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 In a time when all cars are looking somewhat the same, it’s nice to see something that makes you stop and look a little closer. It’s mid-morning on a perfect spring day, just the right weather for a convertible. Actually, with the summers we have been having recently, it’s probably the only weather where you can get rid of the roof and not get third-degree burns or sunstroke on a drive longer than 20 minutes.
Anyway, I collected the new VW EOS and headed down to Bondi Beach. I thought I’ve got a convertible so the beach is mandatory. On the way, I pulled over to put the roof down; a push of a button and only 25 seconds later, it was gone! There were bits lifting, folding, sliding and disappearing; it was a work of engineering genius that I have never seen in a car. Actually, it’s a bit like when you see a car accident – you just have to stop and look to work out how on earth it happened.
I own a VW so I didn’t take much convincing that this little car is good. It has a turbo engine so was quick off the lights, as you would expect, but it wasn’t until the next morning when I started the EOS in my garage that I was in total disbelief – they had given me a diesel model. I owned a diesel Holden back in ... well, let’s just say when I was a bit younger, and from my memory it sounded and handled like a truck. Not the EOS; apart from the little bit of extra engine noise first thing in the day, this car goes! And it gets over 700kms from a tank of fuel – that’s got to be good for the environment.
I decided I had to take the EOS on a longer drive so I headed down the coast along the new coastal Sea Cliff Bridge. If you haven’t seen it, it’s well worth the drive. Wollongong Council had to contend with part of the road being subject to rock-falls and the answer was to build a bridge. Not such a big deal, I hear you say, but this $49 million bridge is suspended out over the ocean and quite impressive.
On the way home the weather turned; it started to rain and in a flash the roof was back up. And when the roof is up the EOS has none of the excess road noise that you would expect from a convertible – it’s admirably quiet.
EOS comes from Greek Mythology, meaning the goddess of the dawn – a new dawn in a car that lets you enjoy the freedom and luxury of a convertible with the comfort and performance of a coupé. If you’re in the market for a new car, check it out.
For more in information:
www.volkswagen.com.au
www.grandpacificdrive.com.au
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