For Handling is grippy and safe, body control is excellent and the ride is comfortable. There’s room for four adults inside the high-quality cabin, and standard kit includes air-con and alloy wheels.
Against The Eos is a heavy car, so performance from the 120bhp 1.4-litre engine is only adequate, while the car looks a little expensive compared to its rivals.
This cheapest Eos is still far from cheap. However, its resale values are among the best of the range, so as long as you’re happy with the moderate performance, it’s a sound investment.
Folding steel-roofed cabriolets are no longer a new idea and Volkswagen wasn’t one of the first to introduce it, but the Golf-based VW Eos is certainly one of the best, featuring an electric sunroof built into its retractable roof.
Rival cars from Peugeot and Renault can’t match the Eos’ image or all-round abilities and the Eos is better to drive than the closely related Audi A3 Cabriolet.
While VW has got it right, it doesn’t sell its wares cheap. Top-spec versions stray over the £30,000 barrier, which is a lot for what is, in essence, a Golf with a fancy roof.
Stick with the cheaper versions – which are anything but short of kit or power – and you can’t really go wrong. Whichever version you choose, residual values will be impressively high; a reflection of the Eos’ class and appeal.
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