Spot the interloper; BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar, Lexus, VW? Phaeton's sales forecasts have been slashed as Piech's folly heads for the rocks. 'Phaeton' - a light, four-wheeled open carriage, usually drawn ...

For a century Mercedes-Benz has been the hallmark of luxury, the king of cachet, the E=mc2 of elegance. Then Volkswagen—Volkswagen!—dared to toss its hat into the big luxury-car ring. The question is, ...

I can sum up my ownership experience of a 2004 Launch Edition Volkswagen Phaeton W12 exactly the way my friends describe their boats: my two best days were the day I bought it and the day I sold it.