{"id":542323,"date":"2010-04-23T17:01:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-23T21:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/23\/beijing-2010-2011-volkswagen-phaeton-ups-the-luxe\/"},"modified":"2010-04-23T17:01:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-23T21:01:00","slug":"beijing-2010-2011-volkswagen-phaeton-ups-the-luxe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/542323","title":{"rendered":"Beijing 2010: 2011 Volkswagen Phaeton ups the luxe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Sedan<\/a>, Volkswagen<\/a>, Beijing Motor Show<\/a>, Diesel<\/a>, Luxury<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n2011 Volkswagen Phaeton – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nAs impressive of a vehicle as the seminal Volkswagen<\/a> Phaeton<\/a> may have been, the uber-luxe German sedan was an unqualified flop of an experiment here in the United States. In some other parts of the world, though, VW’s BMW<\/a> and Mercedes-Benz<\/a> (not to mention VW-owned Audi<\/a>) competitor is still going strong.<\/p>\n

Hence, VW has seen fit to give the Phaeton a mild update for the 2011 model year, and it tellingly used the Beijing Motor Show<\/a> as the platform to reveal its top-shelf sedan. In case you missed the exterior changes, take a closer look at the front and rear fascias, where you’ll find tighter lines and new LED lighting.<\/p>\n

It’s inside the cabin where the Phaeton gets the bulk of its improvements. Included in the refresh is VW’s latest navigation technology, along with a helpful seeing-eye camera that can monitor speed limit and no passing signs and inform lazy drivers of the data. There is also a lane-departure system that keeps the car between the proper lines and Dynamic Light Assist that adjusts the headlights to keep from blinding oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n

Powertrain options remain the same as before, with a 450-horsepower 6.0-liter W12 engine taking top billing over a 335-hp 4.2-liter V8 and a 3.6-liter V6 that puts out 280 ponies. Finally, those looking to save a few bucks at the pump can opt for a 3.0-liter diesel V6. Check it out for yourself in the high-res image galleries below.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: Beijing 2010: Volkswagen Phaeton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gallery: 2011 Volkswagen Phaeton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Filed under: Sedan, Volkswagen, Beijing Motor Show, Diesel, Luxury 2011 Volkswagen Phaeton – Click above for high-res image gallery As impressive of a vehicle as the seminal Volkswagen Phaeton may have been, the uber-luxe German sedan was an unqualified flop of an experiment here in the United States. In some other parts of the world, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-542323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/78"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542323\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}