2013 Volkswagen Beetle vs Eos Convertible snowy 0-16 MPH Mashup Review
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- ( www.TFLcar.com ) The brand new 2013 Volkswagen Beetle convertible and the VW Eos are cars tailor made for warm and sunny destinations like California and Florida. While the VW Beetle convertible has a soft top that folds down for topless driving fun, the Volkswagen Eos has a hardtop that also folds down in a ballet of engineering prowess. Both car will seat 4 people and both cars are front wheel drive. Both cars of course offer year round driving fun but how do these convertibles fare in the cold North when the snow starts to fly and the roads freeze. We decided to find out by putting both convertibles to the very first TFLcar 0-16-0 MPH test, as well as our brand new snowball performance roof test in another fun TFLcar Mashup review.
Best car review I’ve ever seen
I live in Ohio
How a car handles in the snow matters a lot
I’ve learned the hard way…choosing looks over winter performance
Thank you for sharing
I added the Eos to my 36 year-old cherry Mercedes 300TD station wagon and it's performance, adaptability and sophistication blew me away.
Oh my gosh! Not sure what kind of review I just watched......but I'm so glad I watched it. That was the hardest I laughed all day!
I'm in VW Eos team! I prefer Hard Top Convertibles (because are more safety, even than Soft Top Convertibles got more boots space, but can be broken by a fool and can be steeled) can carry 2 adults perfectly in the backseats, got a lots of airbags, economic fuel engine, even if you need to carry all boots space but wants to feel the air you have sunroof too
Thanks for the comment. When we were shooting the video Nathan suggested something very similar based on an old Bill Cosby snowball story.
I had a Super Beetle years ago (the first "larger" bug, with curved windshield) and it was a trooper in winter. That was with the air-cooled rear engine. Heat inside was quick and dependable, and the ride was high enough that I never got stuck - in OMaha, mind you, where there is plenty of snow and lots of hills. Fond memories of that sure-footed little car.
i love these guys, they are friends doing what they love and its fun to watch
Very fun review you guys! Laughed harder than anytime this week! Total made my day, well evening!!! Keep up the great work!
You bet and thanks for watching. FYI: We'll post part 3 tomorrow and the final part of the New Year Show on Sunday.
I realised once I finished watching haha, how stupid of me.... looked like you guys had fun making this video. Hope you had a merry christmas and that TFL has a brilliant 2013.
Best winter car review ever!
VW/Audi/Bentley and a few other companies are currently Cold weather testing their vehicles up here in Fairbanks Alaska for their cold weather test, the past couple months have been in the -40 range constantly , it warmed up to -18f today :D
as a owner of two roadsters i would go for the hard top cars
instead of a 0-16 test you guys should do a 0-40 feet and then to stop test in winter ;)
this was a fun video keep up the great work :D
I was expecting part 3 of the best cars.... but i gotta say... that was a fun video! thank you! :D
Thanks for this review, just purchased a convertible and I was a little concerned about the winter
Awesome! happy holidays to both of you and please keep doing this kind of reviews!
I love these technical reviews.
Love you twos! Always going back to childhood!
This was very funny! Great job guys!
8 years ago. Better times in the world
Your videos are really coming along nicely.
Please send us some spy shots and we'll publish them and give you credit. You can get our email address on our web site above in the description.
Fantastic review with humor as well.
I am surprised how "tinny" the doors sounded when both Roman and Nathan closed the doors (9:16). I have an older Passat that sounds much more solid when closing the doors. Maybe it was just the audio from the camera, but it did sound like a tin can.
Most fun video I've seen, keep up the good work.
This is the most entertaining video of two boring cars. Only Roman & Nathan could pull it off. Keep up the great work guys and Happy New Year!
LOL....nice video guys! I'll take the Beetle, hardtop, one of your best videos yet
Good use of the snow for your video.
How to care for the Volkswagen Beetle Convertible top in the winter time?
creative review, thumbs up
I lol'ed as soon as I saw the video thumbnail.
the funniest video you guys did so far
Great review!
I have a 2013 vw bug I love it so much
Why does the driver side back window go DOWN when you put the top up?
I drive a Civic And here in Georgia it gets around 30 degrees. When I'm in park the car gets cold and doesn't not heat up, only when I drive the needle moves to it's middle part of the engine temp.
By the way , for around $4,000 less you can get a fully loaded Chrysler 200 convertible with the 3.6 liter Pentastar V6 as compared to the VW Eos.
Almost $42K for the EOS? VW must be drinking their own Kool-Aid.
very true. But if you listen again at 3:17 and 4:40 the doors sound much more solid. Maybe just a camera trick?
You guys are gorgeous. Greetings from Bavaria, the land of superior car manufacturing. Thumbs up!
SattUndFaul The EOS is made in Portugal
@siamiam Is bentley cold testing their new suv up there in Fairbanks? Just wondering
please do a review for the VW Jetta GLI!
Did you say 42k for that EOS?!?! WHo are buying these? I can find a much more fun convertible with more performance for less... USed Porsche Boxster?
The 3.2 VR6 EOS with the DSG had some panche!
why didnt the windows close completely?
Did Nathan throw a snowball at roman???
Please do a Tiguan test in the snow!!
Keep some snow in the freezer for more snowball convertible roof test when the snow has melted!! That would be funny!
Great video!!
Can you just open the very top piece like a sunroof instead of opening the full top??
Yes I own a 2007 EOS Lux and it's a dream!
No one paid over 30k for a loaded EOS. 42k is ridiculous. Was my 2000 Cabrio sticked at 30k?
How would one take winter tires to the garage (or long haul) in a beetle convertible?
Hire or rent a truck or run winter tires year round .
is it just me or does the new beetle have a porsche-esque front end
Very very funny guys, I enjoyed this video.
I never understood the Eos. It doesn't really seem to have any features my GTI doesn't other than the convertible top but it's almost twice as much?
It seems to be aimed at people who have a lot of money to spend on a car but know nothing about about them.
good fun video
$42k for the EOS is alot. Cause for $40k you can get a decent A5 and I'm sure for around $42k you can get a A5 convertiable. And for 5k more you can get a S4.
Do more winter reviews
Liked the old one
Nathan , Is that a child seat in the Eos?
0 to 16 MPH? Holy shit!
I wanna see the Porsche Panamera Turbo doing a 0-16 mph test ^^
thats no winter comme to the province of QC to do a winted drive
there are already 3 feet of snow and we are in a snow storm were it just felt 47cm of snow in one daye
Not a problem in the US. Peugeot doesn't sell cars here.
So...13 to 7?
volks own audi, basically they have somewhat of the authority to say what the design, price, and sales location is.
That's no mistake. Watch the video!
Eos looks like a Golf.
More like jetta
@romanmicagearguy you guys put 0-16 MPH rather than 0-60 in the title hahahahaha
I wanna take my moms 06 corolla up there and challenge Nathan to a 0-16! :D lol
I wonder how many times they fell over...
in canada, an a5 cabrio is $59k
So how many times have you guys stepped out of the car and landed on your butt? That packed parking lot looks like a perfect opportunity.
im in sport mode you?... yeah basically hahah lol
The Eos is a car that I actually hate. Why would you buy this over a BMW 1 convertible or even a Chrysler convertible? What a wast of Volkswagen engineering.
The Bug is now OK. I would rent one if they were available.
Volkswagen , Please build the bluetect RWD sports car. You may only sale 10k cars a year but it will be a rolling billboard for, quite honestly a company that is already the most profitable car manufacturer on the planet.
Why would i spend 40grand on this two
Not the sharpest tools in the shed.
The car is lighter. . NO shit it's fast. Put a Ferrari against it on snow and it will still win- .-
Video is proof that all season tires are a total scam.
0-16-0 hahaha that's all tire - has nothing to do with the car. What's the point?
yeah it is well overpriced for the american market
useless all-season tires again...
Beetle sux
roman witht he cheap shot
I'll take an A5 / S4 or even A4 over EOS anyday.
Duse the title, 0-16??? Really!!!!!! UnSubscribing!! Jk
The cars are cool I ment cute