Should the Volkswagen Eos be Replaced by a Larger Soft-Top Convertible The Volkswagen Eos has a neat party trick found on no other U.S.-market convertible: the hard-top convertible can be driven as a coupe, a convertible, and with a sunroof open. Still, the Volkswagen has never really caught on, and now we’re hearing rumors that the Eos may be replaced by a more traditional — and larger — soft-top convertible. Our question to you is this: Do you think the Volkswagen Eos should be replaced by a larger soft-top convertible?
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Should the Volkswagen Eos be Replaced by a Larger Soft-Top Convertible
Through the first 10 months of 2012, Eos sales are down 17.8 percent, to 5529 units. That total is lower than every other Volkswagen model except the Golf R, with 3325 units sold. At the 2012 L.A. auto show where Volkswagen revealed special editions of the new 2013 Beetle convertible, Volkswagen head of design Klaus Bischoff said to Autocar, “Retractable hardtops are disappearing from the market now, and to be honest that’s not something I mind.”
Read more about the Volkswagen Eos: 2012 Volkswagen Eos First Test
Instead of the small and not particularly attractive Eos, Volkswagen may eventually go with a larger more comfortable, four-seat drop-top. The Eos currently carries a base price in the mid-$30,000 range while the new Beetle Convertible starts about $10,000 below that. In our rental convertible comparison, we placed the Eos second. “Despite the competent turbo performance, lightweight agility, and strong value, it was perceived as lacking soul.”
So we’ll turn it over to you. If Volkswagen sees fit to build a new factory allowing for production of another convertible, should the automaker redesign the Eos or consider a larger soft-top convertible? Vote in our poll below.
Read more about the Volkswagen Eos: 2012 Volkswagen Eos First Test
Instead of the small and not particularly attractive Eos, Volkswagen may eventually go with a larger more comfortable, four-seat drop-top. The Eos currently carries a base price in the mid-$30,000 range while the new Beetle Convertible starts about $10,000 below that. In our rental convertible comparison, we placed the Eos second. “Despite the competent turbo performance, lightweight agility, and strong value, it was perceived as lacking soul.”
So we’ll turn it over to you. If Volkswagen sees fit to build a new factory allowing for production of another convertible, should the automaker redesign the Eos or consider a larger soft-top convertible? Vote in our poll below.