Volkswagen EOS 2.0 TSI Review: ExtraOrdinarily...Sagacious?

I cannot stress more on the way this Venetian beauty of a horseless carriage slides, sheds or should I even say, strips itself of its roof in an almost sexual manner. The engineers have worked this to a T. Everything slips away, quietly, subtly, and in about 30 seconds, voila!

Having said that, I pity the person who buys himself an Eos, and doesn’t have a mirror in his garage. You are going to WANT to see that roof disappear into the backside of your car.

It’s a work of art. Enough said.

When you actually get around to driving it with the top up, it is as quiet as a Golf GT, especially while cruising at high, triple digit speeds, which makes it nothing short of amazing. Wind noise is absolutely absent, and for a moment, you’ve almost forgotten you were driving a drop top coupe.

Let’s not forget about the seats. Deep, comfortable leathers set in a beautiful red. You’ll need the inside of an Italian set of wheels to better that.

There are many answers to this never ending question. First, you are suffering from a midlife crisis of humongous proportions, and need a quick fix without having to sell your children off. Speaking of which, here is enough space back there for the average asian male - all the more reason to put your kids through school at the same time.

Second – it is almost as fast, and as tunable as a Golf GTI. Bluntly put, you could probably up the ante to the tune of 280 hp and around 400 Nm of torque if you bought this car, and had a few grand lying around.

Finally, (and this is the reason that will make drivers of other convertibles go red in the face) and bluntly put, Volkswagen, for a price of $154,800, has managed to fabricate a machine that dares to smack the very face of other front engined, front wheel driven devices such as the Volvo C70, Saab 9-3 Convertible and the Audi A4 Cabriolet, all of which are priced at least $40,000 more.

Sure, the Vee-Dub might be a little more flimsy through hard corners with its top off, and it might not have as much recognition as the abovementioned convos, but where front driven drop tops are concerned, I safely declare none of them to be as cheap, fun, and fast as an Eos.

That folks, is a remarkable feat for Volkswagen.

Credits: Text by Andy Hum. Photos by Amery Reuben