[2001 ZTS]

This quote is more than 1-1/2 years old but shows how rare these things are. I see more Masearti Quattroportes and Aston Martins and Bently's on a day by day basis which is why I made that post months ago:

Just how much of a mistake was it? If you to go by Canadian sales for the month of June 2004 alone it would look like a blunder of major proportions, being that only 2 were sold across the country. In comparison 96 BMW 7-Series were sold in June. The Phaeton reached what looks to be its "critical mass" in Canada during the month of April, when it achieved a total of 10 units sold. But on average, VW has only managed to sell about 6 cars per month during the first six months of the year for a total of 35 above the 49th parallel.

In the U.S. sales are no better, at least on a per capita basis. But according to Len Hunt, speaking to the media during the March 1st announcement of his promotion to Vice President in charge of the Volkswagen brand in the United States and Canada, the Phaeton is beginning to find its audience. Where buyers are more brand-conscious, such as on each coast, the full-size VW hasnt done that well, but the VP said in the middle of the country, where consumers size up the car on its own merits rather than just the badge, its doing better.

Full article (intersesting especially when taken in light of the other thread about VW job cuts):

http://car-reviews.automobile.com/Volkswag...a-mistake/186/0

I'd love to come across one in a used car lot a decade from now low priced after being confused for a Jetta or Passat. I'm sure and can almost guarantee it will happen too. There have been stories of Chysler TC's being sold as LeBarons, I experienced it myself but was too poor at the time to grab it.