Every Day Is A Top Down Day - VW Eos and Beetle Convertible

The weather has finally broke in Northern Virginia. This means busting out the kayaks, firing up those grilles, and dropping the top on those convertibles! If you're looking for an affordable but fun German drop top to be the perfect daily driver this Spring, there’s two great options available right now on the Stohlman VW lot.

An All Season Round Convertible?

I grew up in a very magical land, where our professional sports teams haven’t won a championship since 1964 and it snows more than it shines. While growing up in beautiful Cleveland, Ohio, convertible tops opened on average a couple months out of the year, so sacrificing my sunroof to get a few good convertible days here and there was just not an option for me. Cue the VW Eos. The Eos was debuted in North America at the Los Angeles International Auto Show in 2006, and went on sale shortly afterward. The name comes from Greek mythology - Eos, the goddess of the dawn. Besides its beautiful and unique exterior, what makes the Eos special is its roof. The hardtop roof incorporates a five piece folding system, and get this…… a sliding glass sunroof. Boom. It’s the only convertible in it’s class with this fantastic feature, which in my opinion makes it the only hardtop convertible looking at. Besides this amazing roof, the Eos sports a 2.0L Turbo charged engine, same engine you’d find in a 2014 GTI. It is a little slower than a GTI since it’s around 300 lbs heavier, but that extra weight when the top is down gives the vehicle great overall balance, making the Eos extremely fun on windy roads like Skyline Drive. MSRP starts around $36k, and it is not equipped like a normal base model either. The Komfort (base trim) model is equipped with things like 17” Michigan alloy wheels, the RNS 315 touchscreen navigation system, Car-Net, Bluetooth with audio streaming, Climatronic dual-zone electronic climate control with pollen filter, and Halogen reflector lens fog lights with low-speed corner-illuminating feature. Pretty loaded for a base model, wouldn’t you say?

An Icon With a Twist

In love with the Beetle? Want a convertible? Who said you can’t have it all? The Beetle Convertible was released in the winter of 2012. Releasing a convertible in the winter? Isn’t that a little weird? Not when you have a commercial to tie in with the release like this.

The Beetle Convertible maintains the curvature of a Beetle coupe, but sports a gorgeous Black or Beige soft top. Just like its coupe counterpart, the Beetle Convertible has 3 engine options, including the new 1.8L Turbo charged engine and our 2.0L Turbo charged Clean Diesel engine. (Yes, the Beetle Convertible TDI is part of the great TDI Event incentives being offered till April 30th.) As if the Beetle Convertible wasn’t unique already, when you get an R-Line with Sound & Nav, you get extra interior options with specific exterior colors like Blue/Black or Red/Black dual colored leather seating surfaces. Do you like your beats down low and your top let back (Rapper T.I. reference)? Then with the Sound and Nav trim, you can achieve this with our Fender Premium Audio System. This system creates a concert like experience for you, and is equipped with a Fender subwoofer to give you that bass. The Beetle Convertible offers fun, uniqueness, and practicality into one cool Bug, and with a starting MSRP just above $25k, what's not to love? 

Don’t spend another season just settling with a sunroof. Head into Stohlman this weekend and test drive that Eos or Beetle Convertible you’ve always wanted, and start chasing the sun. Tweet us @stohlmanauto. Until next time!

Esther Cho

VW Product Specialist

@esther_ch5