Volkswagen Phaeton W12 Is A Forgotten Work Of Art | Reviews With Ross

SUPPORT THE CHANNEL HERE: https://www.patreon.com/BCautos?ty=h GRAB SOME MERCH http://cursedforever.us SEND US STUFF: Braden Carlson PO Box 2041 141 N Palmetto Ave Eagle,ID 83616 Facebook: https://facebook.com/bcarlsonautos Thanks for watching! Subscribe for more, leave us a comment, and hit that like button! in this video, Ross and I take the iconic Volkswagen Phaeton W12 for a drive. The Volkswagen Phaeton was a Full-size (F-segment in Europe) luxury 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. The Phaeton's platform, the Volkswagen Group D1 platform, was shared with the Bentley Continental GT and Bentley Continental Flying Spur, and would be modified for the Porsche Panamera. Certain systems, such as the automatic transmission and some engines, are also shared with the Audi A8 This W12 badged W12 engine is twelve cylinder W engine of four rows of three cylinders, formed by joining two imaginary 15° VR6 engine cylinder blocks, placed on a single crankshaft, with each cylinder 'double-bank' now at a 72° angle. This specific configuration is more appropriately described as a WR12 engine. The Phaeton's W12 makes 420 horsepower.

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