Comments on: 2009 Volkswagen Phaeton facelift spied

By: Alec

Alec — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:12:18 +0000

Tony,
You say New Zealand has ‘just full on competition’ because they have no industry…… take a look at the price of some of the new cars….. no local industry = no competition = higher prices

By: Carz

Carz — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:34:14 +0000

It looks great actually. I’ve heard good reviews on Phaeton…have pretty good chance in competing with other popular cars.

By: NYS

NYS — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:51:20 +0000

Looks like a A8 with a VW badge and a Passat rear

By: Captain Mainwaring

Captain Mainwaring — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:35:52 +0000

What’s new about the V10 TDI? The original Phaeton’s been available with this engine since the beginning.

By: Frenchie

Frenchie — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:03:47 +0000

Side on it looks exactly like a Holden Caprice/Statesman!

By: Frenchie

Frenchie — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:53:03 +0000

Chinese love VW as they were the first (western) car manufacturers to setup in China. Therefore Chinese have affiliated the VW as a tried and tested brand!

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:28:25 +0000

There’s one reason this car exists. It sells up a bloody storm in China (pretty sure it has 18% of the Chinese large limo market). It’s does sorta ok in Europe. It’s not sold in America any more (so if you complain you can’t buy it here, please be aware the Americans are deprived as well).

Put it like this… the thing weighs 2.5 ton. It has a 6.0 W12 that could sit at 300km/h all day. It truly is the Veyron of limos.

For some goddamn reason the Chinese love VW and Audi. I think it’s got something to do with the fact that the Mercedes has traditionally been the top dog to Chinese but VW/Audi is more acceptable for govt. use over so that the ‘revolting peasants’ (so to speak) aren’t too upset when govt. officials swan around in Audi A6s and the like.

About NZ. I am envy their system. No local industry, no tariffs, just full on competition. One can only hope that the Australian consumer enjoys such a vibrant market some day.

By: Jon Leong

Jon Leong — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:59:15 +0000

I’m sorry… but if they manage to get a Golf Gti to comply with ADR, it should not be a “that difficult” to make the Scirocco comply with it. To personally import a Japanese Skyline or stuff like that, the cars also have to comply with ADR standards and 500,000 hoons manages alright…
and also i don’t think Aussie market is not big enough if NZ market is considered as sufficient.

By: KM

KM — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:58:46 +0000

Jon,

Alot of vehicles dont make it to Australia due to ADR & simply the market not being big enough.

By: o

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:32:50 +0000

NZ gets all these cars becaue tehy dont have there own ADR or equivialnt they jsut use the country that it comes from. Thats why they can supply the car to a small market