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WILL IT FLY? If America accepts the idea of a luxury Volkswagen, the Phaeton can take off.(News)(Product/Service Evaluation)
Byline: MARK VAUGHN
The name Phaeton has two meanings.
The first is from Greek mythology. Phaeton was the son of Helios, the sun god. Every day Helios would drive the family chariot across the sky, wearing the rays of the sun as a crown, lighting the day. His job was pretty important and had to be handled delicately. One day Phaeton convinced his father to loan him the chariot, which, with a golden axle, silver spokes and diamonds in place of chrome trim, was one stylin' ride. Sadly, as is often the case with teenagers behind the wheel, Phaeton drove the chariot of the sun god so close to the earth that he boiled the oceans, scorched the land, etc., and ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, WILL IT FLY? If America accepts the idea of a luxury Volkswagen, the...