| This year, VW offers the convertible | | | | though there is some cabin bluster. The |
| Eos. The car gave superb attention to | | | | car is offered with a choice of four |
| detail and to the structure. VW is proud | | | | petrol engines and one diesel, plus two |
| of the fact that it has been able to fit | | | | trims - standard or Sport. |
| a shorter, more upright windscreen, due | | | | The Eos competes with the Vauxhall Astra |
| to the car's excellent rigidity. | | | | TwinTop, Ford Focus CC, Volvo C70, |
| The car is shake-free and with a refined | | | | Renault Megane CC and the Peugeot 307 |
| VW muffler. As a result, the ride is | | | | CC. |
| supple unless you hit a deep pothole. | | | | The roof takes 25 seconds to fold away. |
| The handling is taut and composed, and | | | | It is operated by a chrome lever behind |
| has good steering. Due to fine | | | | the handbrake. Sacrificing some luggage |
| insulation, the VW is made a great | | | | space is a big "NO". It drops from 380 |
| cruiser. | | | | liters to 205 liters. Also, there's no |
| The Golf GTI-sourced 2.0-litre turbo is | | | | facility to raise the roof within the |
| one of the popular engine choices for | | | | boot when folded, to aid luggage access. |
| Eos. It gives pace, effortless grunt and | | | | The roof, however, which contains 470 |
| crisp. By using this engine, the | | | | components, is amazingly well packaged, |
| gearshift action is good too. | | | | allows a lot of light to get in the car |
| Volkswagen partly patterned Eos' styling | | | | and is fast to rise when rain clouds |
| from the Golf and the Jetta. A huge | | | | gather. |
| difference is that the Eos has a unique | | | | Found in the interior are seats for |
| design of headlights. However, it | | | | four, with spacious knee clearance for |
| borrowed the chrome grille from the | | | | those in the back, and an appealing |
| Jetta. As a result, Eos does not look | | | | cabin design. It is broadly Golf based, |
| out of place alongside Audi's desirable | | | | but a few individual touches set it |
| A4 Cabriolet, considering it shares a | | | | apart. Seats and driving position are |
| platform with the humble hatch, albeit | | | | great too. Even better, running costs |
| lengthened, with a wider track, and | | | | will be low; all variants are |
| redeveloped with components including | | | | economical, inexpensive to service |
| Passat rear suspension. | | | | whether you choose fixed or variable |
| As the first-ever VW folding hard-top, | | | | intervals and retain a high proportion |
| Eos has a five-piece folding roof and | | | | of their list price. The VW is, however, |
| has been dubbed by VW a 'CSC', which | | | | notably more expensive than key |
| stands for "coupe sunroof convertible". | | | | competitors, and the overall package is |
| That is basically because the front | | | | spoilt slightly by a mean one-year |
| glass section of the amazing roof can be | | | | breakdown recovery deal. |
| slid back to open up the elements, | | | | |