The Volkswagen Eos is the first retractable hardtop convertible that I could live with on a day-to-day basis. Hardtop convertibles lose most of their trunk space when you put the top down. Volkswagen engineers designed the Eos' top to leave decent room for cargo -- and when I say decent I don't just mean in terms of volume in cubic feet. The Eos' cargo bay is shaped to accommodate a couple of modestly-sized suitcases or a whole mess of grocery bags, and you can even load it when the top is lowered. For days that aren't so sunny, the ingenious top also doubles as a giant sunroof. Add to that the fact that the Volkswagen Eos is rewarding to drive and comes with the same two-liter turbo engine found in the Volkswagen GTI, and you'll see why the it won me over.
So why didn't it win?
With a price range of almost $29,000 to over $42,000, the Volkswagen Eos is simply too expensive for what you get.
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