2019 Volkswagen Eos (VW) Review, Ratings, Specs, Prices, And Photos
A step up from the budget-minded four-seat Chrysler 200 convertible, but remote as it can be from something more evocative like a Mustang, Camaro or MINI Cooper convertible, the Volkswagen Eos glides into another model year with few changes. The Eos is a cruiser at heart, without the overt performance edge of the Miata or Audi TT, even, but it's more flamboyant with power and handling than you might suspect, especially if your first encounter's a top-up one. Let's be blunt. The Eos looks bland when the roof is raised. There's just one drivetrain offered with the Eos, and it teams VW's excellent 2.0-liter, 200-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder with either a six-speed manual or the preferred dual-clutch (DSG) automatic transmission. With either gearbox, the front-drive Eos feels strong and responsive, thanks mostly to the turbo's well-timed boost, which comes on low and stays very steady throughout a wide part of the powerband. The Eos' relaxed look belies handling that's better than the profile may suggest: the suspension's firm enough to hang tough in tricky corners, and the Eos feels planted in higher-speed sweepers. It's remarkably secure in feel for a front-drive convertible, though dynamically, it's no sports car.
The brakes are strong and reassuring, too, which plays along well with its eager feel. The Eos is quite comfortable, if you're a larger adult and if you're sitting in the front seats. The driving position is a bit more laid-back than in the Golf, and the seats feel a bit more plush and better bolstered than in that basic hatchback. 2. Rear-seat legroom is minimal, and with the roof up, the Eos can feel confining back there. Trunk space isn't so generous either, though when the roof is raised, a movable trunk liner can be flipped up to carve out a couple more cubic feet of room. Like the top on the Volvo C70 convertible, the Eos' roof tucks away quickly, using eight motors to fold its three panels into place in under 25 seconds. The convertible roof also has a setting that opens the front section only like a sunroof. Safety scores from the IIHS rank the Eos as "good" in front and side impacts. The roof mechanism is backed up by pop-up roll bars that deploy if a rollover is detected. Parking sensors are an option, but the Eos doesn't come with a rearview camera. The Eos comes with the usual power features; climate control; the power-folding hardtop; and an AM/FM/CD player. High-end options include a sport package; a Dynaudio surround system; satellite radio; Bluetooth; and hard-drive-based navigation with music storage.
The worst looking cars? The worst mpg cars? No, just the worst cars period! Here are ten of the worst cars that Detroit ever rolled out. Some of these are the worst from a mechanical standpoint, some from a visual stand point and some just got a lot of bad press. A few are cars that always make everyone's top ten worst, but I think really aren't that bad. The list isn't biased, there are Chevrolet, Fords, Chrysler and AMCs here. It's a compact car made by Cadillac for cryin out loud! Caddys are not compact cars. They are one of the symbols of American excess! Standard engine was a four cylinder (though you could get a V-6) and it looked like a brick with wheels. Time magazine and The Daily Telegraph both called it one of the ugliest vehicles of all time. If it weren't so ( I hate to keep using this word over and over) ugly, it might not have been so bad.
The poor Aztek did get a little love though when Walter White was seen driving one on "Breaking Bad". Maybe I'm mad at the Dodge Aspen because it replaced a car I considered almost indestructible, the Dodge Dart. The only saving grace for the Aspen was the Aspen R/T. Powered by a 360 V8 engine, it could turn the quarter in 17.4 seconds at 86.1 mph. True that isn't earth-shattering, but for the 70s, it wasn't bad and allowed it to run with Camaros, Mustangs and a few Vettes. It really wasn't that bad, but it just looked wrong, like maybe they rushed it into production too early. It started out in the front looking kinda swoopy (think Superbird) but turned into your standard box shape by the time it hit the back. Okay I had one of these tin-cans with wheels. Things would just come off it (window cranks, shift knobs etc). You didn't measure the quarter mile time with a stopwatch, you used a calender.
I once floored it on an open stretch of highway and finally hit 65 mph. On the plus side though, I did take mine through the Blue Ridge Parkway in an ice storm and lived. The experience brought me much closer to God. 1982 Chevrolet Chevette commercial. Are you kidding me? I had two Camaros. A 1969 and a 1982 and I loved them both. The Camaro I am talking about here is the third generation Camaro that you could get a 2.5 liter 4 cylinder engine in. A 4 banger in a Camaro? In the 1982 Sport Coupe, the 2.5 liter was standard! 82 Camaro was slightly modified. It had a L-82 Corvette engine and even though it was an automatic, it would bark the back tires when it took second. Yes I had one of these too. All the horror stories you have heard about them are true.
