Word from a source close to the situation is that Volkswagen South Africa has unofficially killed the Eos coupe cabriolet. Sales of the Eos (pictured, silver), launched in in SA in 2009, have been less than satisfactory. In fact last month VW SA did not even sell one of these desirable drop-tops that start at about R356 000 and tops off at just over R416 000. Interested buyers will just have to wait for the upcoming Golf Cabriolet (pictured, red).
The main differences between the Eos and the Golf Cabriolet are that Eos uses a hard top to cover up, while the Golf is going back to its roots by taking on canvass instead. Both cars are four-seaters. What used to happen was that Golf would spawn a cabriolet version about 2 years after launching the hatchback. But only every second-generation model would lose its top, so for instance since Golf 1 had a cabriolet version, Golf 2 did not, Golf 3 did and so on. Until the appearance of Eos.
Golf Cabriolet will start selling in SA in 2012 and feature engines of up to 155kW in power, DSG gearboxes alongside 6-speed manuals and a range of other options. Hopefully VW will unveil the car at the 2011 Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS) in October.
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Apart from the roof these cars are the same!
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