Driving the W12 earns you the appropriate to adhere out with the BMW 760Li crowd, but best affluence buyers will be annoyed with the A8 L V-8. For rabid, financially able enthusiasts, the Lambo-V-10-powered 2005 Audi S8 is the supersedan to delay for.
Volkswagen is in a altered position, as the alluringly executed, full-size Phaeton attempts to booty the cast into new segments where, so far, it has not been accepted. Although the Phaeton is in no way a rebodied A8, or carnality versa, the two allotment a lot of componentry, including powertrain architecture.
The W-12 agent makes alone 420 application in VW trim, still abundant to move this car in accuracy and with haste. Its 5.7-second 0-to-60 time is 1.4 abnormal quicker than that of its V-8-powered stablemate. The Phaeton's Learjet-like autogenous offers every accessibility one could ask for.
We charge accept to a case of sticker shock back our W12 tester hit the garage. Is the apple accessible for a Volkswagen with a abject amount of about $80 admirable and an as-tested basal band aloof over $90K? VW is assured there's a baby citizenry of "stealth wealth" types who appetite article altered than the accepted S-Class and hopes they'll booty bottomward the 300 W12s per year it affairs to import. Marketing exercise and cast challenges aside, the Phaeton W12 is as acceptable a exceptional flagship as exists.
