Author Topic: It may be a VW but.... (Read 419 times)

swoopy · « **on:** July 20, 2003, 04:22:32 PM »

Vw Phaeton, what a fantastic car!! Just watched it being test driven on Top Gear and they have made one hell of a car. Powered by numerous engines but the best being a W12 engine and is able to reach 201mph without a single viberation,

funkedup · « **Reply #1 on:** July 20, 2003, 04:26:37 PM »

It may go 260 kph, but it's still a VW.

swoopy · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2003, 04:30:52 PM »

thats what i thought till i saw it, everthing except the kitchen sink is in it. And VW make some very good cars nothing wrong with em.

Dowding · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2003, 03:16:41 AM »

The story behind the car is really interesting. The guy in charge iof VW was leaving and as his last design decision he wanted a car that fulfilled 10 parameters, one of which is that the car must be capable of running at 186 mph for 12 hours with an external temperature at 122 deg. F while maintaining an internal temperature at 71.6 deg. F.

The other parameters were equally demanding.

The engine is two V6s mated into a W12 config.

john9001 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2003, 09:37:02 AM »

just what the world needs, a 200MPH car.

gofaster · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2003, 09:37:04 AM »

From the side, it kind of looks like a Kia Optima.

Wanker · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2003, 10:00:27 AM »

Ins't that new VW just a lower end Audi A8?

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2003, 10:09:55 AM »

Well, if you kind-of want to get down to the sheet metal of it. You could call it a sibling of the Audi A8L.

But, this is a nice looking ride. Isn't this supose to have the W12 motor in it?

Dowding · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2003, 10:21:00 AM »

Yes, like I said in my post, it has a W12 engine in it.

It a completely separate car from the A8, apart from maybe chassis - but the 10 'wunder' parameters are what set it apart and give it a £68,000 price tag ($100,000).

gofaster · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2003, 02:16:29 PM »

Or you can get an Optima for less than $20,000.00 and pretend its a high-end luxury car.

Dowding · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2003, 02:20:31 PM »

Or pull a 300 pound biffa with a poor sense of smell and pretend she's Angelina Jolie.

Much the same thing.