The Pope Chooses The People's Car For His Latest Limosine

He's a man of the people. :p

No he's german that's explains EVERYTHING!!!

VW doesn't deserve this honour, but The Pope's german:(

Why doesn't VW deserve this honor? WHY?

Observer you're right

you question the pope? PUT HIS NAME ON THE "LIST!"

Did he get his on Ebay for 30% off sticker?

I didn't know VW still built the Pheaton.

It is a sales success outside the US.

i doubt the pope had any say in this and would he really be getting caught up in material posessions, and of all things luxury cars?

that should be at the bottom nothing to do with the above comments

"It's not a success here because we have the Lexus LS."

What a stupid comment! It's about the A8, duh! Most anyone who can afford the Phaeton can afford the A8-- and the Audi is just a better version of it!

"To compete with vehicles such as the Jaguar XJ, BMW 7 Series, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Lexus LS 430 and even VW Group's own Audi A8 L..."

Gee, looks like a lot more cars than the LS.

And no, VW set out for its primary competitor to be the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.

And when did I say it was a good idea? Quite stupid, but the Phaeton is a very luxurious car. Right car, wrong badge. And Audi improves upon this "right car" even more by taking 700lbs off of its curb weight and making the interior simpler and even more elegant.

atleast a 7-series would have been and option :P

Not at all. I am just mad at the people who post BULLSHIT comments like:

"VW doesn't deserve this honour..."

WHY?

VW worked hard on the Phaeton and they at least deserve to be recognized in this sense. An important spiritual leader choosing a VW product over more prestigeous offerings from Audi, BMW or MB etc.

I might have, yes.

But it is highly unlikely the Pope would consider an LS. Most likely, that Phaeton is some V6 TDI model. The Vatican watches costs too you know. :p

It says in the article that the Phaeton is a LWB W12, BMW530i.

Will-

Why does everything need to be a Lexus? Give another brand some credit for a change. VW has just as much prestige as any other brand, but in a very different sense. Define "prestige".

Will WOw you love that chromed up Toyota! We all know you love the markting that Toyota does and fall for the Lexus brand. We all know you would buy my turd if i called it a lexus. LEXUS RULES!!! :)

I wonder if VW marketing will come up with some kind of tie in with the pope for advetising.

Aww come on why did the pope chose the ugly twin come on benidict pick the a8l it has the best interior i ve seen

The Pope is a smart man.

What next, a Micro Bus?

Nice, great luxury automobile, and with 450 hp it has plenty of power for all.

I think the best car for the Pope would be a Lexus LS600h PEARL White......

huu76 - the car was free/ the pope is not going to ride in a armor Prius or a Rabbit TDI

Huu76

As opposed to not doing anything to help those less fortunate while driving around in a Leathery Range Rover ??

Your statement is about as Stupid as those of Logical or mromar

FYI: Angelina donated 33.3% of her Income this year to Charity, How much of yours did you donate ??

Huu76- You forget the Pope's cars must be bullet and bomb proof. I am not aware of these features on any Lexus. MB, BMW, Audi, and VW all make bullet proof and bomb proof vehicles from the factory.

Unless Lexus makes such versions they are ill-suited as a limo for any high profile individual.

Pope in an Armoured Surburban ??

Might as well just Shoot Him

Okay, I'm tired of the VW bashing crap. The only merely average VW is the Jetta. The rest are fantastic cars and lead in their respective segments (except the Phaeton).

The one question mark here is what segments they are actually in. The Jetta is more expensive than the Rabbit, Corolla, Civic, etc, but less expensive and not as big as the Camry/Accord class. The Passat is a bit more money than the Camry and Accord, but most cars in that class option up fast, so I'd say that it's more in that class than the 3 Series/A4 class. The Touareg is far more luxurious than the outdated Highlander and pedestrian Pilot, but it's not meant to be a "riding on a cloud" crossover like the RX350, so it doesn't have any real main competitors. The closest I can think of in terms of price, power and prestige as the Infiniti FX35.

"It's not a success here because we have the Lexus LS" silly Willly, he probably never heard of 7 series, or to rephase his quote...

"Lexus LS is not a success here because we have the 7 series."


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Yo momma is a fool, so what does that make you?


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"Willy" had to mention Lexus somewhere in this post, and guess what his very first post too, whatta bias loser.


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"G" stands for Genius.


GGG-Jusus Christ


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LOL

LOL

I think it would be impossible to say a think about ms Jolie too.

Try to Proof Read your comments before you post them OK ??

Nincompoop

I don't think the Pope will ever drive a Toyota Camry.

He'll be driving a German machine for life.

Pope: WTF is a Toyota Camry? :p

How to be skinny AND still look good.

And the pope's car is worth around 150K!!!

But of course it didn't cost him a penny. Or a eurocent )