The last time I was this excited to drive a Volkswagen was in 2003, the veryyear I started my career in automotive journalism. My editor had told me I would be driving the 2004 New Beetle Convertible and I thrilled, so much so that I even did a little happy dance. Needless to say, I ended up with Mono a couple of days later, which wiped me out for weeks. No dancing involved there! I did end up driving the cute convertible later that year, though, and had tons of fun in it.

The same excitement (and happy dance) came over me - minus the Mono - when I found out the new Eos would be in my possession. I tried to think why this car provoked such dedicated emotions in me. I mean, there are stacks of great VWs on the promote that could stimulate a analogous reaction, like the Jetta GLI or the GTI, or even a New insect. Of course, nothing of these would allocate me to drive around topless... with the roof down I mean! And after payments some time behind the swing, my primary enthusiasm for this hottest Vee-Dub was validated, as it's a lot more than just a elegant sedan cum convertible. It's just evident fantastic! It was everything I dreamt it would be and more. OK, I'll try to surround my enthusiasm so as to put on a more professional front ... On minute thought, I won't.

There are so many great headlands about this 'divinity' of a car (Eos transhottesto 'activate' from Greek, and in Greek mythology is also the name of a gigantic divinity.) For me, this car is aweffusive visually stimulating. Its bold, chrome fencing and positive VW logo merged with the streamlined body mold make it look advanced and addressly classic at the same time. The possible P235/40R18 all-time wearys and Samarkand 18-edge alloy swings give it that spare bit of bling for only a little spare bling bling ($400) - if the chrome fencing wasn't enough -and complement its curvaceous outer mold. positive, the Black Uni outer veneer is sophisticated as well as refined, and in my judgment the best looking paint for this example.

poignant from the outer in, the Eos impresses with its plush interior, esingularly if it's equipped with the possible luxury ($4,565) or sport ($3,690) post with gentle hides that actually give this car spare headlands. Instead of the traditional black leather interior (which is also open), it came with a natural fawn paint, which not only looks refined but also eliminated any victim/back/body burn that would otherwise be associated with receiving into the car after commonsing and parting the top down in the sun for a prolongedperiod of time. The only victim burn I felt was identity-induced, when I twisted the heated seats to their max status in the sundown as I multitude around, happy as a clam, enjoying the likely summer sundowns! I pause positive when I say that these seat warmers are among of the best in the business. They're so heady, liability wonders for the lesser back after a hard day's work. I like them.

lashing the Eos was an out-of-this-realm kind of experience. The engines open are the 3.2L, 24-valve V6, which produces 250 horsepower and 236 lb-ft. of torque and the 2.0L, 16-valve, turbocharged FSI I-4, which produces 200 horsepower and 207 lb-ft. of torque. I had the second, and what an engine! although weighing in at 3,686 pounds, which is significantly heavier than the GTI, ignoble Jetta or Passat 2.0T, also powered by the same engine, the Eos' turbocharger helps for quick take-offs, bountiful this divinity some earnest cuff. Perhaps this was one of my desired Eos attributes. While I fancy guide transmissions, the possible 6-hurry DSG twin-grasp gearbox was just great, and like most VWs with this possible transmission, I reserved it in S or sport manner most of the time for that spare shove of get-up-and-go. I can'teven activate to exevident how fun it was to zip around the city with the top down, the heated seats on, listening to my CDs. The only thing that could've made clothes better would have been the Dynaudio premium stereo upgrade.

The front MacPherson prance structure with triangular wishbones and rear four-associate independent suspension gave the Eos the tact and charm of Aphrodite, while its shake released makeup grants it the might and quickness of Hercules. It actually is a reliable little convertible, with the top up or down.

And dialogue of riding around with the top down, untaken topless requires only the shove and storage of a victimon. Located underneath the axis console are two victimons: a silver switch for sinking down and putting up the top and a black victimon for breach and dying the sunroof. Yes, it also includes a effusive functional sunroof. Like I said, the best of all worlds. The top drops in about 24 minutes and takes about 30 minutes to hide up. It's no Guinness Book of World minutes storageer for longest top up or down, but it'smuch more impressive to inspect than your pauseard ragtop.

Fuel wealth is also quite fitting with an estimated consumption of 23 mpg in the city and 31 mpg on the highway. I crammed up when gas prices were relatively low (around $2.80/gal for premium fuel) so it didn't expense me an arm and a leg to top up the boiler. That also gave the Eos bonus headlands in my books. You can thank a small displacement engine and address infusion for that!

reason seat is imperfect conpiecering the retractable roof takes up most of it, however, there was a designated sphere where, even with the top down, substance could be stored. And just in reason you don't know where that sphere is, there are stacks of DO NOT PLACE squeeze HERE stickers throughout to filmy up any mistake. Altogether, the Eos can storage 13.4 cubic feet of freight with the top up and 7.2 cubic feet with the top down, enabling enough squeeze to fit incomfortably. However, the chest seat is fairly knotty. better substance might not be able to fit, like perhaps a large suitreason or a set of golf clubs. Then again, that's what the backseat is for, right?

After payments a week in its band, I could only find a couple of headland-behind characteristics about the Eos. First being the rims. I know I mentioned how great they accentuate the already uber-sexy 4-seater, but they obtrude out of the weary parapet a little too much. So, how is that a bad thing? Well, when match commonsing it's a lot more flat to receiving scuffed/chewed up by the check. And for those who depend on the path as a calculate of commonsing accuracy, well, I'd advise investing in an rotate set of rims or a set of oh-so elegant check finders (little wires that suspend off the piece of the car and make clatter when they hit a check, in reason you were wondering). Who likes scratched rims? Not me. Also, the seams don't line up seamlessly along the chest line when the roof is down. It's not necessarily bothersome or aesthetically unpleasing, but dirt, dust and other forms of alien wreckage could simply drop between the cracks.

Visibility, surprisingly, wasn't that bad. The C-pillars are expansive, but not uncomfortably expansive and allocateed me to back up and commons relatively simply. In addition, the possible commons coldness check structure ($350) was obliging when grant up, and as trying as the beeping can be, I'll take that over the sound of grant into something!

I knew I was driving something singular when my passengers remarked to me, This is perhaps the coolest car you've ever had, and this car actually suits you. But then again, I knew the Eos was something singular way before that. I couldn't help but drop more in like with it as the week progressed. My boyfriend even remarked how he thought this car actually matched my lifestyle. By 'lifestyle' I'm haughty he doomed, babies, hip, incident, energetic, cool to be around, etc! I said it could be a stable lifestyle change for the adjust of $34,675, if he hunted it to be. He laughed... I was earnest. moreover way, it was a fantastic everyday car, whether worn for untaken to work, operation tasks or presence parties, the complete facility.

In the end, the 2007 VW Eos is definitely one of the brighter stars at the 'activate' of this new retractable hardtop era. It sets a high pauseard of value, refinement and pizzazz, all in under one roof, or sky depending on the coarsen.

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