Phaeton Phantasy

I lifted this from a new post on the VWVortex forum... so, it's not mine. I just like it a lot.

I know this may be a little indulgent, but there are so many fantastic little nuggets of trivia associated with the Phaeton I was wondering whether we could put as many of them together as possible (so as to keep passengers entertained for... ooooh... at least 100 miles )

Just add any bits that haven't already been mentioned!

1) Has a chassis so stiff (35,000nm/degree) that you could, in theory, bolt a Golf GTi on to a 3m long metal pole, bolt the pole on the Phaeton and the body would flex by one degree.

2) Was designed to cruise at 186mph with an outside temperature of 50 degrees centrigrade whilst keeping the interior at 22 degrees centrigrade. (W12)

3) The German Chancellor, the Pope and Kim Jong Il are all driven aroung in Phaetons.

4) 100 patents were filed during its design.

5) The air conditioning tracks the position and intensity of the sun.

6) Provides the underpinnings of the Bentley Continental GT and Flying Spur (just with extra cow and tree)

7) The air conditioning was specifically designed not to upset Dr Piech's asthma.

8) Was the first car in the world with 4-zone air conditioning.

9) It's the only car in its market segment that is hand-built.