Even when pushed to the max, the Phaeton displayed immaculate manners, the twelve amazingly smooth and responsive, assisted in its power delivery by a well-calibrated Tiptronic five-speed gearbox. (A manual six-speed is available in V6 models.)
I'd need dozens more pages to detail all the great technology and creature comfort stuffed under this beguiling new sedan, and so I invite readers to visit www.europeancarweb.com for the entire story of the Phaeton, the incredible factory in Dresden, and a visitor's guide to Sachsen, a German state with a rich cultural history.