According to representatives of the German automobile manufacturer, when creating the latest Phaeton model, Volkswagen sought not so much to improve the previous modification as to bring together different stylistic trends in its new model range. Most likely, this can explain the fact that most of the innovations still affected the appearance of the car. An aggressive radiator grill and abundant use of chrome elements immediately catches your eye at the first glance at the new product. It should be noted and more powerful, but at the same time elegant LED bi-xenon headlights used in the new model "Phaeton". Volkswagen should be grateful for them to the design talent of Klaus Bischof and Walter de Silva.
Since the model is considered a top-class sedan, the interior uses materials of the corresponding category. Moreover, a wide range of individual changes are available to the buyer. A distinctive feature of the new “Phaeton Volkswagen” was a significant expansion of space for rear passengers. The designers provided for them two separate places, each of which can be adjusted in eighteen directions. Another modern innovation in the car was the navigation system, which has the ability to download via the Internet data about the route and the traffic situation on it. Such information is analyzed and stored on a hard disk, the volume of which is 30 gigabytes.
The Germans justified all the hopes they had previously placed on high car safety - they equipped their new Phaeton Volkswagen with many sophisticated electronic systems. Here, for the first time after the Tuareg model, at the request of the buyer, you can install Dynamic Light Assist - a high beam assistant whose function is to recognize other vehicles through the camera and alert the driver about the possibility of dangerous situations. Another program worth noting was Side Assist. This assistant is automatically activated when the speed reaches 60 km / h. It is designed to increase passenger safety during lane changes and warns the driver about the presence of other vehicles in the so-called blind spots.
The 2013 Volkswagen Phaeton is available in two lengths, the first of which is standard and is 5059 mm, and the second is elongated, 5179 mm. As for engines, their range has four main options. The first is a V-shaped gasoline “six” with direct injection, having a volume of 3.6 liters and a power of 280 horsepower. She also has a diesel variation, which boasts a fairly low fuel consumption - an average of 8.5 liters per "hundred". The next engine is a V-shaped gasoline “eight” with a capacity of 335 “horses”. The six-liter W- engine , which, combined with the five-speed tiptronic, accelerates the novelty from zero to “hundreds” in 6.1 seconds, which is very commendable for cars with such dimensions, became the top power unit in the lineup. The power of the unit is 450 horsepower, and the maximum speed is 250 km / h. As for the cost of the new Volkswagen Phaeton, its price ranges from 3.212 to 4.660 million rubles, depending on the engine and configuration.