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 (1883) Preston firm for scrap. However, she was repurchased by the Admiralty in 1941 and renamed "Carrick II", and served as an accommodation hulk at Gourock throughout World War II. In 1946 she was sold for breaking up to Thos W Ward's in Preston, where she arrived on 24 January 1947. HMS Phaeton (1883) HMS "Phaeton" was a second class cruiser of the "Leander" class which served with the Royal Navy. She was built by Napier in Glasgow, being laid down in 1880, launched in 1883 and completed in 1886. "The "Phaeton" has been tried in the Solent. At the previous