Thread: 2007 Volkswagen Eos - 2+2 hardtop convertible based on Concept C
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 10:46 AM
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Default 2007 Volkswagen Eos - 2+2 hardtop convertible based on Concept C


Volkswagen will launch a 2+2 convertible in 2006 based on the Concept C show car.

The still-unnamed front-wheel-drive convertible will have a retractable folding hard top, similar to those on expensive roadsters such as the Mercedes-Benz SLK. General Motors is planning a retractable hard-top version of the Pontiac G6.

VW's car will be positioned between the upscale Phaeton and the mid-sized Passat sedan, Hunt says.

VW wants to sell the car in the $30,000 range in the United States. But final pricing is subject to the relationship between the dollar and the euro. Hunt says VW isn't likely to sell more than 15,000 of the convertibles annually in the United States.

The car will be smaller than the replacement Passat due this summer. In VW's modular system, it will draw components from both the Passat and 2005 Jetta compact that goes on sale Saturday, March 19, Hunt says.

The convertible will fill a void left by the Golf Cabrio, which went out of production in 2002, Hunt says. The only convertible in VW's lineup is the New Beetle. The Concept C vehicle was shown at the 2004 Geneva auto show.

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101967
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