VW Eos "Highway 1" Concept Debuts at Pebble Beach

siko · 08-20-2006, 12:22 AM

VW Eos "Highway 1" Concept Debuts at Pebble Beach

A month before the Eos starts its career in the US (October 2, 2006 with prices starting fro the 3.2 at $36,850), Volkswagen's California Design Center decided to debut a concept version of the all new Coupe-Convertible at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance (August 18-20).

Apart from it's name, the Highway 1 distinguishes itself from the stock Eos thanks to its 1 inch lower stance (due to a coil-over suspension system from H&R Special Springs), new 20 x 8-inch Mille Miglia multi-spoke alloys and wide 245/30 Continental performance tires and finally, a discrete boot-lip spoiler.

In the interior, the Highway 1 gets upgraded with special 2-tone leather upholstery and piano black lacquer trim plus a thick flat-bottom sport steering wheel. No surprises under the hood as the Eos Highway 1's drive train features a standard 250Hp 3.2-liter V6 that's combined with VW's innovative DSG double-clutch 6speed automatic transmission with Tiptronic.

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Deutsch · 08-20-2006, 12:58 AM

Way to "pimp my eos"!!!

modena_360stradale · 08-20-2006, 03:04 AM

Wow...it's hideous..

I saw the interior and thought "hey, this might not be so bad." But no..no it was that bad.

Mirage77 · 08-20-2006, 04:47 AM

Very nice, I like the interior a lot.

As for the exterior, everything's fine except for those rims. I prefer the R32-styled rims rather than this.

What's so hideous modena?

ree · 08-20-2006, 08:18 AM

Yeah! Best looking Eos I have ever seen!!

siko · 08-20-2006, 10:13 AM

I like the interior, but I would have liked a more dynamic colour.... not so passive looking.

Plus the rims look really great.

klier · 08-20-2006, 10:35 AM

Great looking Eos! Wow!

Nice interior, sweet rims, cool exhaust

MikeJ · 08-20-2006, 10:44 AM

I'd go for one size down on the wheels, and I feel this car would benefit from having a licence plate in the front to hide some of that chrome, but other than that I think it's pretty cool.

El Zorro · 08-20-2006, 10:47 AM

I like it! The black exterior colour in combination with the dark/beige interior gives it a stylish appearance, although I think the car looks even better in lighter exterior colours. The rims are nice, but other rims with less spokes would suit the car better, like the ones below.

Alx · 08-20-2006, 11:26 AM

I like it, i like the interior. Cool car.

08-20-2006, 12:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
siko Devotee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,586 My Mood: Thanks: 815 Thanked 688 Times in 362 Posts	VW Eos "Highway 1" Concept Debuts at Pebble Beach VW Eos "Highway 1" Concept Debuts at Pebble Beach A month before the Eos starts its career in the US (October 2, 2006 with prices starting fro the 3.2 at $36,850), Volkswagen's California Design Center decided to debut a concept version of the all new Coupe-Convertible at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance (August 18-20). Apart from it's name, the Highway 1 distinguishes itself from the stock Eos thanks to its 1 inch lower stance (due to a coil-over suspension system from H&R Special Springs), new 20 x 8-inch Mille Miglia multi-spoke alloys and wide 245/30 Continental performance tires and finally, a discrete boot-lip spoiler. In the interior, the Highway 1 gets upgraded with special 2-tone leather upholstery and piano black lacquer trim plus a thick flat-bottom sport steering wheel. No surprises under the hood as the Eos Highway 1's drive train features a standard 250Hp 3.2-liter V6 that's combined with VW's innovative DSG double-clutch 6speed automatic transmission with Tiptronic. Source: - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

08-20-2006, 12:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deutsch Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: L.A. Posts: 5,362 Thanks: 301 Thanked 468 Times in 240 Posts	Re: VW Eos "Highway 1" Concept Debuts at Pebble Beach Way to "pimp my eos"!!!

08-20-2006, 03:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
modena_360stradale Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 95 Thanks: 8 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: VW Eos "Highway 1" Concept Debuts at Pebble Beach Wow...it's hideous.. I saw the interior and thought "hey, this might not be so bad." But no..no it was that bad.

08-20-2006, 04:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mirage77 The Doughnutman. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 5,438 Thanks: 1,473 Thanked 1,225 Times in 722 Posts	Re: VW Eos "Highway 1" Concept Debuts at Pebble Beach Very nice, I like the interior a lot. As for the exterior, everything's fine except for those rims. I prefer the R32-styled rims rather than this. What's so hideous modena?

08-20-2006, 08:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
ree Fanatic Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,430 My Mood: Thanks: 2,934 Thanked 1,676 Times in 775 Posts	Re: VW Eos "Highway 1" Concept Debuts at Pebble Beach Yeah! Best looking Eos I have ever seen!!

08-20-2006, 10:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
siko Devotee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,586 My Mood: Thanks: 815 Thanked 688 Times in 362 Posts	Re: VW Eos "Highway 1" Concept Debuts at Pebble Beach I like the interior, but I would have liked a more dynamic colour.... not so passive looking. Plus the rims look really great.

08-20-2006, 10:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
klier Devotee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,533 My Mood: Thanks: 423 Thanked 126 Times in 81 Posts	Re: VW Eos "Highway 1" Concept Debuts at Pebble Beach Great looking Eos! Wow! Nice interior, sweet rims, cool exhaust

08-20-2006, 10:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
MikeJ Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oulu Posts: 2,073 My Mood: Thanks: 172 Thanked 619 Times in 319 Posts	Re: VW Eos "Highway 1" Concept Debuts at Pebble Beach I'd go for one size down on the wheels, and I feel this car would benefit from having a licence plate in the front to hide some of that chrome, but other than that I think it's pretty cool.

08-20-2006, 10:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
El Zorro Advocate Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 530 Thanks: 444 Thanked 341 Times in 179 Posts	Re: VW Eos "Highway 1" Concept Debuts at Pebble Beach I like it! The black exterior colour in combination with the dark/beige interior gives it a stylish appearance, although I think the car looks even better in lighter exterior colours. The rims are nice, but other rims with less spokes would suit the car better, like the ones below.

08-20-2006, 11:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
Alx 007 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: -Poconos, PA.- 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Posts: 5,458 My Mood: Thanks: 886 Thanked 551 Times in 224 Posts	Re: VW Eos "Highway 1" Concept Debuts at Pebble Beach I like it, i like the interior. Cool car.

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