Interesting, I was in Arizona a few weeks back and saw one of these on the street…I just assumed it was already on sale

Our VW dealership has had one for demonstration purposes on and off for a couple of weeks but they have not had any to sell yet.

keyhole lights and general shapes remind me of the new sebring.

Should be interesting to see the touring convertible market offerings in battle (c70, eos, sebring, g6, solara, eclipse)

1952 MG TD– I think the EOS will come out on top of the FWD “touring convertible” pack this year.

Its from der Fatherland.

I think in black and some nice tires/wheel package it could have some serious potential.

Renton, I would not put a vehicle on top simply beause of the country of origin. The whole segment has some great offerings, and maybe its just the DCX fan in me showing, but I have extremely high hopes for the sebring conv.

not saying that it is the best, just that I wouldn’t write it off before it is even introduced.

What’s a narrow angle V6? Is that like a W6 or something?
For some reason I can’t open the pictures but from what I heard it will be a cool car

It’s nice inside but rather boring on the outside. I think the money is better spent on the Volvo.

Don’t know about best selling in Europe though….have seen only two on the road here in Germany but have seen several Astra twin-tops.

Jay, they probably mean a 60 degree V-6 as opposed to the usual 90 degree V-6.

Narrow angle V6 means the VR6 motor that only has a 18 or so degree V angle and uses a single head for both cylinder banks.

they wil put the 3.2l v6 from teh R32 and t-reg into it. my parent test drove the 2.0T this weekend and will prob be buying one shortly. it was a kick ass car and very well appointed…i just cant wait to drop the top and go for a cruise.

Odd. Why wouldn’t they go for an I-6 immediately then? Space constraints?

Uhhh probably because VW does not have an Inline 6 and secondly an inline 6 has a hard time fiting in a FWD car.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VR6_engine

Brief history of the VR6 motor and just from me skiming it it seems fairly accurate.

I was doing research on the 3.2 coming out and it will have two 6v batteries because the engine compartment is that tight.

Oh, it’s a FWD car, I forgot. Move along.

Wonderful car – test drove it twice. But, you cannot get the options pictured in most of the press releases. Not the saffire blue, not red interior, not grey interior with the island grey. Someone in their marketing group is not talking to the production group.

I have driven one in the UK and it is AWESOME. It has a 3 piece glass roof, the crappy G6 only has a 2 piece solid roof, no wonder it sucks

Mike the Sebring is after the EOS so don’t you dare compare the EOS to the Sebring, the Sebring looks like the EOS and when other people said the same thing weeks ago you ragged on them you loon

Will they have an AWD version for people like me who like convertibles but live in wintery regions?

the salesmen i talked to said a 4wd version is possible but likly only on the 3.2l…the thing is you will be getting into TT price point so its up in the air right now.

Treppy… I don’t remember ragging on anyone about the eos…. please quote and link to that thread.

The eos is after the crossfire and pacifica, so yes, I can say that the picture in this article of the eos reminds me of the ‘07 sebring when looking at the a pillar, keyhole lights, and general arc where the hood meets the grill.

I saw the new Volvo hard-top convertible, and it looked a lot better than the Eos.

Jon.

Nice keyhole lights….
and thanks for not backing up your worthless statements about what I really didn’t say. I love when I call someone on their BS and get a sidestep in return.

Try June 5th 2006 Mike microphallus

It’s definitely not from der Fatherland; the Eos is assembled in Portugal.

Its still way better than a G6 or Sebring Jeff

June 5th is a fine day. Not sure what it has to do with anything… maybe a link, or a quote might help your cause…

For that kinda money it really needed to be RWD.

I can’t see the pictures. The error message I get on the page says; “The image “http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/tm_1-volkswagen-eos-aug.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.”

Anybody else seeing this??

I saw one of these last week and the sticker price was just over $36K. And why wouldn’t I get a G35 coupe for less money instead?

I can not see the pictures too Frankie.

Well with the Eos you can get a 6 speed DSG automatic and with the G6 you get a regular 4 speed auto.

The Eos has a great direct injection turbo 4 cylinder that makes 200 hp and should get great gas mileage or a 3.2 liter V6 with 250 hp and slightly lower mileage. The G6 motors are larger, heavier, make less hp and get worse gas mileage.

I fell in love with the Eos the moment I saw it in February. I have a deposit down to the first in my town to get one.. My dealer is so cool he let me order both the turbo and the V6 just the way I wanted it so I can decide which one I want.. Sweet!!!

1952 MG TD– Country of origin has everything to do with it when Germany is involved. They make/design shiat better there.

Jeff — It may be assembled in Portugal but it is German design.

1c3d0g — The VR6 has more in common with an I-6 than a V-6. I don’t know why they have chosen to market the VR6 as a V motor, but they have. The new motor has live only a 15 degree angle and sigle head. The VR6 is more like an I-6 that has been compressed on both ends, It is very trick and very smooth. It allows a 6 to fit where only a 4 could reside.

Toy Yoda — There will NOT be an AWD version. The chassis bracing prevents a driveshaft going back there. FWD only.

ss — the Car and Driver article I read said AWD was not planned. That is what I read.

I saw this car yesterday. Fabulous construction. Just watch the top go up and down is a work of art. Very Benz SL-esque. Uber complex as only the Germans can do.

You really will not be able to compare the Pontiac G6 to this machine when you see them close. The VW fit and finnish is superior.

The truth about cars website just got done torpedoing this car in their review. It’s rather harsh for what’s really a well thought out car. I can’t imagine why they choose not to see the beauty of this car.

They won’t do AWD on this car as it will start to step on the toes of the A4 Cab and TT Roadster.