VW Phaeton in Noida!

tsk1979 · 6th July 2007, 13:36

Saw this in Sector 29 area!
I think this is extremely rare here. First time I have seen a Phaeton.
Cell phone pic, hence the poor quality

scooby05 · 6th July 2007, 16:18

The Phaeton is a fantastic car. Last year I've used the 5.0lt diesel for 3 days in Germany.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 6th July 2007, 16:48

Looks big and elegant!

Nice! See the Tourag occasionally, but have never seen the Pheaton.

iraghava · 6th July 2007, 17:00

Well AFAIK there are atleast 3 of them in Delhi, maybe 4. Apart from this silver there are 2 dark blue's which I've seen personally. One of the blue ones has one escort Gypsy with 4 Safari-suit wallahs with it at all times!

iraghava · 6th July 2007, 17:20

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Originally Posted by scooby05

The Phaeton is a fantastic car. Last year I've used the 5.0lt diesel for 3 days in Germany.

You must have enjoying the truck loads of torque on that damn engine!!

porsche_fan · 6th July 2007, 18:04

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Originally Posted by iraghava

You must have enjoying the truck loads of torque on that damn engine!!

Yeah!!! Twin -turbo 5.0L V10, 313 HP, 700 odd N-m of torque, voted the engine of the year in 2003 (or so, if i remember well) in America beating powerhouses such BMW and Ferrari ( i really dont remember the engines, someone please fill 'em in). Then was the most powerful road-going production pass car diesel. I know those turbos personally!

ajmat · 6th July 2007, 19:47

Underneath it all, is a Bentley

Kool_Kid · 6th July 2007, 20:17

Hi tsk,

I remember first time i saw this ... it has a button for ever thing .. even for closing the boot ..

OT : This belongs to HCL chairman Shiv Nader . Its parked on sec 16 HCL office , and is usually used by his daughter.

aniguchisan · 6th July 2007, 20:23

Nice. There's a deep blue one usually standing at Claridges Hotel. It's got lovely creamish/magnolia hide. Here's a pic, taken in August 2005 at the hotel's parking:

iraghava · 6th July 2007, 21:44

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Originally Posted by ajmat

Underneath it all, is a Bentley

Or to put it in the opposite way, underneath the Bentley is a Pheaton

aniguchisan · 6th July 2007, 22:01

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Originally Posted by iraghava

Or to put it in the opposite way, underneath the Bentley is a Pheaton

Precisely. Very much in accordance with what Jeremy and James say.

dxb roller · 7th July 2007, 01:15

as far is i know one of them well in the dehli, noida, gurgoan area belongs to a very famous politician dont think i can take his name here but probably the only hint i cab give thats if its ok is that he is a closely assoiciated with a bollywood family i think that makes it quite obvious

Mayavi · 7th July 2007, 04:18

Very ordinary looking car IMO and IIRC the Phaeton is a flop. Too high a price tag for VW brand, inspite of all the technology.

aniguchisan · 7th July 2007, 05:27

True Mayavi, but it's still an amazing car. Pity about the brand name :(

v10 · 7th July 2007, 07:58

My neighbour has bronze - goldenish phaeton with huge multispoke chrome wheels and a fancy number. In fact he also has a blue v10 touareg and a volkswagen van ( the one which was at the auto expo )
I've also spotted a white phaeton at the delhi golf club frequently.

6th July 2007, 13:36	#1
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	VW Phaeton in Noida! Saw this in Sector 29 area! I think this is extremely rare here. First time I have seen a Phaeton. Cell phone pic, hence the poor quality
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6th July 2007, 16:18	#2
scooby05 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,145 Thanked: 192 Times	The Phaeton is a fantastic car. Last year I've used the 5.0lt diesel for 3 days in Germany.
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6th July 2007, 16:48	#3
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 17,181 Thanked: 73,508 Times View My Garage	Looks big and elegant! Nice! See the Tourag occasionally, but have never seen the Pheaton.
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6th July 2007, 17:00	#4
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Well AFAIK there are atleast 3 of them in Delhi, maybe 4. Apart from this silver there are 2 dark blue's which I've seen personally. One of the blue ones has one escort Gypsy with 4 Safari-suit wallahs with it at all times!
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6th July 2007, 19:47	#7
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,866 Thanked: 27,980 Times View My Garage	Underneath it all, is a Bentley
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6th July 2007, 20:17	#8
Kool_Kid BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 165 Thanked: 15 Times	Hi tsk, I remember first time i saw this ... it has a button for ever thing .. even for closing the boot .. OT : This belongs to HCL chairman Shiv Nader . Its parked on sec 16 HCL office , and is usually used by his daughter.
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6th July 2007, 20:23	#9
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 123 Times View My Garage	Nice. There's a deep blue one usually standing at Claridges Hotel. It's got lovely creamish/magnolia hide. Here's a pic, taken in August 2005 at the hotel's parking:
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7th July 2007, 01:15	#12
dxb roller BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: dubai + occasionaly dehli Posts: 59 Thanked: 0 Times	as far is i know one of them well in the dehli, noida, gurgoan area belongs to a very famous politician dont think i can take his name here but probably the only hint i cab give thats if its ok is that he is a closely assoiciated with a bollywood family i think that makes it quite obvious
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7th July 2007, 04:18	#13
Mayavi BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 682 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Very ordinary looking car IMO and IIRC the Phaeton is a flop. Too high a price tag for VW brand, inspite of all the technology.
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7th July 2007, 05:27	#14
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 123 Times View My Garage	True Mayavi, but it's still an amazing car. Pity about the brand name :(
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7th July 2007, 07:58	#15
v10 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 793 Thanked: 45 Times	volkswagen obsessed neighbour My neighbour has bronze - goldenish phaeton with huge multispoke chrome wheels and a fancy number. In fact he also has a blue v10 touareg and a volkswagen van ( the one which was at the auto expo ) I've also spotted a white phaeton at the delhi golf club frequently.
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