http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Sup yo, got any pitbulls for sale?]]>Jun 9th 2010 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/
Yeah they're great cars until your warranty expires!]]>Jun 10th 2010 2:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 10th 2010 4:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/If only they knew how to build beautiful cars.]]>Jun 10th 2010 6:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/All of that, save for the Google Maps bit - Mercedes has it in the redesigned S-Class. Still German, but VW is not the first.]]>Jun 10th 2010 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 10th 2010 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 17th 2010 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Actually the Phaeton is a total flop. Not even here in Germany people buy it. I wonder why this technology doesn't start with VW's real flagship the Audi A8. Will come soon hopefully. ]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/I don't deny that. It's packed with all the best features and has superb build quality. But it's branded wrong. You can't sell a car that's called Volkswagen, "peoples car" for €78,000. That's S-Class prices. That's why people don't buy it.]]>Jun 9th 2010 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/
I thought they stopped making the Phaeton years ago.

Although if anyone is interested they should check out the Phaeton factory:

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/03q3/vw_s_transparent_factory-feature

It probably has to be priced as high as it is just so VW can afford to run that factory and polish the floors!]]>Jun 9th 2010 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Well, Volkswagen really kicks it off in China. As you can see this premiere was in Beijing as well. I guess they are hoping for it to be a bigger success there. ]]>Jun 9th 2010 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/The phaeton has failed for being a vw, not a audi. People would pay that if it was marketed as audi, not a vw. Even if its the same car.]]>Jun 9th 2010 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/That's what I meant by saying it's branded wrong. ]]>Jun 9th 2010 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Partly wrong brading. Partly too passat like. Might get more sales if they tweaked the front to be a bit "far out", not boring passat like.

Now only people who want luxuru car without making neighbours envy buy phaeton, so that would be rich protestants with gossiping neighbors. Germans.]]>Jun 9th 2010 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/
That is funny... Because it looks like VW just lifted the Ford badge off a Fusion and slapped on a VDUB badge.

It's a dead ringer. ]]>Jun 10th 2010 12:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/
You will when you need to change a water pump and it gots you 5 grand. ]]>Jun 10th 2010 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 10th 2010 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 10th 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 10th 2010 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Agreed. It was a shame they stopped selling them here. I still think they are cool when one drives by. It's a damn nice car.]]>Jun 10th 2010 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Agreed. It was a shame they stopped selling them here. I still think they are cool when one drives by. It's a damn nice car.]]>Jun 10th 2010 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/
Id actually like if there was a button that made it to go as fast as the speedlimit, with a override.]]>Jun 9th 2010 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 10th 2010 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/
keep the EVO (and arent they Taiwanese products), i would rather drive around in nice cars and then after take pictures of said cars with an N8 XD. ]]>Jun 10th 2010 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://a1.zoecity.net/images/uploaded/0007/1946/190d1196381112-funny-signs-good_luck_sign.jpg]]>Jun 9th 2010 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/
It's almost as if the Phaeton is a playground for A8 features.]]>Jun 9th 2010 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/volkswagen-2011-phaeton-can-read-street-signs-using-windshield-m/Jun 9th 2010 10:11PM