Volkswagen has revealed the new Phaeton at Auto China 2010 in Beijing. The new luxury sedan features Volkswagen’s new design DNA, meaning a new Front section with a new chrome grille, restyled headlights, three-dimensional mouldings of the grille and bonnet, new Bi-Xenon headlamps.

Rear of the car has been also redesigned and gets new LED rear light clusters, a new, three-piece chrome bar, modified side trim strips, narrower LED indicators in the wing mirrors and new 18-inch (‘Experience’) alloy wheels.

The 2011 Phaeton will be offered with a choice of two wheelbase options, two back seat versions (three seats / two individual seats) and four engines (a turbo diesel and three petrol engines). The engine line-up will include: a V6 petrol engine delivering 280 HP, a V8 with 335 HP and a W12 with 450 HP. The diesel engine is a V6 TDI with 240 HP.

The luxury sedan will be offered with Dynamic Light Assist (camera-based dynamic main beam regulation) and a navigation system that, if desired, can integrate online data from Google into the map display.