Super TestCar reviews - Volkswagen - Eos - coupe-convertible rangeVolkswagen modelsOverviewVolkswagen's Concept C morphs into Eos and the newest coupe-convertible is here now5 Mar 2007 By CHRIS HARRIS IT'S taken precisely three years for Volkswagen's stunning Concept C to progress from show car to production car but, now that we've driven it on home soil, the wait appears to have been worth it. Joining the growing throng of coupe-convertible models on sale Down Under, Eos has some hot competition in Renault's Megane CC, the Puegeot 307 CC and, not least, Holden's new Astra TwinTop. But with a clever sunroof system incorporated into its five-piece folding hard-top, plus sharp sub-$50,000 pricing and the choice of turbocharged petrol and diesel engines, the sylish, solid and safety-packed Eos should find at least as many homes as the Golf Cabrio it replaces did. Model release date: 1 March 2007 to 1 April 2011 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelAs the most direct predecessor for the Eos, the last Golf Cabriolet sold in Australia was the Golf III-based Series II cabrio launched here in October 1998 and discontinued in March 2003 - three months before the Beetle Cabriolet launched here. Effectively a Golf III cab with front-end and interior styling from the Golf IV hatch, the revised and final Golf Cabrio comprised 66kW/145Nm 1.8-litre CL and 85kW/166Nm 2.0-litre GL variants, featuring five-speed manual and four-speed auto transmissions. The CL was last sold in June 2000 at $46,790, while the GL's final sticker price was $52,350. |
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