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In 1932, Exponential businessman Lucius Geta founded the Stabulum Phaethonti racing team, fielding [[Angelbridge Automotives|Angelbridge]] racecars in competitions throughout the [[Empire of Exponent]]. The team won several races throughout the 1930s and received a significant amount of money from Angelbridge to race their cars. However, this partnership was brought to a sudden halt with the outbreak of the 2nd Great Astyrian War, which resulted in a temporary halt to all motorsport activity. | In 1932, Exponential businessman Lucius Geta founded the Stabulum Phaethonti racing team, fielding [[Angelbridge Automotives|Angelbridge]] racecars in competitions throughout the [[Empire of Exponent]]. The team won several races throughout the 1930s and received a significant amount of money from Angelbridge to race their cars. However, this partnership was brought to a sudden halt with the outbreak of the 2nd Great Astyrian War, which resulted in a temporary halt to all motorsport activity. | ||
After the war, Geta founded Phaeton in 1949 and built his first road car in 1950. The brand quickly became popular among the aristocratic class of Exponent, providing a steady stream of income for the racing team. In 1957, | After the war, Geta founded Phaeton in 1949 and built his first road car in 1950, the Equus. It was a V12 front-engined sports car that also participated in races. The brand quickly became popular among the aristocratic class of Exponent, providing a steady stream of income for the racing team. In 1957, Phaeton was reorganized as a public company. | ||
In 1967, Phaeton debuted the Sarana, its first V6-engined sports car. It marked a departure from traditional Phaeton models of the time, which were front-engined V12 sports cars, and a shift towards mid-engined sport cars beginning in the 1970s. | In 1967, Phaeton debuted the Sarana, its first V6-engined sports car. It marked a departure from traditional Phaeton models of the time, which were front-engined V12 sports cars, and a shift towards mid-engined sport cars beginning in the 1970s. | ||
Revision as of 04:32, 11 September 2023
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| Public (S.A.) | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founder | Lucius Geta |
| Headquarters | Sacrament , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | Sports cars |
Production output | 11,426 (2019) |
| Revenue |  $4.5 billion (2019) |
| $1.03 billion (2019) | |
Number of employees | 4,281 (2019) |
| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | phaeton.com |
Phaeton S.A. is a Confederate sports car manufacturer based in Sacrament, Blackhelm Confederacy. It was founded in 1949 by Lucius Geta, and the company built their first car in 1950. Phaeton's road cars have been a symbol of luxury and wealth throughout Astyria.
History
In 1932, Exponential businessman Lucius Geta founded the Stabulum Phaethonti racing team, fielding Angelbridge racecars in competitions throughout the Empire of Exponent. The team won several races throughout the 1930s and received a significant amount of money from Angelbridge to race their cars. However, this partnership was brought to a sudden halt with the outbreak of the 2nd Great Astyrian War, which resulted in a temporary halt to all motorsport activity.
After the war, Geta founded Phaeton in 1949 and built his first road car in 1950, the Equus. It was a V12 front-engined sports car that also participated in races. The brand quickly became popular among the aristocratic class of Exponent, providing a steady stream of income for the racing team. In 1957, Phaeton was reorganized as a public company.
In 1967, Phaeton debuted the Sarana, its first V6-engined sports car. It marked a departure from traditional Phaeton models of the time, which were front-engined V12 sports cars, and a shift towards mid-engined sport cars beginning in the 1970s.
To mark 40 years of the company, Phaeton debuted the Helios, a twin-turbo V8 supercar that served as its flagship model. It was the first production car in Astyria to officially reach 200 mph (322 kph). It was planned that only 399 models would be made, however this was increased to 1,426 due to high demand from customers.
Lucius Geta died in 1993 and was replaced by Aurelius Graywood. Under his leadership, Phaeton underwent significant growth at a time where other Exponential companies were declining due to the dissolution of the Empire. The company also saw diversification of their models as well as in other luxury products. Graywood was instrumental in rebuilding the Phaeton race team into the dominant force in AstyF1, especially with the signing of Augustus Tertullius. Together with Tertullius, Phaeton won five straight Drivers' Championships and six straight Constructors' Championships.
Road cars
Current models
- Destrier - two-seater V12 grand tourer (model code DT50), hardtop convertible (model code DT51)
- Runcinus - 2+2 V12 grand tourer (model code TR22), 2+2 V8 grand tourer (model code RC28)
- Courser - V8 mid-engined sports car (model code CZ30), hardtop convertible (model code CZ33)
- Blazer - V8 2+2 grand tourer convertible (model code BL20)
- Percheron - V12 high-performance SUV (model code PX12)
- Lusitano - 2+2 V8 grand tourer (model code LS10)
- Nokota - V8 mid-engined hybrid sports car (model code NK30), hardtop convertible (model code NK34)
Motorsport
Main article: Stabulum Phaethonti
Phaeton participates in motorsport through its Stabulum Phaethonti division. Historically they have competed in several races and motorsport classes, though currently they are only officially involved in Astyrian Formula One. Phaeton is the only team to have competed in every Formula One season since 1960.