The Volkswagen Eos is a four-seater retractable hardtop coupe convertible. Volkswagen introduced the Eos in 2006 and was used to replace the Volkswagen Cabrio. After 1995, Eos is the first Coupe produced by Volkswagen. EOS was shown as the Concept C concept car at the 2004 Geneva Motor Show. The Volkswagen EOS was designed by a team headed by Peter Schreyer, Head of Volkswagen Design in Wolfsburg. The production Eos was presented in September 2005 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with the North American introduction at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January, 2006.
The Volkswagen EOS is the only retractable hardtop in the group and the five-piece folding roof an integrated and independently sliding glass sunroof makes the Eos a special model. The roof parts would fold automatically into the trunk in 25 seconds reducing the trunk space from 10.5 cubic feet to 6.6 cubic feet. The roof was designed and built by Oasys, a subsidiary of Webasto Germany. The EOS shares the platform with Passat however; it is a standalone model that used new body panels.