmission; full-time all-wheel drivetrain with Torsen center differential. Horsepower: 444 hp at 6,000 rpm

Torque: 406 pound-feet at 3,250-4,250 rpm

Curb weight: 5,399 pounds

0-60 mph: 5.9 seconds

Wheelbase: 118.1 inches

Overall length: 203.7 inches

EPA fuel economy: 12 miles per gallon city, 19 mpg highway

Final thoughts: Pyrrhic victor

2006 Volkswagen Phaeton review: Our expert's take
By Dan Neil

THE sun-scrubbed desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas scrolls by with an empty whisper, a high-def silent movie panning past double-thick acoustic windows. East of Barstow, the Volkswagen Phaeton W12 is running at speeds best reserved for those with diplomatic immunity, and yet the big dreadnaught – with a 12-cylinder, 444-hp butter churn under the hood – is eerily unstrained, purring along in top gear, levitated on the four-corner air suspension. Scheherazade only wishes she knew such flying carpets.

What a machine. Born of a fever dream in 2002, the Phaeton was meant to be, in the words of then-VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech, “the best car in the world.” And four years later, the Phaeton still commends itself to the title. Built in VW’s “transparent factory” – a glass-walled industrial Oz in Dresden, Germany – the Phaeton is as grand a piece of engineering decadence as you’ll find anywhere. Much of the Phaeton’s bone and sinew – such as the optional 6.0-liter W-configured 12-banger, four-way adjustable pneumatic suspension, steering, brakes and electronic systems – are shared with its VW Group cousins the Bentley Continental GT and Flying Spur and the Audi A8L W12, supercars all.

But it’s not the heavy hardware that makes the Phaeton so beguiling. It’s the grace notes: The ghostly smooth motorized action of the walnut panels that open and close over the dashboard climate vents; the corporate jet interior, with chrome pin-striping and Italian leather upholstery; the sunroof spoiler that adjusts to prevent high-speed buffeting and wind noise; the dual-magnification vanity mirrors; the 18-way power adjustable driver seat with heating and air-conditioning, massage function, power lumbar support and headrests. This car does everything but make waffles.

Not since the analog days of the late ’80s Italian cars have so many switches been gathered in one cabin; altogether there are nearly 200 buttons and controls mastering everything from four-zone climate control to power rear sunshade.

And now the Phaeton is a phantom. Last year, VW announced it was discontinuing sales of the Phaeton in the North American market (the car is faring reasonably well in other global markets). Initially projected to sell in the range of 10,000 units in the U.S. annually, the Phaeton found only 820 customers in all of 2005. The last few units are making their way to reluctant dealers about now.

Success has many fathers; failure has many coroners. And since VW’s announcement, car cognoscenti have sagely autopsied the Phaeton. Well, of course it was a flop, goes the conventional wisdom. Who ever heard of a six-figure Volkswagen? Plainly, the American conception of the VW brand – formed in the postwar decades by such lovable, low-rent models as the original Beetle, Rabbit and GTI – could not be stretched to include a premium saloon competing with the likes of Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi.

Speaking of Audi: One of their executives was fired for criticizing the Phaeton (and by extension, Piech) after he said the biggest problem with the car is that you have to go to grotty VW dealerships to buy one. (Note also that the Phaeton was a direct competitor to Audi’s own A8L. Talk about friendly fire.)

The Phaeton has been derided as “Piech’s folly,” the worst example of overreach during his tenure, which – the consensus view holds – saw the company blow billions of euros on exotic brand acquisitions (Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti) while the core product lines grew stale and quality and reliability spiraled down.

Piech, a brilliant engineer and heir of the Porsche fortune, stepped down as chairman of the management board in 2002, turning over the reins to Bernd Pischetsrieder. Meanwhile, Volkswagen sales in the U.S. have declined by about one-third since 2001 and are only now recovering.

And so the Phaeton stands convicted on many counts: the wrong car, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons, from the wrong company.

Yet as the car hurtles splendidly across the desert and into history, the only fault I find is with consumers.

The worst thing anyone ever said about the Phaeton is that it was a VW, and if you could have somehow pried the badge from the slatted grille the car would have been a hit. But buyers didn’t want a VW starting at $66,700 (the base price of a V8 model) because it didn’t reward people with the caffeinated buzz of envy and prestige. So it was purely badge snobbery that sank the car. I am amazed when people cite this as if this were an altogether predictable, even commendable feature of American consumerism.

My reading of the Phaeton was that it was a car for the American haute bourgeoisie, buyers who had come up through the ranks of the economy and were sentimental about their cheap old VWs. It was the “people’s car” after the people made good. To the extent that any car is a metaphorical expression of the purchaser’s worldview, the Phaeton implied an owner who, though wealthy, retained a measure of populism. The demise of the Phaeton says something, and something not good, about Americans’ pretensions of a classless society. We just don’t do stealth wealth.

I’m also not sure about the overreach argument. Was there overlap between the Phaeton and the A8L? On paper, perhaps, but the gestalt of the cars was very different. And why, if Mercedes-Benz can sell cars from $20,000 (the A-Class, sold in Europe and the rest of the world) to $450,000, couldn’t VW extend toward the luxury market with a halo car? Chevrolet sells a $60,000 Corvette. Toyota sells a $50,000 SUV. Ford sells a $150,000 mid-engine sports car. Was an overachieving luxury sedan from VW really so unthinkable?

As much as anything the Phaeton was torpedoed by the devaluation of the dollar in the early years of this decade. What was conceived as a $50,000 luxury car – well within the imaginable limits of the VW brand – quickly became a car costing tens of thousands more. The Phaeton and to a certain extent Piech’s reputation were victims of 9/11.

As for slumming at VW dealerships, I suppose this makes some kind of sense, though I think it’s an objection based on the sense of prerogative and entitlement of luxury car buyers. What, they’re too good to sit in the waiting room with everybody else?

I don’t exactly mourn any 2 1/2 -ton car that gets 15 miles per gallon. But if the Phaeton was a miscalculation, it was a grand and ambitious one, and so unlike the tepid half measures of other companies (the Pontiac GTO comes to mind). The fact is the Phaeton was for a time better than the relevant models from Mercedes (S600) and BMW (750Li), and thousands cheaper too. It’s hard to drive the car now – to sit in its leather-perfumed cabin, to feel its watch-work balance and synchrony – and declare it anything but a success.

The Phaeton will make another kind of history, as the best used car value ever. Low-mileage V8 models are selling for under $50,000. You would be hard-pressed to find any car for that money with half so many amenities, so many finely curried surfaces, so many strokes of technological lightning, so much will and passion distilled into steel and aluminum.

I’m sorry to see it go.

Contact automotive critic Dan Neil at dan.neil@latimes.com.

2006 Volkswagen Phaeton W12

Base price: $96,600

Price, as tested: $102,000 (including a $3,000 gas-guzzler tax)

Powertrain: 6.0-liter W12 engine, 48-valve, DOHC, variable-valve timing, variable intake manifold; five-speed automatic transmission; full-time all-wheel drivetrain with Torsen center differential. Horsepower: 444 hp at 6,000 rpm

Torque: 406 pound-feet at 3,250-4,250 rpm

Curb weight: 5,399 pounds

0-60 mph: 5.9 seconds

Wheelbase: 118.1 inches

Overall length: 203.7 inches

EPA fuel economy: 12 miles per gallon city, 19 mpg highway

Final thoughts: Pyrrhic victor

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Consumer reviews

4.5 / 5
Based on 13 reviews
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Comfort 4.7
Interior 4.6
Performance 4.5
Value 4.1
Exterior 4.3
Reliability 4.2

Most recent

  • 2004 vw phaeton.

    Hello I just purchased a 2004 Phaeton v8 six months ago. I love this car. I have to admit, i fixed a bit of interior switches and got a total engine and transmission tune up service at a VW dealership. I love this car. It is so confortable, fast and handles excellent. I purchased it with just under 70,000 miles on it for about $8,500. I was at first reluctant to get it. I am very happy with it now. Did I mention safety? It has multiple air bags in the interior. Double paine glass, quiet and now very reliable. I have put 12,000 miles on it after the vw tune up. No problems at all. I would highly recommend one and am now looking for a 2006 vw phaeton v8. I must say they are getting scarce. People wake up these cars are really nice.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Commuting
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 5.0
    Reliability 5.0
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  • A great vehicle.

    Hello i have now owned my 2006 phaeton for a while now..I love this car...This car can be purchased at a great price and there are low mileage vehicles available. Go purchase one of these..You will love it.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Commuting
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 4.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Exterior 4.0
    Reliability 4.0
    2 people out of 2 found this review helpful. Did you?
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  • The 2006 is very exclusive and rare..

    Hello i owned a 2004 phaeton for four years. It was the best care i have ever owned. I am now purchasing a 2006 phaeton and am looking foreward to it and driving..The phaeton is great and the last one 2006 is rare.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Having fun
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 4.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 3.0
    Exterior 4.0
    Reliability 4.0
    1 person out of 1 found this review helpful. Did you?
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  • The most perfect car I've ever owned

    This car is so well engineered and years ahead of it's time. From the heated steering wheel and seats to the fully powered open and close trunk on the fob key. Aback seat with separate luxury heated and powered move ment
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Commuting
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 4.0
    Reliability 5.0
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  • The most understated and overlooked car!

    I purchased a 2006 VW Phaeton in 2016 and have owned for one year. I drooled over this car for years even after VW stopped sales in the USA after the 2006 model. I finally was able to get a low mileage Phaeton in great shape. All I can say is WOW! VW really nailed this one. It's a shame that Americans are so label oriented that we cant enjoy the best car that has ever been made. Because of the VW badge no one really notices-unless they are an avid car person and know what this vehicle is capable of. I only wish I had purchased a new one. Fingers crossed that VW will bring back to the USA. Rumor has it that it is coming back but delayed....stand by. All I can say is if you are thinking about buying one, just do it. You will be happy every time sitting behind the wheel or as a passenger in the hotel room sized back seat. This car and its abilities is truly an amazing piece of machinery. Go get one and don't be afraid. Yes the maintenance cost can be a little much but this car will be good to you for years to come. Did I say "go get one"? Enjoy.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Having fun
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 5.0
    Reliability 5.0
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  • Best Lux Sedan Ever had

    I just bought a 2006 Phaeton from north NJ, which has only 38000 miles. I have put 6000 miles on it now & just schedule the next service. Overall it is the best lux sedan i have ever had. It is quite, fast & versatile. 1) Quite: It has double glass, soft material, thick blacket, powerful engine that keep low RPM. 2) Fast: 4.2 V8 makes it 0~60MPH in 6.5 sec. It is not the super car numbers but much faster than my audi Q7. 3) Versatile: its air suspension could adjust the ridge level. The result is that, phaeton could as comfortable as MB S550 or as sporty as BMW 5 series. It could also raise the body high by 10cm, which is helpful in offroad mud or in winter snow. (have never planned that)
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Commuting
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 4.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Exterior 5.0
    Reliability 5.0
    3 people out of 3 found this review helpful. Did you?
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  • VW Phaeton

    I read many reviews before buying that were consistantly 5 stars saying it was by far the best car they had ever owned, superior to Cadillac, Lexus, BMW etc. I wholeheartedly agree, it is superior to anything I have ever owned or driven. Cadillac xxx would rate 3 stars in comparison and before this thought that was a great car.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Transporting family
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 5.0
    Reliability 5.0
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  • Another German Car

    To much money. To heavy. Not reliable. Expensive repairs. Overpriced. There are better cars for the money. There is a reason why it did not sell well in the states. In Europe you can get a V10 Turbo Diesel and the V6 Turbo Diesel. At the price range new, the Lexus LS 460 is a superior car. If you own on do not look at getting any money out of it when you sell it.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Commuting
    • Does not recommend this car
    Comfort 3.0
    Interior 4.0
    Performance 2.0
    Value 2.0
    Exterior 4.0
    Reliability 2.0
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  • Best Luxury Car

    I have only owned my pre-owned Phaeton for three months. It has a better ride and feel than the BMW, Mercedes, and Chrysler products I have owned. I like the fact that you don't see yourself every day on the road like the other cars I have owned. Unless someone is a VW owner, the car is un-noticed by most people. A comparable luxury car would have cost me double what I paid for the Phaeton.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 5.0
    Reliability 5.0
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  • What to look for

    The V8 has transmission issues and should be avoided unless you like the headaches. The W12 is bulletproof but only gets about 14 mpg around town. You want to get some kind of warranty with any of these cars If you can find a W12 with the four seat configuration...BUY IT; one of the best cars in the world without question.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Having fun
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 4.0
    Reliability 4.0
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  • Should be called VW "Phatal"

    The Phaeton is just another example of a VW failed scheme. I'll admit that the interior is nice, but for nearly 100k everything about this car is inferior. My company briefly leased one of these Phaetons and the first thing that went wrong were the automatic vents which were stuck closed. Imagine telling your friends that you paid 100k and can't even get air circulation in the car! EMBARRASSING! Here's a car that looks like a Buick with the usual refined ureliability that has made VW famous, and people wonder why it failed. VW has obviously found a couple of suckers to buy this car. They give it 5 stars of course. I give it 1 star. "Hasta La Vista Phaeton" or should I say Phatal.
    • Purchased a New car
    • Used for Commuting
    • Does not recommend this car
    Comfort 3.0
    Interior 4.0
    Performance 1.0
    Value 1.0
    Exterior 1.0
    Reliability 1.0
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  • The best car nobody ever knew about!

    Hands Down the Phaeton beats all competitors. It is hand made in it's own factory in Germany. It is unique blend of power and luxury! All wheel drive is standard not an option. If you are looking to drive a machine and not a car then you have to consider this car. Trust me. People don't know what it is and when they see you they stop and stare! People who own a phaeton are wheel informed and not looking for a badge like BMW, LEXUS OR Mercedes. See for your self.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Having fun
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 5.0
    Reliability 5.0
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What trim levels are available for the 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton?

The 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton is available in 2 trim levels:

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  • 4-seater (2 styles)

What is the MPG of the 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton?

The 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton offers up to 16 MPG in city driving and 22 MPG on the highway. These figures are based on EPA mileage ratings and are for comparison purposes only. The actual mileage will vary depending on vehicle options, trim level, driving conditions, driving habits, vehicle maintenance, and other factors.

Is the 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton reliable?

The 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton has an average reliability rating of 4.2 out of 5 according to cars.com consumers. Find real-world reliability insights within consumer reviews from 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton owners.

Is the 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton a good Sedan?

Below are the cars.com consumers ratings for the 2006 Volkswagen Phaeton. 84.6% of drivers recommend this vehicle.

4.5 / 5
Based on 13 reviews
  • Comfort: 4.7
  • Interior: 4.6
  • Performance: 4.5
  • Value: 4.1
  • Exterior: 4.3
  • Reliability: 4.2
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