Rejoice! The Volkswagen Phaeton is back. At least on American shores. While VW still manages to sell the Phaeton in markets like China and Europe, its initial attempt to sell a luxury flagship in the U.S. fell flat in 2006. But now it’s really back.

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Come 2018 or 2019, we’ll have a Phaeton for sale in America again. Asking price: About $70,000, to start.

Riding on the MLB Evo modular platform, which it will share with the Audi A4, A6, A8, Q7, and Volkswagen Touareg, the Phaeton will have engine choices like a gasoline V6 plug-in hybrid and a TDI V8. There will be a W12, too, but it’s unlikely to be sold here.

Will Americans go for an expensive, high-end VW the second time around? Given how the previous car failed even after being praised by the press, it’s unlikely. But stranger things have happened.

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