Volkswagen Eos
The Volkswagen Eos is a convertible four-seater with retractable hardtop, which can function as a coupe, convertible or coupe as with sliding roof. The Eos is available from € 28,020 of the cheaper version to 43,160 € version of which costs more powerful and equipped.
Now, can be purchased with different levels of equipment, apart from basic equipment: you can choose between finishing "Excellence" and "Single". In addition, since April, is available with a 122 hp engine IST.
All versions of the Eos have traction lead. The dual-clutch automatic change (DSG) is optionally available in versions with the 2.0 TFSI petrol engine of 200 hp and diesel 2.0 TDI 140 hp. The only version that has this kind of change is the number of gasoline version 3.2 V6 250 hp.
It is a car with a sale price too high. Although equipment has a serial abundant, this equipment does not cost as much as the difference in prices that can be compared to other models.
The Eos 2.0 TFSI engine with 200-hp (36,060 €), equal power, is more expensive than an Opel Astra TwinTop 2.0 Turbo (31,500 €). In equal equipment, also costs more than a Renault-Coupe 2.0 Turbo Cabriolet (26,180 €), more than a Peugeot 307 CC 2.0 180 hp (29,570 €). A Volvo C70 2.4 170 hp is more expensive than the Eos (40,880 €).
The Eos shares many elements with mechanical Volkswagen Golf. The dimensions are intermediate between those of a Volkswagen Golf and Passat: measuring 4.41 m long, 1.79 m wide and 1.44 m high. The boot capacity may be 205 or 380 liters (depending on whether the roof is placed or stored in the trunk).
It is a four-seater convertible, with enough space in the rear seats for people to measure up to approximately 1.75 m tall, and if the front seats are not far behind.
The roof of the Eos, Volkswagen called "CSC", consists of five parts. The top consists of two sheets of glass, and the front can be opened on the back (as a sliding roof normal). As well as coupe and convertible, amounts to a coupe with sliding roof. The entire process of opening or closing takes 25 s . It is necessary that the car is stopped completely to remove the canopy.
The Volkswagen Eos has a good range of equipment and an abundant list of optional elements. From series, according versions, carries front airbags, side airbags for head-thorax, stability control (ESP), two zones of climate control, power exterior mirrors and desempañamiento, rear parking sensor, automatic windshield wipers, alloy wheels , Trip computer, sports front seats, access to the trunk from the back seat, radio with CD player, eight speakers and iPod 4 Gb.
According finished, the Eos can have available: autodireccionales xenon headlamps; automated equipment for lights and wipers; dimming inside mirror, leather upholstery, heated front seats, front seats with electric adjustment; browser with color display and maps on DVD; and alloy wheels up to 18 inches.
The version that we tested more thoroughly is the motor gasoline of 2.0 TFSI 200 hp. This series version has 17-inch wheels and available, in addition to the above named, windbreaks, checking tire pressure and ‘train shooting sports ", which implies a firmer suspension and a height of the body reduced by 15 mm.
According to Volkswagen, the front suspension is the same as that of the Golf and rear suspension is the Passat (which is similar to that of the Golf).
Version 2.0 TFSI with tires 17 ", 235/45 R17 tyres and ‘train shooting sports’ we’ve tested have good reactions and is pleasant to drive on roads in good condition, are the type that may be. In roads strong irregular the quality of rolling considerably low because the roof has a tendency to make noise and vibrations are somewhat common in VEHICLES derived from tourism.
