When I first heard of this car, I thought, "Where on earth did they get that name?".
So, I looked it up!
Apparently, it comes from Greek Mythology. It was the name of a Greek winged goddess, who, according to Hesiod, was the daughter of the Titan Hyperion and Thea. Like her Hindu counterpart, Aruna, meaning "rosy", she was imagined as a charioteer riding across the sky just before sunrise.
Ok fair enough, the car's named after some young lady who used to charge about the skies. I don't have a problem with that. Hey, there's a very famous automobile manufacturer out there which was named after a young lady also. You might have heard of her...Mercedes!
Now perhaps that was the thinking behind the VW EOS name... Cute goddess, cute car! Because that is exactly how I see this car "Cute"!!
From the outside, particularly the front, it has to be said that she is quite a looker. The front grille has the now familiar new face of VW to it. In fact, I believe that the VW group has some of the best looking front ends in the business now. After all, who can say that they dislike the look of an Audi or VW Gti from the front, and what about that Bentley Continental GT, wow!
However, as we move along to the side view of the EOS, at least in my mind, she loses some of those stunning good looks. The trunk appears to be a little out of proportion to the rest of the vehicle. It's not that it's ugly by any means, but perhaps because the metal hard top, when retracted, has to fit into it, it has, shall we say, led to an expanded rear end.
I have no problem with that. In fact, it could be said that I have one of those, and it has come in quite handy at times, I can tell you. When riding horses bareback, driving for 12 hours in a rickety old pickup, an oversized rear end can be a rather useful trait to possess.
However, useful doesn't exactly work when describing the rear of the EOS. When you open the trunk lid, you immediately discover a rather large carpeted box under which is your luggage area. The rest of the trunk needs to be left clear to allow for the folding roof. This basically means that you're carrying around a huge rear end for nothing other than housing your hat!
So, I looked it up!
Apparently, it comes from Greek Mythology. It was the name of a Greek winged goddess, who, according to Hesiod, was the daughter of the Titan Hyperion and Thea. Like her Hindu counterpart, Aruna, meaning "rosy", she was imagined as a charioteer riding across the sky just before sunrise.
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| From the outside, particularly the front, it has to be said that she is quite a looker. |
Ok fair enough, the car's named after some young lady who used to charge about the skies. I don't have a problem with that. Hey, there's a very famous automobile manufacturer out there which was named after a young lady also. You might have heard of her...Mercedes!
Now perhaps that was the thinking behind the VW EOS name... Cute goddess, cute car! Because that is exactly how I see this car "Cute"!!
From the outside, particularly the front, it has to be said that she is quite a looker. The front grille has the now familiar new face of VW to it. In fact, I believe that the VW group has some of the best looking front ends in the business now. After all, who can say that they dislike the look of an Audi or VW Gti from the front, and what about that Bentley Continental GT, wow!
However, as we move along to the side view of the EOS, at least in my mind, she loses some of those stunning good looks. The trunk appears to be a little out of proportion to the rest of the vehicle. It's not that it's ugly by any means, but perhaps because the metal hard top, when retracted, has to fit into it, it has, shall we say, led to an expanded rear end.
I have no problem with that. In fact, it could be said that I have one of those, and it has come in quite handy at times, I can tell you. When riding horses bareback, driving for 12 hours in a rickety old pickup, an oversized rear end can be a rather useful trait to possess.
However, useful doesn't exactly work when describing the rear of the EOS. When you open the trunk lid, you immediately discover a rather large carpeted box under which is your luggage area. The rest of the trunk needs to be left clear to allow for the folding roof. This basically means that you're carrying around a huge rear end for nothing other than housing your hat!
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| When you open the trunk lid, you immediately discover a rather large carpeted box. |