There is no way to overstate the appeal of the new Volkswagen Eos’ folding hardtop. I sat inside the car for ten minutes, opening and closing the lid, marveling at the mechanism’s precision and design. What kind of mind can develop something that folds and unfolds with such infinite grace? If you like to visit high speed factories spitting out hundreds of widgets per minute, filling them with liquids and shrink wrapping them in three swift motions, then you will never tire of lowering and raising the Eos’ five-piece hardtop. As for the rest of Vee Dub’s CSC (coupe-sunroof-convertible), it’s danger, boredom ahead.
All the time, effort and money VW’s engineers spent creating and manufacturing the Eos’ hardtop must have been scrimped from the company’s design department. Although there’s plenty of concave and convex “flame surfacing” in the usual places (wheel arches, door bottoms), there’s nothing even mildly warm about the Eos’ overall look. While the detailing takes German minimalism to the next level (dull and insipid), the proportions are the real passion killer. The overhangs are grossly mismatched, the ascending beltline says “tip-toeing bathtub” and the rearwards sloping rear deck is just plain wrong. At best (i.e. after you buy one), the Eos is “cute.” For those of us who remain on the sidelines, "homely and unlovable" is closer to the truth.
As befits a car that was shown as a concept just 18 months ago, the Eos’ interior is a parts bin special. Although the fascia is all new, all the bits slotted in are standard Golf fare— and none the worse for it. It’s a clean look with faultless ergonomics, from cosseting chairs to simple controls. Our tester’s Sport package (about $3500) adds some much needed spizzarkle– aluminum trim and wikkid dials– to the cabin’s otherwise dour demeanor. There aren’t a lot of high tech toys, but the [optional] satellite radio gets channeled through an [optional] mini Marshall stack and the [optional] corner steering xenon lighting makes drivers feel positively Lexian.
Pistonheads note: the folding hardtop VW Eos is no one trick pony. Provided you stump-up for VW’s dual shift gearbox (DSG), it’s a one-and-a-half trick pony. The superb paddle shift system, which has transformed ugly ducklings like the VW GTI and Audi A3 into F1 soaring Eagles, turns the Eos into a runt swan. Credit the extra weight of the hardtop top, its motor and the chassis strengthening needed to maintain torsional rigidity. It does nothing for the car’s dynamics, except spoil them.
VW’s press site pegs the Eos’ curb weight at 3503 lbs. That would make the Eos (which sits on a modified Passat platform) just 195 pounds heavier than a GTI. It feels three times that. Even under full throttle, the DSG labors to make anything happen. The razor-sharp small VW driving experience is decidedly dumbed down. Our tester had the base engine: a 2.0-liter, 200hp, turbocharged four. This mill, so willing and frisky in all the other VW/Audi executions, feels overwhelmed and peaky in this application. If you want to buy this top– I mean car, wait for September, when the factory starts building the Eos with a 250hp V6.
Of course, the Eos’ ponderousness steals more than the accelerative joy normally derived from this engine and transmission combination. The “I can’t believe this is a front driver” handling experience from the GTI is lost as well. Understeer is the party guest from Hell, arriving early and staying late. The props top also seems to unbalance the equation vertically; the Eos navigates curves like an ungainly and top heavy SUV. In addition to the nautical motions, you also get a maritime soundtrack: the top creaks and groans over rough patches like an old wooden schooner.
If the Jetta is all grown up, the Eos is an octogenarian. Its lethargic performance and high quality materials highlight the blue rinse effect. The pricing punctuates these observations. The 2.0-liter Eos starts under $30k, and quickly ascends in the high 30’s. The 3.2 will easily break $40k. Hardtop or no, the GTI is looking more and more like the pick of the litter.
Anyway, the Eos is clearly another “lifestyle” Volkswagen aimed at the empty nest/trustafarian market. While the Eos’ retractable hardtop is nothing new from the likes of the Mercedes (SL/SLK), we’re grateful that the new Vee Dub brings Germany's open and shut case to the masses. If Wolfsburg had attached their wundertop to a more attractive package, they would have had an instant classic. Instead, they’ve built a highly polished though dynamically dull machine whose appeal— and sales— will rely almost entirely on the novelty of its hood. Will that party trick be enough to move the metal? Absolutely.
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Interesting…I’m due to drive one from SFO to Pebble tomorrow.
Wow, does anyone else reading this think that the EOS looks that bad?
And is it any surprise that a larger/heavier car with a retractable hard top does not perform like a GTI?
The pictures lie. It’s an automotive platypus in the flesh.
the wheels are too low on the frame. the car feels top heavy because it is. look at the ride height. it’s way too high (unless you’re fording a river). this car would actually be very attractive if they had put the wheels up in the body like a normal german.
Very rarely does a convertible actually look better with the top up.
Hard to believe given the usual rubbish they churn out, but GM has produced a much better folding hardtop than VW’s Eos – the Opel/Vauxhall Astra Twin-Top. Beats me why they don’t sell it in the US, perhaps using a Saturn, Chevy or Pontiac nameplate. Yes, it’s easier on the eye and kinder to the wallet than either the Eos or Volvo’s C70.
But then competition among folding hardtop is much more fierce in Europe than the US. Renault has the Megane CC, Peugeot has the dinky 206 CC and larger 306 CC, Ford is about to launch a folding hardtop Focus, Mazda’s new MX-5 will get the same treatment, and even Mitsubishu and Nissan have tried the same idea (albeit with an ugly result) with the CZC and Micra CC respectively. And we get the Eos and C70 too.
Glad we own a Boxster. Porsche resisted the Swiss Army Knife approach and made an excellent soft top that doesn’t take an iota of luggage space and doesn’t even need a “tonneau cover.” The top _is_ the tonneau cover when it’s down. Weatherproof? Durable? We live in the snowbelt in an old farmhouse that doesn’t even have a garage. Porsche sits out in the driveway all year round (on its snowtires in the winter).
Folding metal tops are a dumb, unnecessary fad.
the 09 mustang will be a folding hardtop i believe. i think they are good if they add to the frame rigidity when up. but i would rather have a boxster than just about any of the folding hardtops out there.
ugh! so heavy!!
i test drove an Eos this past weekend and don’t understand where the harsh words are coming from. its a not a sports car, it wasn’t meant to be. if you want a VWAG sports car check out the new TT. This car is positioned below the TT for obvious reasons and it does its job really well. Its a sporty car, with a nice ride and an interior with the added cool-factor of the drop-top. It would be a great weekend road trip for two car. The back seats actually fit my 6ft frame rather well though I don’t think i would want to be back there for a long ride. The only minus i had on this car was the small-ish trunk space…though i expected it. (there is enough room for two people for a few days). what you didn’t mention is the amazingly smooth and stiff ride with the top down. I have also drive the Pontiac and the interior and ride quality isn’t even worthy of being mentioned in the same sentence.
I don’t expect many ppl to cross shop the GTI and the EOS, they are two diff types of cars going after two diff demographics. Comparing them would be similar to a G6 V Cobalt SS…two totally diff types of cars.
I understand that TTAC is all about brutally honest truth, but i get this feeling that authors are trying to find something wrong with cars so they can write a witty review. What about the good truths? Reviewers need to put themselves into the mind set of a potential buyer of the car, not there own idea of what the car should/needs to be. As i am sure we are all enthusiasts here, no stock car out there is good enough. Suspension is to soft or engine not responsive enough, steering to numb. But for my mother (the potential buyer of the car) its the perfect car, she doesn’t want a rough ride, it has more then enough power, gets good gas mileage, the engine has so much low end torque that driving around town is easy. No its not razor sharp in the turns or blisteringly fast but its more then willing of doing its job. If you want a sports car then buy a sports car.
Also wanted to state that my local VW has taken 5 orders for them in less then a week.
I couldn’t agree more Stephan. The convertible hardtops look so uninspired, like the should just be a coupe to begin with. I do see the practical applications for it, but there is just something about a convertible with a contrasting color and texture top. The BMW Z4 and Porsche Boxster come to mind. All that is really needed is a defrosting glass rear window.
Looks like a Ford ZX-2 with the top up.
gearhead455:
August 16th, 2006 at 9:29 am
Wow, does anyone else reading this think that the EOS looks that bad?
It certainly doesn’t make me want to do a Snoopy dance. Among many other aesthetic aspects, the half-peanut eyes are ridiculous.
And the weight!!! 600 lbs more than a ‘Vette, a G more than an MX-5.
My first thought was bigger wheels, but what dolo54 said is spot on. It isn’t so much the size of the wheels, but that they are too low relative to the horizontal lines of the car. It just gives it an odd look.
And I can’t be the only one that thinks the chromed-out nose of the new V-dubs is hideous. I can’t stand ‘em.
With the top up, I can’t help but reminded of a Saturn. A bit of Ion, maybe. Whatever, for that kind of money I want more than a cool folding top (and as a mechanical engineer I would no doubt appreciate it). I want something that looks good, too.
How can you compare a 2 seater (Corvette) to an EOS? Even a XLR comparison would be out of the question. The only vehicle that is comparable to this vehicle is a Pontiac G6 convertible. Both of those vehicles weigh about the same, similar price and power.
“I understand that TTAC is all about brutally honest truth, but i get this feeling that authors are trying to find something wrong with cars so they can write a witty review.”
I have been feeling this way also. The brutal bash-fest over the review of the mustang GT happened because it was a good review of a vehicle that most TTAC readers would turn there nose up at without giving it the proper chance.
Jay
Great review. I agree with all of it except one point. VW didn’t design the roof. OAYsys/Webasto did.
Translated info is here with probably the best headline I’ve read this month,
“Hat off for new VOLKSWAGEN the Cabrio!
OASYS lends to the Cabrio study a fifth-hasty, hinged Hardtop.”
A “fifth-hasty” job it certainly was…
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.webasto.de/press/de/press_product_4087.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DOASys%2Bwebasto%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff
Guys, we call it like we see it. And that’s the truth.
I review cars for a living, for a variety of magazines and a website (forbesautos.com). I try, at least, to limit my opinions–particularly the negative ones–to things that readers could conceivably need my advice on, for what it’s worth. Whether the wheels are too far from the beltline or the doorhandles are from the Taurus, whether the grille is [perceived by me to be] ugly or the trunklid is [again, perceived by me to be] too high is totally irrelevant, as far as I’m concerned. People can make up their minds about things like that on their own, and what I think should matter as much as whether or not I like the color of their refrigerator. It’s none of my business.
If the doorhandles don’t work, the wheels are too big to provide the desired ride, the grille sucks up loose manhole covers or the trunklid hits the bridge of your nose every time you close it, that’s useful information.
I think sometimes–and I’m not specifically talking about Jay’s VW review–TTAC sometimes forgets the difference between personal irrelevancy and useful information.
There’s another thing that affects a wide variety of car reviewers, though certainly not Shoemaker, who can afford any car he wants. Awhile ago, I was at a Mercedes intro, and some loudmouth car writer was holding forth at considerable length about how he’d “left the Boxster S at the airport,” and how the straight Boxster was a worthless PoS, and “his” S was far more desirable.
I bit my tongue, thinking, “Jeez, he’s doin’ well enough to afford a Boxster too, and he can even buy a more expensive one than mine.” Well, I finally realized he was talking about a press-fleet loaner Boxster S and probably drove a used Hyundai beater himself.
Until you stand in the car store and make the buying decision yourself, instead of making believe you’re Donald Trump (or Jay Shoemaker…), as a reviewer you sometimes need to work a little harder to put yourself in the buyer’s brogans.
Sounds like the EOS fails miserably at… Well… Everything.
It doesn’t even have the simple charm of the old Golf Cabrio.
The G6 looks better and will probably be available for far cheaper. The MX-5 has a power hardtop as well, it ain’t as fancy, but it makes no compromises.
Remember when VWs were cheap, reliable, and simple? Now they all seem to be overpriced, unreliable and overcomplicated.
if you going to pass absoulte judgement on a car you have never driven or lickly seen in the flesh then just go get inline with the rest of the sheep over at the Toyta Camry store.
why do your reviews always feature company press shots of the vehicle? having at least a couple of ‘real’ photos would add some credibility to the review, imo. if i don’t see a picture of the real car, i always question whether you really did lay your hands on it…
jay, won’t the v6 be even heavier?! sure, it ahs a little more power, but it’s not going to help the fwd handling having a couple of extra cylinders up front, is it?
Stephan Wilkinson
Exactly! Yes! Thank You!
How about telling me about the seat comfort… or leg room… gauge visibility… hell even fit and finish!? So you think it’s ugly… yeah I can see that.
The only thing useful in this article to me was the part about creaking top. Did I really expect this vehicle to have GTI like qualities… no… That’s not what this car is marketed to.
It would be interesting to see the market research on this “folding hardtop” VW. I had no idea that it would be economically feasible to produce cars like these. To my mind, even if it’s flawless, people would not buy it for transportation. Maybe it would be bought as a big toy.
Then again, maybe the “folding hardtop” can replace the “rag-top” for average income drivers, who need to enter and remain in our crime/gang infested urban “oases”. At least you’ve got steel between your fragile skull and some wacked out hachet wielding “citizen”.
“At least you’ve got steel between your fragile skull and some wacked out hachet wielding ‘citizen’. ”
GREAT!
First we sell SUV’s by convincing people their efficient front-drive compact cars will slip into a ditch with the first raindrop – or that they need them to “compete” with other vehicles in the 3 crashes they’ll participate in each week.
Now, we’ll convince everyone that they need a bloated Skyliner instead of a ragtop to avoid being hacked by urban guerillas. (By the way, if they want in, they’ll get in.)
What in the hell exactly is our defect? Just how much does therapy for 300 million people cost, anyway?
I think the Eos will do fairly well for VW. Most convertibles of any kind are not meant as performance cars at least in this price bracket. They are GT cars at best. The Eos is a pure touring car that gives you better year round drivability than a rag top. Not everyone has a garage or one that isn’t filled with crap so no car can fit in it. Styling is subjective, it’s not a great looking car but it’s not bad either. The one complaint I’d have it the overall price is a bit high. Is it any worse than an A4 Cabrio in performance? A lot of people are not going to by a Pontiac and if they would like a hardtop convertible with more than two seats in this price range what else is there? The DSG is a big selling point IMO as well. I’d love to see that in more cars but then I like BMW’s SMG even though that gets slammed here too.
Stephan et al.:
TTAC writers' remit: describe the soul of a new machine. Although there is some minimum information we like to include, our reviews are all about describing a car's personality. All the practical stuff– fuel economy, price comparisons with the competition, suspension components– can be found on other sites.
Of course, this raises important questions about personal bias. While there are some people who believe the word "truth" should only apply to objective, demonstrable fact, TTAC operates according to a more generous definition. I believe truth is what an honest, informed person believes to be true, after direct experience and open-minded reflection.
Other than that, and perhaps ultimately, I insist that our reviews are well-written and entertaining. Our primary goal is to get you from the first word to the last sentence. Our secondary goal is to describe a car (or tackle an issue) with honesty, integrity and a sense of humor.
That, I'm afraid, is as good as it gets.
I think there is a flaw in that logic that has been showing itself in alot of the reviews lately. If the author is reviewing the Corvette, but has already driven a Z06 they might say the standard Corvette is underpowered, and the handling is not so good. But the review isnt about the Z06..its about what the Corvette is capable off. Im not saying you need to post numbers and statistics and whatnot cause i normally just skip over that stuff anyway. using the example of the Eos…its not a sports car, and this review is written as though it is suppose to be and doesn’t deliver the goods. But if you take the car for what it is its then this review would have had a totally diff tone to it. Write the review from the perspective of how ppl are actually going to use the vehicle…would you give a pickup truck pour marks because the brakes fade after some serious back road driving? Or say the Miata is garbage because you cant fit a 32in tv in the back. No…so why bash a comfort cruiser for not slicing through the corners like an Elise.
Though i find the writing on TTAC entertaining i dont take any of the road tests seriously because of the obvious pessimistic tone. While your looking for mistakes and flaws you may over look some really cool details
If you think the Eos is ugly (and it is no beauty), compare it to its predecessor, the VW Golf convertible – compared to that, it looks leaps and bounds better.
On a totally unrelated note, I agree with what’s been said before: GM should sell the European Opel Astra Twin-top in the US – why not let Saturn sell it, instead of the everybody-knows-it’s-a-rebadged-Solstice Sky?
I don’t always agree with TTAC reviews, but I think they’re generally honest attempts to convey the tester’s honest impressions. This review seems no different to me than any of the others in that respect. Furthermore, I think it’s probably worth remembering that at the end of the day it is just one man’s opinion.
Besides, if you really want to see brutal, read or watch the average Jeremy Clarkson review.
I was at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year, and was looking forward to see the EOS and to check whether this would be a good choice. 2-seaters are for fun, but not for real life.
However, I for myself was disappointed with the styling. Walking around the car left me with the feeling that I did not really want it.
It seems that most of the 4-seat convertibles do not have the charme as the Roadsters. However, the Audi A4 convertible looks more interesting to me than the EOS, although from technology it may not be so advanced, at least regarding the top.
I only review cars that personally intrigue me. I fell in love with the roof mechanism at the Frankfurt show and the idea of combining the DSG transmission with a top this cool had me looking forward to the Eos.
I suppose my issues mainly come from the vastly superior driving experience I get from the GTI. The Eos disappoints in virtually every way.
However, what I find encouraging is that lately, I have found lesser cars to be more appealing. I have submitted a piece to RF reviewing the Mercedes CLK 63, another hotly anticipated ride, and as with the Eos vs. GTI, the lesser CLK 550 is the better choice.
With the top up, and from the C Pillar back, that is the ugliest car on the road, period.
Yournamehere and Stephan W, I absolutely agree with you guys on this one! The vehicle should be evaluated in the eyes of the target market.
I felt like this review has a lot of negative unneccessary and contradicting comments. For example, the review stated that interior fittings were `parts bin special` , which is usually regarded as extremely negative (like when GM uses regular GM switchgear in there $50K dollar Corvettes or $75K Cadillac XLR). And then the reviewer next sentence praises the cleanliness and erogonomics of the interior. Using a`parts bin` made up of high quality parts is a great thing. The review never mentions anything negative out the quality of the interior materials.
Robert Farago – In your last comment, I feel your goals are backward. If TTAC focuses on providing the best in describing cars (or tackle an issue) with honesty, integrity and a sense of humor and your first goal will be acheived. All great companies focus on the product first and then you will get your continued readership.
Camp6ell – I agree with you that it would be nice to see some actual photos from when TTAC reviews a vehicle that coincide with specific thoughts in the review. It would definitely add value and brings a stronger legitimacy to TTAC.
Finally, I miss the simple 5 stars rating guide from the old TTAC website. It provides the reader with a quick overview of the reviewers feelings about the car.
I really enjoy reading TTAC!!
I don’t currently own a hardtop/convertible. But I had soft tops over the years. I can think of a couple of scenarios where a hardtop/convertible would make lots of sense:
1) City Use/Traffic – There are times when “cruising” down the Interstate at 5-10 mph is no fun in a convertible, whether you have the top down or not … air conditioning doesn’t work as well, the loud rattling noise from that refrigeration truck idling in the next lane (not to mention the fumes) … make the seal and quiet of a hardtop really appealing.
2) Security/Vandalism – Both of my last two convertibles got multiple tops, with periodic tape patches between replacements. Any moron with a screwdriver or a switchblade sees your canvas top as an opportunity — if not for petty larceny, simply for senseless vandalism. A soft top is no security and is expensive to replace. Painting a hardtop is a lot easier than replacing a soft one …
I just passed on a cool old VW Cabrio with a brand new top because I park on the street and I knew the canvas wouldn’t last a month.
Given my druthers, I’d like to have a 911 Cabrio too. But for a pop-top urban cruiser/beater, I can see how a hardtop convertible would make a lot of sense.
With all due respect for the efforts and obvious writing talents at TTAC, I must say that reading about ANOTHER horrible, rotten, mis-step of a car is starting to become rather depressing.
Surely there ARE some awesome, fun, and “inspiring†cars out there somewhere?
Can you write one of THOSE rare-birds up soon? Please?
Thanks!
P.S. I do agree with your take on the Eos…
I am at a diadvantage because we the people can’t drive or see the eos in the flesh. But bob, why not compare it to something like the solstice. Could it beat the standard edition solstice? Could it corner with it etc.? When someone writes they would rather keep their boxter, I say at nearly twice the price shouldn’t it be better. The question is, if you want a moderate priced hard top convert, does this thing measure up? Does it measure up to the softops like the solstice with their not so wonderful top mechanism? Finally, engineering is wonderful, but you can’t put a car width roof in a trunk and make it a boat tail speedster. (the roof only folds on one plane) Look at the Lexus Sc430, beautfiul no, practical and all around good yes. So Bob how does it stack up in it’s price range?
I loved the Mercedes CLS 550 in my previous review.
The problem with those sort of cars is, that a foldable hard top always leads to a somewhat unproportional look.
In that regard, the EOS is still way better looking than any of its competition…have a look at the Peugeot 206cc, the Nissan Micra C+C or the Opel Tigra TwinTop. To be honest, the Renault Megane CC isn’t that bad either and the Peugeot 307cc at least looks nice on pictures.
But all those cars are great for what they are. Sure, the roof make’s them pretty bad to handle (at least compared to sporty cars), but that’s not what they are built for. Cars like the EOS are for those people who want an open car on a sunny day, but at the same time have the practicability of their Jetta when it’s raining.
If performance was so important for them, they would just buy a BMW convertible in addition to their regular car.
In addition to my last comment, I want to add, that I really like the funny but honest reviews you guys have. But that shouldn’t become an end in itself.
You shouldn’t review every car with a Boxter in your mind. Of course cars like the EON will lose against that. You should review those cars for what they are meant to be. The EON isn’t meant to be a Boxter and not even a SLK or SC430.
I’m aware that it actually is your DUTY to report that the car is handling bad. But in an 800 word review, there should be more than “the mechanical roof is great” and “the performance is horrible” with a little “sterile design” thrown in. There is more to cars than pure performance.
I may sound like a big EOS fan, but I’m not and I certainly think you guys are the best out there. I just think you could be even better.
So only a 50-year-old woman should review this car? I have no problem with the design and performance review.
Seems to me a guy would want a Solstice over this and a woman wanting a cute convertible would like this.
It is too heavy and, if the price is in the $30Ks, that’s silly.
Hmmm… overpriced and underpowered, must be a VW. This will probably be very popular on my campus, Jettas and New Beatles easily account for half of the new cars. Not to be sexist, but it’s a chick car.
Jay, are you going to review the MX-5 hardtop? I think it has a very ingenious top that actually looks good when up.
Also: Is there a link to see this thing in action?
I guess I should have googled before asking:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5349353044394284705
I saw one of these on the 101 in Southern California a couple of times for testing. Even muled up (hiding all the chrome) the thing was ugly. It’s too bad, too, because a hard top convertible with dsg could have been a very fun car. VW added on too much weight and too much ugly, so I’ll gladly pass.
Not to be sexist, but it’s a chick car? Is that like, “Not to be homophobic, but it’s a fag car.” Or maybe, “Not to be Mel Gibson, but it’s a Jew car.”
Maybe someday we’ll stop categorizing cars by whomever we last saw driving them.
One thing readers need to keep in mind, is that often there ISN’T a definitive review of a vehicle – everyone’s needs and likes, hence their opinions, are different.
I often take members of my car club (with a diverse background ranging from lapping and autocross, to rally and stock car racing) along with me for test drives. Their opinions of a vehicle sometimes swing from one extreme to the other, yet all are knowledgeable car guys and excellent drivers.
A lot of them hate the small econoboxes that I sometimes drive – but those vehicles wouldn’t suit them at all. Yet when I had the Hyundai Accent recently a female acquaintance purchased one afterwards – it perfectly suited her needs.
I always try to ask myself “Does this vehicle do what it claims it can… and how well does it do that?”
an accent? you are disqualified. I wouldn’t sell that to my worst enemy. a terrible terrible dangerously awful car. AND it gets dusted by geriatric geezers at stop lights! sheesh!
i dunno what everybody’s complaining about. the car looks pathetic, probably drives as awful as claimed, and so it gets a bad review. who wants an ugly, over-heavy fwd with a hardtop convertible that creaks even brand new??? what is he supposed to say? “I hated it, but hey if you’re just driving to your dorm you’ll love it.” if you disagree with a review that’s one thing, but you can’t critisize this site’s mission. their mission is what they choose. if you want something different go to another site. at least you are getting ‘one man’s honest opinion’ which is truth of a sort. not the lie of a corporate sponsored ‘review’. i do miss the stars and summary though.
I didn’t sell it. She made up her own mind about the car after riding in it.
For me – the car wouldn’t do. But, for $15,000 base price – the hatchback was a good deal for a clerk who will never give 0-60 times or handling and suspension a second thought.
Oh yeah – from the side that Eos is pretty ugly. The wheel wells look like they are protruding.
I’ve got no problem whatsoever with the TTAC “mission†or this particular review, nor the TTAC review style in general. It’s great, and I look forward to their new posts.
I was just wondering when we’ll be getting to the “good carsâ€. Is the automotive landscape that bereft of decent new cars these days? I’m beginning to believe we’ve slipped into the Dark Ages as far as new cars are concerned. Can this be true?