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The Volkswagen Phaeton (pronounced "fay-eh-tun") is a large luxury sedan manufactured by Volkswagen. As of 2004, the Phaeton has the longest wheelbase in the Volkswagen model line. In Dresden, Germany, the car is end-manufactured in a distinctive factory with a glass exterior, the Gläserne Manufaktur. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3000x3002, 6358 KB) The Blue Marble: This photo is of Africa, Antarctica, and the Arabian Peninsula as taken en route to the Moon by Apollo 17s Harrison Schmitt on December 7, 1972. ... An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Volkswagen (VW) is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the center of the front and rear wheels. ... BrÃ¼hls Terrace BrÃ¼hlsche Terrasse and the Frauenkirche Dresden? IPA: is the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ... Transparent Factory Transparent Factory is the English name of an automobile production plant owned by German carmaker Volkswagen and opened in 2002. ...

Its platform is shared with the Bentley Continental GT and Bentley Continental Flying Spur, but as of November 2004 only 132 were sold in the UK. The Bentley Continental GT is outselling it 10:1. The Touareg, another new Volkswagen model designed to move the brand upmarket, has sold 1568 during the same period. This may be because the SUV market is new and popular, and buyers looking for a luxury sedan are more likely to opt for more traditional offerings from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi. Another likely reason is that Volkswagen is still perceived as being a "bread-and-butter" brand and the building of expensive, luxury models, has perhaps shifted it too far from its traditional "People's Car" values. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1360, 993 KB) Description: VW Phaeton,silver,In the front of glass_manufacture in Dresden. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1360, 993 KB) Description: VW Phaeton,silver,In the front of glass_manufacture in Dresden. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1360, 1041 KB) Description: VW Phaeton,silver,In the front of glass_manufacture in Dresden. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1360, 1041 KB) Description: VW Phaeton,silver,In the front of glass_manufacture in Dresden. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1360, 931 KB) Description: VW Phaeton,silver,In the front of glass_manufacture in Dresden. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1360, 931 KB) Description: VW Phaeton,silver,In the front of glass_manufacture in Dresden. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1360, 781 KB) Description: VW Phaeton,silver,In the front of glass_manufacture in Dresden. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1360, 781 KB) Description: VW Phaeton,silver,In the front of glass_manufacture in Dresden. ... Categories: Automobile stubs | Bentley vehicles ... The Bentley Continental Flying Spur was the four-door derivative of the standard Bentley Continental automobile, made by Bentley Motors of England. ... Bentleys winged B hood ornament For other uses of Bentley, see Bentley (disambiguation). ... ... The BMW logo is a circle (known as a roundel) divided into quadrants of alternating white and light blue color. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... Press photograph of the newly merged Audi NSU range, 1969. ...

However, in Germany and elsewhere in continental Europe, the Phaeton has found some acceptance after a slow start.

Specifications

Powertrain

In the 2004 model year, the Phaeton's American- and Canadian-spec models feature of one of the following petrol-burning engines: The model year of a product is a number used to describe approximately when a product was produced. ... Gasoline, as it is known in North America, or petrol, in many Commonwealth countries (sometimes also called motor spirit) is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ...

In Europe the Phaeton is offered with a V6 (177 kW) petrol engine, a V6 (165kW) diesel engine and as a novelty on the world market a V10 (230 kW) diesel engine with 750 Nm of torque. The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ... The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ... The concept of torque in physics, also called moment or couple, originated with the work of Archimedes on levers. ... rpm or RPM may mean: revolutions per minute RPM Package Manager (originally called Red Hat Package Manager) RPM (movie) RPM (band), a Brazilian rock band RPM (magazine), a former Canadian music industry magazine In firearms, Rounds Per Minute: how many shots an automatic weapon can fire in one minute On... W12 is the postal area for Shepherds Bush in Greater London, England A W12 is a 12-cylinder engine in a W configuration. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 kmÂ² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... The concept of torque in physics, also called moment or couple, originated with the work of Archimedes on levers. ...

The power passes through a 6-speed automatic transmission (with the V8), a 5-speed automatic transmission (with the W12), and to a permanent all-wheel drive system (dubbed "4MOTION"). An automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. ... Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ...

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Performance

The V8 variant of the Phaeton accelerates from 0-60 mph on 6.7 seconds. The W12 variant takes 5.9 seconds. Both vehicles are electronically limited to 250 km/h (155 mph) maximum, as are most German cars. However, with the limiter disabled the W12 Phaeton can reach speeds of 340km/h (212 mph).

Dimensions

The Phaeton is 203.7 inches (5.17 m) long, 74.9 inches (1.9 m) wide and 57.1 inches (1.45 m) high. It has a curb weight of 5,194 lb (2,356 kg) for the V8 and 5,399 lb (2,449 kg) for the W12.

References

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