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