| Common information: |
| Model: | Volkswagen Phaeton 6.0 W12 |
| Produced by | Volkswagen |
| Year begin | 2005 |
| Car category | Station wagons/estate cars |
| Country of origin car | Germany |
| Drive | 4WD |
| Car dimensions: |
| Car overall length: | 5060 mm |
| Car overall width | 1910 mm |
| Car overall height | 1460 mm |
| Car cargo space | 500 l |
| Passenger space | 4180 l |
| Wheelbase | 2890 mm |
| Turn circle | 12 mm |
| Seats | 5 |
| Max no. of doors | 4 |
| Car weight | 2366 kg |
| Car max weight with load | 2900 kg |
| Towing weight | 2500 kg |
| Engine/fuel: |
| engine size | 5998 cm3 |
| Engine type | W-engine |
| Engine location | Front longitudinal |
| Valves per cylinder | 4 |
| Compression | 10.8:1 |
| Fuel control | Double overhead cam (DOHC) |
| Fuel system | Injection |
| Fuel type | Gasoline unleaded 98 |
| Fuel mixed driving | 15.7 l |
| Fuel_capacity | 90 l |
| Speed / acceleration / power: |
| Top speed | 245 km/h |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h | 6.1 s |
| Max. power | 313.32 kW 6000 ot (420 l.s.) |
| Power weight ratio | 0.132415 kW/kg |
| Max. torque | 550 Nm/ 3000 ot |
| Brakes, suspension, cooling system: |
| Front brakes | Ventilated disks |
| Rear brakes | Ventilated disks |
| Brake details | Antiblocking system (ABS). Antiblocking system (ABS). Antiblocking system (ABS). |
| Steering | Traction control. Electronic stabilasation program (ESP). |
| Gearbox | Automatic 5-speed |
| Cooling system | Liquid |
| Transmission | Automatic 5-speed |
| Other: |
| Front tire dimensions | 235/50-R18 |
| Rear tire dimensions | 195/65-R15 |
| Service interval | po 30000 km |