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| Volkswagen Eos | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
| Production | 2006–2016 |
| Assembly | Portugal: Palmela (Autoeuropa) |
| Designer | Robert Lešnik[1] under the direction of Peter Schreyer |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sport compact (S) |
| Body style | 2-door coupé convertible |
| Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group A5 platform |
| Related | Volkswagen Golf Mk5 Volkswagen Scirocco Mk3 Audi A3 Mk2 Audi TT Mk2 Škoda Octavia Mk2 SEAT León Mk2 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.4 L I4 (petrol) 1.6 L I4 (petrol) 2.0 L I4 (petrol) 3.2 L VR6 (petrol) 3.6 L VR6 (petrol) 2.0 L I4 TDI |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual 6-speed automatic (DSG) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,578 mm (101.5 in) |
| Length | 2007–2009: 4,407 mm (173.5 in) 2010–2011: 4,409 mm (173.6 in) 2012–2016: 4,422 mm (174.1 in) |
| Width | 1,791 mm (70.5 in) |
| Height | 1,443 mm (56.8 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Volkswagen T-Roc (Cabriolet models) |
The Volkswagen Eos is a compact two-door, four passenger convertible manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 2006 to 2016 — noted for its five-section hardtop retractable roof which itself featured an independently operable glass sunroof. VW marketed the body configuration as a CSC (coupe-sunroof-convertible).
Assembled at AutoEuropa in Portugal, the Eos succeeded the Golf Cabriolet. Eos production ended in May 2015, with a limited number of base trim models marketed as 2016 models in the United States.
The model name derived from Eos, the Greek goddess of the dawn.[2]
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