Phaeton (carriage) attitude. She also references a phaeton in Agnes Grey, "the useful pony phaeton was sold." In the 1928 American children's book "Freddy Goes to Florida" (formerly published as "To and Again") by Walter R. Brooks, Hank the farm horse draws an old phaeton that carries the animals and their treasure back from Florida to the Bean Farm. In "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner, Sutpen's wife Ellen had a phaeton that caused her daughter to become greatly distressed when it arrived in place of their normal carriage. In the short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F. Scott Fitzgerald,
Volkswagen Phaeton in 2004, and 820 were sold in 2005, leading the company to announce that sales in the North American market would end after the 2006 model year. The W12 engined models have depreciated significantly, and sell for a small fraction of their original cost. The Phaeton debuted at prices comparable to similar offerings from Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Lexus and the Volkswagen Group's own Audi A8 (which shared its powertrain with the Phaeton). "Motor Trend" suggested that the "VW badge on the hood may not say 'premium' to many auto shoppers" but they were impressed at how the Phaeton drove. In January