Volkswagen is set to release its new Eios convertible this month, the automotive press seems to be giving the car the thumbs up, but with some reservations,
The car is based on the Jetta and Golf Chassis, not a bad thing, and seems to be a competent handler.
The standard engine is the 1.8 liter turbocharged 4 cylinder engine that produces 200 hundred horsepower and 207 pound feet of Torque, I still have reservations
About the choice of this engine, simply because the Eios is a heavy car at a bit over 3500 lbs, this little convertible is not a Miata.
But the biggest problem I believe the Eios will bring with it is the price, starting at around $28.000 U.S., this is not an inexpensive car and will face serious
Competition from the likes of the Pontiac G6 and Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder .
I think the Eios will be well received by its potential owners but feel that like some other VW models is coming in at too high a price point, Volkswagen's
Business model seems to be to price the cars into the entry level luxury range and hopefully your customer base will buy into this model and pony up the cash .
I’m not knocking VW’s model lineup, there are a lot of wonderful qualities about the state of Volkswagen today, but today’s market is saturated with well
Conceived and built cars for substantially less, there was a time just a few years ago when Volkswagen was the equivalent of a German Toyota or Chevy, and Audi did the heavy lifting as the premium mark to compete with the likes of BMW or Mercedes, but it seems that Volkswagen has decided to widen that model to Include the VW brand. And that’s where I believe they have to think again.
The car is based on the Jetta and Golf Chassis, not a bad thing, and seems to be a competent handler.
The standard engine is the 1.8 liter turbocharged 4 cylinder engine that produces 200 hundred horsepower and 207 pound feet of Torque, I still have reservations
About the choice of this engine, simply because the Eios is a heavy car at a bit over 3500 lbs, this little convertible is not a Miata.
But the biggest problem I believe the Eios will bring with it is the price, starting at around $28.000 U.S., this is not an inexpensive car and will face serious
Competition from the likes of the Pontiac G6 and Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder .
I think the Eios will be well received by its potential owners but feel that like some other VW models is coming in at too high a price point, Volkswagen's
Business model seems to be to price the cars into the entry level luxury range and hopefully your customer base will buy into this model and pony up the cash .
I’m not knocking VW’s model lineup, there are a lot of wonderful qualities about the state of Volkswagen today, but today’s market is saturated with well
Conceived and built cars for substantially less, there was a time just a few years ago when Volkswagen was the equivalent of a German Toyota or Chevy, and Audi did the heavy lifting as the premium mark to compete with the likes of BMW or Mercedes, but it seems that Volkswagen has decided to widen that model to Include the VW brand. And that’s where I believe they have to think again.
Joe
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