Volkswagen Phaeton Volkswagen Phaeton The Volkswagen Phaeton () ("Typ" 3D) is a Full-size (F-segment in Europe) luxury sedan/saloon manufactured by the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen, described by Volkswagen as their "premium class" vehicle. Introduced at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show, the Phaeton was marketed worldwide. Sales in North America ended in 2006. Sales globally ended in 2016. The name Phaeton derives from Phaëton, the son of Phoebus (or Helios) in Greek mythology, by way of the phaeton auto body style and the type of horse-drawn carriage that preceded it. Production ended in March 2016 and an all-electric second generation was slated to
HMS Phaeton (1782) wounded, including Beaufort who received, but survived, 19 wounds. The Spanish sustained at least 13 wounded. Once Morris was sure that his men had secured the prize he sailed "Phaeton" in pursuit of a second pollaca that had passed earlier, sailing from Ceuta to Málaga. "Phaeton" was able to catch her under a battery at Cape Molleno. While "Phaeton" was returning to pick up Beaufort, his men and their prize, the French privateer schooner sailed past, too far away for "Phaeton" to intercept. The British immediately commissioned "San Josef" as a British sloop-of-war under the name , the ancient name