Rare, super luxurious Volkswagen Phaeton selling at less than 10 % of original price
German car manufacturer Volkswagen has been present in the Indian market for over a decade and during this time, they have experimented the market with several new and variety products. Some of the products that they brought in was way ahead of its time and because of that reason, it did not do well. One such product that Volkswagen had launched in the Indian market was Phaeton luxury sedan. This was actually launched in India as their flagship model and was priced around Rs 80 lakh. It was brought to India as completely built unit (CBU) and that was one of the reason why it had a hefty price tag. Due to several reasons other than price, Phaeton did not do good in our market and Volkswagen had to discontinue it.
Even though it has been discontinued, there are still some well kept examples of this rare luxury sedan in India. Here we have one such pre-owned Volkswagen Phaeton luxury Saloon which is currently selling at a price less than 10 percent than its original price. The advertisement has been published by a seller from Mumbai. The car is registered in Maharashtra too. The car seen in the advertisement gets a shade of brown which is normally seen in luxury cars.
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The car looks in good condition from outside. There are minor scratches on the bumper apart from that no major dents are seen on the car. The car gets projector headlamps, LED DRLs, front parking sensors, company fitted alloy wheel, rear parking sensors and so on. The Volkswagen Phaeton looks good from the outside.
As mentioned above, Phaeton was a luxury car and the same can be felt when we seen the interiors. It is a huge car and the cabin feels extremely spacious. There is an all-black dashboard with wooden panels running across it. The same panels can be seen on the door panels as well. The seats can be electrically adjusted and come with memory functions. The wooden trim seen on the dashboard is also seen on the steering wheels which get controls mounted on them.
As this was sold as a luxury car, it came with almost all the features that was available in any other car at that time. It gets a company fitted screen, leather wrapped seats, automatic climate control, premium audio system, rear AC vents and so on. It even got an electric sunroof. The car look in pretty good condition from inside.
The car seen in the advertisement is a 2011 model Volkswagen Phaeton which is powered by a 3.6 litre V6 petrol engine. The engine generated 276 Bhp and 370 Nm of torque and is mated to an automatic transmission. The car is currently with its fourth owner and has done approximately 72,000 kms on the odometer. The seller is even providing 6 months engine warranty for anyone who is interested in buying this luxury car. The asking price for this rare, luxury sedan is Rs 7.85 lakh which is less than 10 percent the price of the car when it war new. If anyone is interested in buying this Volkswagen Phaeton, they can directly get in touch with the seller by clicking here.
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