World premiere of a new Volkswagen luxury saloon
Innovative PHIDEON debuts in the premium segment
Newly developed PHIDEON will be launched on the Chinese market in 2016
Design combines sumptuous elegance with impressive dynamics
Ten key facts – the PHIDEON in keywords
1. The Volkswagen PHIDEON is an all-new high-end saloon in the premium segment in China.
2. The innovative PHIDEON is positioned above the Passat and the Magotan, which is available in China.
3. The five metre saloon car is characterised by an extremely elegant yet simultaneously dynamic body design.
4. With its charismatic front end, the PHIDEON paves the way for the future design of Volkswagen’s top-of-the-range saloons.
5. The new PHIDEON was developed in Germany with the assistance of VW’s Chinese partner SAIC Volkswagen. It will be launched in China in the third quarter of 2016.
6. The saloon will be offered with high-efficiency TSI engines (turbocharged petrol engines) and a plug-in hybrid drive is also planned.
7. In Geneva, Volkswagen will unveil the flagship model in the series: the four-wheel drive PHIDEON 3.0 TSI 4MOTION with 300 PS.
8. This high-tech PHIDEON is the first Volkswagen to use a camera-based night vision system.
9. The interior is tailored perfectly to the needs of the driver, with the PHIDEON’s luxurious rear passenger compartment also making it an ideal chauffeur-driven limousine.
10. The PHIDEON is the first Volkswagen to be based on the Modular Longitudinal Matrix (MLB).
In brief – the world premiere of the PHIDEON
Wolfsburg/Geneva, March 2016. The all-new Volkswagen PHIDEON luxury saloon is making its global debut at the Geneva Motor Show. This innovative and luxurious four-door car is positioned above the Passat and the Magotan, which is available in China, and thus in the premium segment. The elegant new five-metre saloon will be launched on the Chinese market in the third quarter of this year. With the debut of the PHIDEON, which was developed and designed in Germany, Volkswagen is adding a crucial pillar to its model range. When designing this car, Volkswagen made use of the technical expertise of its Chinese partner, SAIC Volkswagen. Particularly its extensive experience when it comes to the wishes and requirements of customers went into the creation of this premium saloon. SAIC Volkswagen will also manufacture the new model. The PHIDEON also sees the debut of the new “face” of Volkswagen’s luxury saloons. Klaus Bischoff, Head of Design Volkswagen Brand: “The new PHIDEON, with its equally powerful and charismatic front end, its flowing and yet precisely drawn lines and the exceedingly dynamic proportions, exudes highest presence and superiority, while the PHIDEON’s progressive design corresponds to the high level of its technical innovations. Thus this avant-garde model, designed in Europe for our style-conscious Chinese customers, was born.” Volkswagen’s design team is proud of the fact that it was possible to derive the PHIDEON almost directly from the breath-taking C Coupé GTE concept car, which was presented at Auto Shanghai in 2015, with only minor changes. From a technical perspective, the PHIDEON is the first Volkswagen to be based on the Modular Longitudinal Matrix (MLB). Its name – PHIDEON – is a construct standing for elegance and reliability, and phonetically and symbolically evokes Fides, the Roman goddess of fidelity.
Article source: www.volkswagen.co.uk