Volkswagen Eos

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The Volkswagen Eos is a convertible sports car manufactured by the German marque Volkswagen. It began production in 2006 and ceased to be marketed in 2015. It is considered the natural successor to the Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet. However, the Eos is actually the successor to the Volkswagen Corrado, as the VW Eos is the first coupe with retractable hardtop of the brand since that model was discontinued in 1995.

Although many may think it is based on the VW Golf, the Volkswagen Golf is based on VAG’s PQ46 platform, shared with the Volkswagen Passat B6. Even so, the wheelbase of the model corresponds to that of a Golf V (PQ35 platform). The body of the Eos was designed entirely from scratch. The hood was an external design commissioned to Oasys (Open Air Systems GmbH).

The Eos had only one generation, but it did have a redesign in 2010 where the convertible also received a new range of engines – not all was good news, also withdrew the possibility of buying the sports car with a V6 engine. Throughout its life, the Eos was sold with TDI diesel and FSI, TSI and TFSI petrol/gasoline engines. All versions came with a six-speed manual gearbox as standard, with options to equip a DSG gearbox that came as standard on the six-cylinder variants.

The Eos ended production in 2015 without a replacement as the Volkswagen Group reduced its vehicle fleet to cut costs. Among its alternatives were the Opel Astra TwinTop, the Ford Focus Cabrio or the Peugeot 308 cc.

Volkswagen Eos. Timing Belt or Timing Chain?

Down below you will see a list with all Volkswagen Eos models that have been produced. They are classified by model identifier, year and type of bodywork. Above each list, we show you a series of pictures so that you can have a visual reference for each model. In some cases, both the original and its updated design are displayed to help you identify them with ease.

In this guide you will find all Volkswagen Eos.

■ Timing Belt / Cam Belt (Correa / Faja de Distribución)
■ Timing Chain (Cadena de Distribución / Cadena de Tiempo)
■ Gear Driven (Distribución por Engranajes)
■ 100% Electric, No Timing (Sin Distribución)
■ Unknown / Not Updated (Información desconocida)

If a car model is specified in blue, it means its motor engine has a timing chain; that is, it has no timing belt. The rest of the vehicles marked in grey have a timing belt/cam belt.