Hans Gruber, Your Ride Is Here: Volkswagen rolls out White Night Eos special edition
Volkswagen Eos White Nights – Click above for high-res image gallery
We know that Volkswagen's new special-edition Eos isn't named after a mythical cavalry figure on an ivory steed, but when we heard that the automaker's latest model has been dubbed White Night, we couldn't get Harry Ellis, the cloying stereotypical Eighties businessman from the original Die Hard movie out of our heads ("Hans... Boobie... I'm your White Knight."). Given that the terrorists in this seminal Bruce Willis film are equally stereotypically cold Germans, we're not sure that authorities at the Deutsche automaker will appreciate what came to mind for us, but we digress.
In any case, the Eos White Night is big on contrast, with a Candy White body offset by a Deep Black Pearlescent roof, side mirrors, and radiator grille. The look is an interesting one, as it uproots one of the inherent strengths that the folding hardtop convertible medium achieves best – the ability to have a matching body shell and roof, something that isn't as easily achieved with a conventional folding cloth top.
In addition to the contrasting black-and-white motif, the White Night also receives cherry-red LED taillights, 18-inch "Budapest" alloys, as well as nappa black leather with contrasting light seams, White Night sill panels, and Candy White trim strips. Every White Night comes equipped with automatic climate control, sports suspension (lowered 15 mm) and heated front seats.
The special edition Eos is available for order with any engine save the gasoline V6 – but at this time, it is a Europe only model that starts at a tidy €33,140 (over $46k USD!). 1980's White Nights Mercury Sable owners, eat your heart out.
High-res gallery below, official press release after the jump.
Gallery: Volkswagen Eos White Nights
[Source: Volkswagen]
PRESS RELEASE:
The new Eos White Night loves contrast
Refined black-and-white contrast for discerning drivers
Wolfsburg, 28 May 2009 – The new Eos White Night embraces the
contrast of black and white: the body is white, while elements
such as the roof, radiator grille and mirror covers are black. This
special model can be ordered starting now.
The Eos White Night provides an interesting set of contrasts, including
exterior paintwork in "Candy White", a roof painted in "Deep Black
Pearlescent" and cherry-red LED tail lights. A number of details in
black such as the mirror covers, radiator grille and trim strips enhance
the appeal of this special model. 18-inch "Budapest" wheels partially
painted black with a polished finish complete the elegant appearance
of the Eos White Night.
The light and dark accents continue in the interior: the black nappa
leather seats, door and side trim and black steering wheel feature
light-coloured seams. There are also trim strips and radio trim in
"Candy White". Sill panel strips lettered with "White Night" showcase
this special model.
Convenience elements such as the "Climatronic" climate control
system, sports chassis lowered 15 mm and heated front seats come
as standard in the Eos White Night. The Eos White Night starts from
€33,140 and can be combined with all engine versions except for the
V6.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Francis 5:03PM (5/28/2009)
and we all know what happened to poor Ellis afterward...
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grover96 11:13AM (5/29/2009)
Hans, bubie, I'm your white knight.
Hamud 5:03PM (5/28/2009)
Classy, nice touch.
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zamafir 5:08PM (5/28/2009)
God, that's bad. It looks worse than the typical plasti-dipped crap grills and other bits which are the staple of any weekly vw meet.
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Quattroporte 5:35PM (5/28/2009)
I actually like the black grille. It makes the Eos look more aggressive...Eos GTI-ish. The black roof on the other hand...
Farris 5:43PM (5/28/2009)
I like the black grille as well. I think it would also benefit the Eos to have the fog light surrounds blacked out, but I imagine that would be a bit more labor intensive.
montoym 6:22PM (5/28/2009)
I like it.
Only thing I might change is to have the roof supports be white, but the actual roof be black. Those contrast a bit too much from the white on the rest of the car.
I saw a few white Audi's with black roofs at the Denver Auto Show that looked quite good.
The black grille certainly looks much better than a chrome one which I don't care for on pretty much anyhting, but they look especially bad on Mk5 VW's.
normeezy 5:09PM (5/28/2009)
hmmm.. an EOS for KKK members perhaps?
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AirRaid 8:09AM (5/29/2009)
Wow, that was stupid.
Other Man 5:17PM (5/28/2009)
The Eos has a frumpy, not so elegant profile (and an inflated price tag), but those wheels look really nice on it. In fact, they'd look good on about any new VeeDub.
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Bobmarley 7:58AM (5/29/2009)
"inflated price tag"
Seriously! this car is so overpriced...people must really want that convertable feature to pay a starting $32k
David 8:51AM (5/29/2009)
Agreed. The price of the Eos is so out-of-touch with reality. May as well get an Audi TT instead, since it's cheaper ;-) [nearly]
I think it should have started at 25K and topped out at 28K. I'm amazed I've seen the number that I've seen of them, given what a rip-off they are. However, they are a pretty car (for a VW) and it does catch my eye when I see one.
Aki 5:10PM (5/28/2009)
Whoa whoa, Hans Gruber is an exceptional thief, he wouldn't be caught dead in an Eos. That car belongs to Harry Elis.
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Aloysius Vampa 5:17PM (5/28/2009)
"...that starts at a tidy €33,140 (over $46k USD!)."
Really, dude?
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VampinVW 5:38PM (5/28/2009)
*Sniff-sniff* Smell that? That's the scent of sarcasm. (Note the "!" in the U.S. price). I know European prices are inflated versus the U.S., but it reads to me like AB knows that this is a tough pricing pill to swallow regardless.
That One Person 8:14PM (5/28/2009)
Look at it this way...a base Eos starts off at almost $32k. A fully loaded Eos Lux with all the options will run you over $41k. Pretty freakin ridiculous for a car of it's size.
dwaynebrown19 6:41PM (5/28/2009)
That is the best headline I've read in a long time, and as for VW, when they stop making cars for chicks, they'll sell a lot more of them. Thank god for the CC, someone has a little taste.
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Erik 5:31PM (5/28/2009)
How is the Eos selling? I have seen almost none of them on the road.
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Erik 5:31PM (5/28/2009)
How is the Eos selling? I see almost none of them on the road.
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Erik 5:33PM (5/28/2009)
(Apologies for the duplicate comment)
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