None of you understand do you?
VW is NOT the same old company as in the 40's 50's 60's and 70's. Neither is Ford, Jaguar, or Hyundai either. VW is an EXPENSIVE GERMAN engineered brand made w/ cheap outsourced parts from the lowest bidder so they can sell them cheap so everyone can afford one. If any of you had a clue as to the level of technology that is in every car from the 04 Touareg and 05 Phaeton and on to the Passat and Jetta/Rabbit/GTI and now the EOS, you'd shit yourself and wonder how we fix them. Oh and by the way they are coming out w/ a new minivan and a small SUV to compete w/ the Ford Escape size market. Rumor has it also, that a truck based on the Touareg will come at some point.
Vw is doing what every other large car company does and is creating vehicles that are in demand in markets that it thinks it can reach.
Tell me the reason for the Blazer, Jimmy, and Oldsmobile whateverit'scalled. How about the Jaguar s-type and the Lincoln LS? same car except for the skin and rims.
Don't forget VW owns Laborghini, Bentley, Seat, Skoda, Bugatti and of course Audi. If someone wanted sports cars, they'd be the one company to ask how to do it.
The EOS is supposed to hit Mercedes square in the chops w/ the retractable hard top and german quality, because unlike the Jetta and GTi it is made in Portugal in one of VW's world factories. Also no other convertible w/ or without a hard top convertible has a full functioning sunroof too!!
Study this car a little more before you slam it. I've spent Quite a few hours with this car in training to prepare for it and I'm seriously impressed.
And I'm of the opinion that VW has made some real crap for quite some time.
-Brian