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The Volkswagen Eos is a four-seater retractable hardtop coupe convertible, introduced in 2006 as the successor to the Volkswagen Cabrio. The Eos is Volkswagen's first production coupe since the last Corrado
Volkswagen Corrado

The Volkswagen Corrado is a hatchback coup? developed by German automaker Volkswagen and built by Karmann in Osnabr?ck, Germany between 1988 and 1995....
 in 1995.

The name Eos is derived from Eos
Eos

Eos is, in Greek mythology, the Titan goddess of the dawn, who rose from her home at the edge of Oceanus, the Ocean that surrounds the world, to herald her brother Helios, the sun....
, the Greek
Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....
 goddess of dawn and wind.

Eos incorporates into its five-piece folding roof an integrated and independently sliding glass sunroof
Sunroof

An automotive sunroof is a fixed or operable opening in an automobile roof which allows light and/or fresh air to enter the passenger compartment....
 — making the Eos the only retractable hardtop of this kind.






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The Volkswagen Eos is a four-seater retractable hardtop coupe convertible, introduced in 2006 as the successor to the Volkswagen Cabrio. The Eos is Volkswagen's first production coupe since the last Corrado
Volkswagen Corrado

The Volkswagen Corrado is a hatchback coup? developed by German automaker Volkswagen and built by Karmann in Osnabr?ck, Germany between 1988 and 1995....
 in 1995.

The name Eos is derived from Eos
Eos

Eos is, in Greek mythology, the Titan goddess of the dawn, who rose from her home at the edge of Oceanus, the Ocean that surrounds the world, to herald her brother Helios, the sun....
, the Greek
Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the Ancient Greece concerning their List of Greek mythological figures#Immortals and Greek hero cult, Cosmology#Metaphysical cosmology, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices....
 goddess of dawn and wind.

Roof design

The Eos incorporates into its five-piece folding roof an integrated and independently sliding glass sunroof
Sunroof

An automotive sunroof is a fixed or operable opening in an automobile roof which allows light and/or fresh air to enter the passenger compartment....
 — making the Eos the only retractable hardtop of this kind. The roof folds automatically into the trunk in 25 seconds, thereby reducing trunk space from 10.5 cubic feet to 6.6 cubic feet.

The roof was designed and is built by OASys
OASys (Automotive)

OASys is a 100 % subsidiary of Webasto and produces convertible tops and roofmodule....
, a subsidiary of Webasto Germany.

Inception, production and history

Prior to production, the EOS was shown as the Concept C concept car
Concept car

A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a Automobile prototype made to showcase a concept, new styling, technology and more. They are often shown at Auto show to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
 at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show — designed by a team headed by Peter Schreyer, Head of Volkswagen Design in Wolfsburg. Other sources attribute the design of the EOS specifically to Slovenian Robert Lešnik
Robert Lešnik

Robert Le?nik is a Automotive design, born 1971 in Limbu?, a village near Maribor Slovenia. After three failed attempts to enter the Academy of Fine Art and Design Ljubljana he registered at the Pforzheim, and while there he took an exam to work with Volkswagen — and received employment....
.

The production Eos was presented in September 2005 at the Frankfurt Motor Show
Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung

The International Motor Show or Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung is the world's largest motor show. It is held biennially in Frankfurt, Germany and is known in English as the Frankfurt Motor Show....
, with the North American introduction at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January, 2006.

Unlike the Cabrio, which was a convertible version of the Golf
Volkswagen Golf

The 'Volkswagen Golf' is a compact car / small family car manufactured by Volkswagen since 1974 and marketed worldwide across six generations, in various body configurations and under various nameplates -- prominently as the 'Volkswagen Rabbit' in the United States and Canada , and as the 'Volkswagen Caribe' in Mexico ....
 hatchback, the Eos is a standalone model with all-new body panels, although it shares the platform and components from the Passat
Volkswagen Passat

The Volkswagen Passat is a family car built by Volkswagen through six design generations since 1973. Falling between the Volkswagen Golf/Volkswagen Jetta and Volkswagen Phaeton in the current Volkswagen line-up, the Passat has been badged variously as Dasher, Santana, Quantum, Magotan, Corsar and Carat....
 (Mark 6 (B6 now PQ46 platform) (2005-present)). The wheelbase
Wheelbase

In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels....
 matches the Golf Mk5
Volkswagen Golf Mk5

The fifth generation Volkswagen Golf Mk5 , built on the Volkswagen Group A platform#A5 was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in October 2003 and went on sale in Europe one month later....
 and Jetta
Volkswagen Jetta

The Volkswagen Jetta is an automobile produced by German automaker Volkswagen since 1979. Positioned to fill an upscale sedan niche above the firm's compact car/small family car Volkswagen Golf offering, it has been known over its five generations variously as the Atlantic, Bora, City Jetta, Fox, GLI, Sagit...
.

The Eos is produced in Volkswagen's Autoeuropa
Palmela

Palmela is a town and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of and a total population of 58,222 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 5 parishes, and is located in the district of Set?bal , about south of Lisbon....
 factory in Palmela
Palmela

Palmela is a town and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of and a total population of 58,222 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 5 parishes, and is located in the district of Set?bal , about south of Lisbon....
, Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
. Although production started in late 2005, first deliveries were delayed due to a wind noise problem. The Eos was finally released in Europe in the first quarter of 2006, and in North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
 in the third quarter of 2006. Right-hand drive market Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 began sales in October 2006 followed by New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 and Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 in January 2007. It was released in South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
 in the second quarter of 2007.

Drivetrain

Six engines
Internal combustion engine

The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs in a combustion chamber inside and integral to the engine. In an internal combustion engine it is always the expansion of the high temperature and pressure gases that are produced by the combustion which apply force to the movable component of the engine, such as...
 are available, all are front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive

Front-wheel drive is a form of Internal combustion engine/transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only....
 and Euro-4
European emission standards

European emission standards define the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions of new vehicles sold in EU member states. The emission standards are defined in a series of European Union directives staging the progressive introduction of increasingly stringent standards....
 compliant:
  • 1.4 litre TSI, I4
    Straight-4

    The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....
    , turbocharged gasoline engine, 6-speed manual (Europe only)
  • 1.6 litre FSI, I4
    Straight-4

    The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....
    , gasoline engine, 6-speed manual
    Manual transmission

    A manual transmission is a type of Transmission used in automotive applications. It generally utilizes a driver-operated clutch operated by a pedal or lever, for regulating torque transfer from the engine to the transmission, and a gear-shift either operated by hand or by foot ....
     (Europe only)
  • 2.0 litre FSI, I4
    Straight-4

    The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....
    , gasoline engine, 6-speed manual (Europe only)
  • 2.0 litre TDI, I4
    Straight-4

    The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....
    , turbocharged diesel engine, 6-speed manual (Europe, Australia only) 2009 model is now common rail engine
  • 2.0 litre TFSI, I4
    Straight-4

    The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....
    , turbocharged gasoline engine, 6-speed manual / 6-speed manual DSG
    Direct-Shift Gearbox

    Direct-Shift Gearbox ), or DSG, is a Volkswagen Group developed electronically controlled multiple-shaft twin-clutch gearbox manual gearbox - without a conventional clutch pedal, with full automatic, or semi-manual control....
  • 3.2 litre, V6, gasoline engine, 6-speed DSG
    Direct-Shift Gearbox

    Direct-Shift Gearbox ), or DSG, is a Volkswagen Group developed electronically controlled multiple-shaft twin-clutch gearbox manual gearbox - without a conventional clutch pedal, with full automatic, or semi-manual control....


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