But the VW Phaeton really has the performance and amenities ... a none-too-shabby 335 horsepower 4.2-liter V-8 hooked to a six-speed automatic transmission with Tiptronic control that allow ...

Relatively speaking, nobody wants to buy the Volkswagen Phaeton sedan ... Coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission, this translates to fast, smooth driving. The "fast" part comes in ...

VW prefers wet-sump. Like the A8, the W-12 Phaeton drives all four wheels via a ZF five-speed automatic transmission. The entry-level Phaeton, expected to cost $55,000, will be powered by a 3.2 ...

The Volkswagen Phaeton was mostly hand-built in Dresden ... Both had all-wheel-drive and the V-8 was mated to a six-speed automatic transmission and the 12 made do with a five-speed.

The Volkswagen Phaeton W12 and the Audi A8L 6.0 share ... where you appreciate the tinted dual-paned windows, the supersmooth transmission, and the cushy low-speed ride. The A8L is a better ...

The direct-shift gearbox, VW's version of a dual-clutch transmission ... all VW models except the Touareg SUV and the Phaeton luxury car have engines mounted transversely -- east to west ...

The original Phaeton, introduced to great fanfare ... automatic transmission created by fusing two ZF 8HP transmissions together and Volkswagen's next-generation 4MOTION all-wheel-drive system.

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 ...